Canada - Treasury Board president Tony Clement: "Political correctness has no place in Christmas."(TS).You have the right to decorate your desk and office space as you see fit.
That's the memo government employees across the country will receive Monday.
"Christmas and Chanukah are special times of the year that Canadians look forward to. The lights and decorations lift the spirit and instill the season with a sense of wonder and celebration," Treasury Board president Tony Clement said in a statement Sunday. "Whether it's displaying Christmas cards, putting up tinsel or bringing out a Menorah, federal employees have every right to celebrate the holiday season in the workplace."
Added Clement: "There are those who would like to snuff out the holiday spirit in the name of political correctness or expediency. Our government will not allow the Christmas spirit to be grinched."
What prompted the statement, he said, was last year’s “confusion” after Service Canada advised its workers in Quebec not to decorate offices in public display. Human Resources Minister Diane Finlely swiftly reversed that directive within a day.
“I was appalled because I thought that this made it look like is the federal government didn’t want people to celebrate Christmas, which is the actual opposite of how I think we believe,” Clement said.Read the full story here.
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