This Week's Excuse

Sex Day has been postponed out of respect for Canada Day, a holiday which seems to grow more bureaucratically French every year. 

A new formula was developed in 1980 whereby the National Committee (the federal government organization charged with planning Canada's Birthday celebrations) stressed and sponsored the development of local celebrations all across Canada.

This top-down organizational approach to holidays somehow calls to mind Mother-in-Law's Day, a not-widely-celebrated holiday dreamed-up by florists and greeting card manufacturers.  Canada Day, on the other hand, was dreamed-up by Canadians as a means of giving their 19th Century countrymen a day off from trapping beaver.

Originally called "Dominion Day," it is a real holiday because it -- unlike, say, Kwanza -- has been around for so long.

On June 20, 1868, a proclamation signed by the Governor General, Lord Monck, called upon all Her Majesty's loving subjects throughout Canada to join in the celebration of the anniversary of the formation of the union of the British North America provinces in a federation under the name of Canada on July 1^st.

Up in Thunder Bay, Ontario, self-described Canadians will celebrate with an ax-throwing contest and cricket, hopefully not at the same time.  ("Jolly bloody wicket, that, eh?")  Over in Terrace Bay, there will be a Fish Derby, featuring a Walleyed Pike trained by two-time Kentucky Derby winner Bobby Baffert. And in Dryden, this enticing invitation:

Moosefest continues.

Ah to be Canadian, now that Spring has come.

Comments

[TR]

As a proud Canadian citizen and beaver owner (ahem), perhaps I can clear up something about the timing of our fair holiday.

You see, the only reason the provinces/territories (finally) gathered together to form "Canada" was because they were afraid the Union army was going to come up and kick their asses following the "war between the states."

Party on.

[Pursuit]

This is really very appropriate. It is a well known fact that Canadians don't actually have sex. Their country is repopulated with Chinese and disgruntled American leftists.

Everyone knows this.

[Nate]

Aw, screw the Canadians! Give us our Sex Day post!