Sources: Cyberpresse, TQS, and Canada public holidays. The leader of the Canadian opposition party, Stéphane Dion, has promised that August 15, the Fête nationale des Acadiens et des Acadiennes, would become a federal public holiday if the Liberal party comes to power in the next elections.Analysis: Recall that August 15 was made a holiday by parliament in 2003, but that, although some businesses close in New Brunswick, the civil service does not get the day off. Note, however, that the next federal Parliamentary elections in Canada will not occur until the fall of 2009 (our news post of May 3).
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