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Title: A few thoughts on Canada Day

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A few thoughts after the big day, the expensive fireworks, a rubber duck floating in Lake Ontario, and the teepee in Ottawa moved at last to a more respected spot. 

Elizabeth Hearn Milner 
Bracebridge
(formerly Aurora)

Oh Canada!

Yes, we marked Canada's one hundred and fiftieth year,
But there is something not to be forgotten I fear,
Nations survived here long before we white people came.
Yet, we bestowed upon this land 
our claim.

We ignored these residents the 
right to this their land,
An egregious act to be recalled 
you understand.
We number this sesquicentennial 
from our arrival
And celebrate the numbered 
years of our survival.

This land mass is a splendid 
and bountiful place.
A land of mountains, plains, 
waters and endless space.
We must protect the precious 
gifts we all now own
Remembering those from whom 
each prize was stolen.

Canada's one hundred and fiftieth year deserved a thoughtful celebration,
 And let us not forget the story of those here long before our occupation.


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