A reader's Rant!!!!

Over the 142 years that this nation has been in existence, we have fought numerous wars and conflicts, including two on the world scale, to ensure that we do not give up the rights and freedoms that we enjoy here and that we can continue to pass these down to future generations.

Even as we speak, we have men and women in uniform overseas who have answered the call to arms, many of whom, as we all know, are paying the supreme sacrifice.

Two of the things of which we can take great pride in this country are our flag and our national anthem, both of which should be given the utmost respect. How do we teach our children this kind of respect if we are to say to them that we are not free to sing O Canada in our schools? What absolute disrespect for all of those who fought and died in this nations battles, and those in present and future conflicts.

How spineless of anyone who would bow to the wishes of a scant few who might be offended, at the cost of giving up the traditions of those of us who love this country. Those who would do this should picture in their mind the ramifications of anyone trying to pull this stunt in the United States of America .

Perhaps if these individuals were to have the opportunity to live under the flag of a country the likes of Nazi Germany or survive in a concentration camp, they would be only too pleased to come back home and sing our national anthem whenever and wherever they want to sing it.

Rest assured, that very flag would be flying right here, right now, had we not put a stop to it.



Bob DeLong,

Fredericton .