Father's Day Stuff
Jun. 9th, 2003 11:24 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
mbarrick
Yesterday I was in bustling downtown Ladner with Elaine. Since we will be in New York next week this was an early Father's Day thing for her dad. We met her parents at the Legion and I did something I've been meaning to do for years. I brought a copy of my father's discharge papers along with me and signed up. I am now an associate member of the Royal Canadian Legion. What does this mean? I have signed to the effect that I am not a communist (sorry, Dave, guess you can't join), a fascist, or an anarchist. It means I stand for Canadian unity, Canadian sovereignty, and Canada's rôle as a peacekeeper. Most of all though, it means I can get $2.50 pints and play pool for 50¢ ;-).
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Date: 2003-06-10 02:26 pm (UTC)I support the aims and principles of the PC Party of Canada
From their constitution:
3. PRINCIPLES
3.1 The principles of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada are:
3.1.1 A belief in loyalty to a sovereign and united Canada governed in accordance with the Constitution of Canada, the supremacy of democratic parliamentary institutions and the rule of law;
3.1.2 A belief in the equality of all Canadians;
3.1.3 A belief in the freedoms of the individual, including freedom of speech, worship and assembly;
3.1.4 A belief in our constitutional monarchy, the institutions of Parliament and the democratic process;
3.1.5 A belief in the federal system of government as the best expression of the diversity of our country, and in the desirability of strong provincial and territorial governments;
3.1.6 A belief that the best guarantors of the prosperity and well‑being of the people of Canada are:
3.1.6.1 the freedom of individual Canadians to pursue their enlightened and legitimate self‑interest within a competitive economy;
3.1.6.2 the freedom of individual Canadians to enjoy the fruits of their labour to the greatest possible extent; and
3.1.6.3 the right to own property.
3.1.7 A belief that a responsible government must be fiscally prudent and should be limited to those responsibilities which cannot be discharged reasonably by the individual or others;
3.1.8 A belief that it is the responsibility of individuals to provide for themselves, their families and their dependents, while recognizing that government must respond to those who require assistance and compassion;
3.1.9 A belief that the purpose of Canada as a nation state and its government, guided by reflective and prudent leadership, is to create a climate wherein individual initiative is rewarded, excellence is pursued, security and privacy of the individual is provided and prosperity is from a free competitive market economy;
3.1.10 A belief that ...
3.1.11 A belief that ...
3.1.12 A belief that ...
...
5. MEMBERS
5.1 Every person who:
5.1.1 is a citizen or permanent resident of Canada,
5.1.2 has attained the age of fourteen (14) years, and
5.1.3 actively supports the Aims and Principles of the Party,
is eligible for membership in the Party
> I'm going to have to seriously rethink my yearly attendance at cenotapth ceremonies at Victory Square every Nov.11 - as well as the usual $10 in change that I give to the poppy Legionnaire at the liquor store
That's not very communist of you... "From each according to his abilities, to each according to his needs."
Great Patriotic War
Date: 2003-06-10 03:23 pm (UTC)Hell, the USSR probably saved the West's bacon until the Western Allies got off their duff and opened the second front in Normandy.
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WOW! And I never realised that the PC party has no room for republicanism (anti-monarchists). That and Clause 3.1.6.3 would prevent me from morally joining them...
Re: Great Patriotic War
Date: 2003-06-10 03:41 pm (UTC)Hell, the USSR probably saved the West's bacon
Excellent counter-point! touché!
Frankly, I'm willing to bet that clause got added during the McCathy era and really refers to post-war Stalinism. It's peculiar to say the least, which is why I made a point of it in the first place.
Re: Great Patriotic War
Date: 2003-06-10 04:03 pm (UTC)(And no - this isn't me sporting one of my Hallowe'en costumes)
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Yeah, I was thinking McCarthyism as well for the origin of those 'requirements' - it just could be well that no one's made a huge fuss or bothered to enforce them in recent years.
Mind you, in specific regards to keeping out all the Reds, this *might* even hark back to WW1 and the 1919 Red Scare of the OBU in Winnipeg. "Fascists" and "anarchists" (mind you, which strikes me as being an odd thing to single out...) could have been added later.
Re: Great Patriotic War
Date: 2003-06-10 05:00 pm (UTC)But, yeah, one way or the other I doubt these things are enforced.
GWVA in 1920
Date: 2003-06-10 05:21 pm (UTC)During my lacrosse research, I came across a couple of clubs in Vancouver and New Westminster that were sponsered (or possibly manned) by veterans associations in ca.1920 - such as the Great War Veterans Association... they must have been local outfits.
Lacrosse and Legions
Date: 2003-06-10 05:25 pm (UTC)I've always been half-tempted to find a way in there and see if they have any memorabillia relating to that championship up on their walls, etc.
no subject
Date: 2003-06-10 03:26 pm (UTC)Well, there is always that handy convenient counter-clause of: "Those that do not work shall not eat..."
Cage Match: St. Paul vs. Marx
Date: 2003-06-10 03:58 pm (UTC)Re: Cage Match: St. Paul vs. Marx
Date: 2003-06-10 04:08 pm (UTC)To pass my boredom when it's REALLY slow at work, I've set out to construct my own language...