Canadians Are Waiting To Find Out If The Queen S Funeral Will Be Marked As A National Holiday
A government official briefed on the matter told CBC News that it is considering, among other things, whether to make Sept. 19 a national holiday for federally regulated industries, and that the decision will be made public soon. Such a national holiday would only apply to 85 to 90 percent of Canadian workers, unless the provinces also participate. “We hope governments don’t go down that road because the costs would be enormous,” Dan Kelly, president and CEO of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, told CBC News....