A handful of protesters showed up to Sir Robert Borden High School Monday intending to protest against an Arabic song being played at Remembrance Day until learning that it had been cancelled. Meanwhile, half a dozen pro- Palestinian activists (pictured) showed up in front of local MPP Lisa MacLeod’s office as a counter measure.Photo by JULIE OLIVER/Postmedia

John Robson: Woke, out-of-touch elite institutions need to cut the nonsense

Remembrance Day exposed just how entrenched the problem is across Canada

20 Nov 2024, 11:00 by John Robson · National Post

Yet again we find ourselves scratching our heads, or C.S. Lewis’, over what they teach in schools. Like calling Remembrance Day a lousy time to wear a Canadian Forces uniform but a grand chance to celebrate Hamas, then stammering nonsense when criticized because they had no idea anyone might disagree with the sweeping decolonization of so-called Canada.

Hence Ottawa’s Sir Robert Borden High School played “an Arabic song associated with Palestinian protest for Gaza,” as one news story called it, as the only music at its Remembrance Day ceremony. Meanwhile Sackville Heights Elementary School in suburban Nova Scotia, as another news story soft-pedalled it, said veterans and serving Canadian Armed Forces members “should consider leaving their uniforms at home.”