ANGUS: Reflections on Why April 28th Matters

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ANGUS: Reflections on Why April 28th Matters

Charlie Angus / The Resistance - April 27, 2026

EXCERPT: "As a member of parliament for a mining and lumber region, April 28th was always an important day in my calendar.

The National Day of Mourning originated in Canada. It was established by the Canadian Labour Congress in 1984. Since then, the day has spread to countries all over the world.

April 28th was chosen as the day for commemoration because that was the day in 1914 when miners from my town of Cobalt, Ontario, forced the government to bring forward the first workers’ compensation act to help injured workers and the families of those killed on the job.

Big Jim McGuire led that fight. It is a name mostly lost to history but it’s a history we need to know. . . . ."

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