Why belabour Labour Day

It's always seemed notable to me that Labour Day is a day as far from the labours of the day as one could imagine.

Labour Day in Canada dates back to 1872. Almost a full decade before the US Labour Day holiday. 

Strangely, it has it's roots in Progressive Conservative government policy, ideology and passions as I wrote about last year.

But it couldn't be more different than the European May Day pagan celebration turned riotous workers rebellion.

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