I’m sorry Canada but this year I am finding it very difficult to celebrate your Birthday.
You likely know the reasons why, but I feel betrayed; what did we all do to deserve this. One would think that you get better with age.
I’ve known you for all my life, you’ve made mistakes in the past, but I’ve never seen this in you before. The look on your face, the evil in your eyes, the aggressiveness, the contempt, the lack of respect and dignity. However, its the anger, like a seething Pit Bull ready to attack at even a flinch of a feather. Its like I could feel your teeth plunging to the core of my heart, twisting and turning with the vengeance seemingly detached from any resemblance of me as a living being. How can I, or anyone trust you any longer? I don’t know where to start and its difficult to find the energy to do so.
How can I celebrate when there are mutual friends of ours in prison being held for unjust reasons. This looks like Martial Law! Even those who you have released are still in pain, they are traumatized, they are hurt, yet the worst part of all this is that they no longer believe in you. I see the anger in them towards you, its quite frightening. Will you even acknowledge what you have done has caused deep hurt? Our friends truly believe that they did nothing wrong. Are you choosing to sweep this under the rug and discount the emotion of your friends?
Oh Canada, what happened to the True Patriot Love? Today, I ask myself; how can I continue to stand on guard for thee?
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July 1, 2010 at 1:07 pm
Carol Crocker
Dear J,
I am so sorry that you are experiencing such pain as are so many of us. It is still so hard to believe what happened.
I watched it unfold on TV and the net and am still shocked. How in the world could this get to happen. We have been promoting non violence responses for a long time and yet the very people who encourage us to be non violent broke this value in a million pieces by behaving so violently towards our citizens. How sad!
Canada Day now must always include this tragedy that occurred. It must! It’s a very real part of us now. Our rose coloured glasses are off! Our innocence and trust have been shattered! The “big” people have made us very afraid. It really is so hard to comprehend. So much trauma for so many innocents!
What was this company who had to be expedited in order to be licensed to operate here in Ontario? Haven’t heard much about them. I did see they were given that license. Were they the ones who were ruling the roost? Was it their orders that were being followed? It was the federal government who hired them even though they didn’t have a license to operate in Ontario. What does this say?
There are so many questions.
We are pretty resilient though. Healthy anger can be a wonderful motivator to make our Canada better. Canada Day 2011 can be happy again. We must always remind ourselves that even though there is so much awful in our world there is also a lot of good. Sometimes we must dig for it, but, it is there because there are so many good people who try to really help and support each other when the need arises.
We must keep on truckin’. I truly hope there is an independent inquiry. Anything less will not work.
You’re doing a wonderful service providing this forum and your well written articles.
You take care, J. There is still lots of love going round.
Safe hugs to you and all.
Carol Crocker
Brampton, ON
July 1, 2010 at 1:12 pm
J Peachy
Thank you for your words Carol, the struggle for Democracy was never pretty. And to maintain it requires the same type of resilience, courage and fearless knowledge of the unknown.
The fact people are now rising to see what is happening in this country is truly inspiring. Anger can be a fuel for inspiration, we should never avoid it or surpress it.
jp
July 1, 2010 at 1:39 pm
J Peachy
From this point forward, CANADA DAY for me will NOT BE a HOLIDAY, but a day dedicated to ensuring that the Democracy which others are celebrating, will continue to exist and progress forward as it was originally designed to do.