Family Day is about giving us time together.”Then-premier Dalton McGuinty said it was intended to provide some relief from the hectic, just-in-time lifestyle of jobs, commuting, and all the activities of child-rearing that so many families were leading. Ten years on, the man whose government gave Ontario Family Day in 2008 is facing his first with a heart-sized absence in his own. In fact, a Family Day holiday in February has since been adopted in Saskatchewan and British Columbia. This year, New Brunswick becomes the fifth province in the Family Day club. “Our mother was curious, adventurous and daring throughout her life,” McGuinty said in his eulogy.

Source: thestar February 18, 2018 10:07 UTC