I'm still surprised after yesterday's news about the Canadian parliament's decision.

Last night I was thinking about how many years I, along with hundreds of other Armenians throughout Canada, took the infamous trip to Parliament Hill in Ottawa on April 24. We would hold up signs while listening to speeches, about how our government should take this simple honest step, in front of the parliament building. Then we would march over to the Turkish embassy and start chanting, "Eshek Millet, Turk Millet" and so on. We would throw tomatoes and other fruits and vegetables at the building, until eventually the barriers the police would put up moved so far from the embassy that our food fight would never hit its target. So then it came to making "Turkish" scarecrows and setting them on fire.

Those days are somewhat over, and I'm glad they are, and now while other Armenians around the world protest against their governments, I'm sure many Canadian-Armenians will be brainstorming on the next step of this pursuit. Certainly there are people that would rather leave it at a simple government bill recognizing the Genocide, but I'm guessing the majority would like to see it taken to the next step. Let's hope we stand united on this next quest.