holiday in canada... except quebec... except for me!
Take that, Quebec! I'm pretending to be Canadian by having Monday off as well! Muahahahaha!Or should I be saying, Take that, Canada!So the rest of my country has a long weekend this weekend. Bank Holiday or something like that. We don't get it in Quebec, because heaven forbid Quebec associate with the rest of the country more than it has to (I mean, it has to celebrate Canada Day on July 1! And Victoria Day on May 24! (Only they don't call it Victoria Day here, they found a French person to celebrate.))Used to be that I didn't mind this because we DO get June 24 off for Quebec's National holiday, and the rest of Canada doesn't. So fine, let them have the first Monday in August.But then... Provinces started adding days off that Quebec doesn't do. Like Family Day. Which is celebrated by most Provinces, though I don't think all of them have it at the same time of year. I could look that up, but really, I don't care enough to.I always forget about the August holiday for my country, but today I got a Kobo newsletter and they're having a sale for the long weekend in Canada. Right. Long weekend. I'm in Canada, just a snooty part of it that doesn't like to admit that it's in Canada.I am Canadian. Je suis aussi bilingue.I am also about to start my second week of vacation next week so technically I ALSO get to celebrate the long weekend, only in my case, stores and so on will be open. And I'll get MAIL (I think... I hope?).Oh, well.. let's see how this provincial election goes next month before I decide what part of the country I actually want to live in. As much as I have come to enjoy my own corner of this province, I am not at all looking forward to living in one that is run by people who just want to separate from Canada and become their own country (that for some reason they think will still be funded by Canada. Politicians. Good grief.)Meanwhile, I shall enjoy my small act of rebellion by also having Monday off with the rest of Canada. It's not really a rebellion at all, I just like to think I'm being all dangerous and badass in my head because it makes me feel cooler.