May 4th/May 5th

With Canada’s political parties in a hubris because of an upcoming showdown vote in the House of Commons, most (invited) MPs and prime minister have opted not to attend the 60th anniversary of the Liberation in the Netherlands (Dutch). (more here).

Earlier on local broadcaster ATV, Peter Stoffer, MP for Sackville (I think), did an emotional appeal (literally) to other MPs (and the prime minister) to set aside the political matters and attend the celebrations in The Netherlands. I’ll add an additional note, taken from the invitation I got from the H. Consul in Halifax: this may well be the last (massive) celebration of the Liberation in the Low Lands.

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