Moo Shu Ice Cream in Ottawa said it will remain closed this Friday for Canada Day because it is ashamed of Canada. .“We choose not to celebrate the ongoing colonization, oppression and genocide of the indigenous peoples of this land,” said Moo Shu in a Sunday tweet. .Moo Shu said its staff will be spending Canada Day with indigenous knowledge keepers at Minobideg Learning, where they will learn about environmental stewardship from an Anishinaabe world view..The ice cream parlour thanked its customers for their continued support to close on Canada Day throughout the years. It said it would remain closed on Saturday because of safety reasons. .Moo Shu said it is hoping to resume regular hours on Sunday. .Social media backlash to the tweet was ample. .Toronto Sun columnist Brian Lilley said this closure is performative. .“If they truly believed their own words of ‘colonization, oppression and genocide’ they would either close and leave Turtle Island, or give their whole business over to First Nations,” said Lilley..Breitbart journalist Chris Tomlinson said it is great Moo Shu is exposing its anti-Canadian bias. .“More people and companies should be vocal about their hatred for Canada so we know where they stand and can act accordingly, like never giving them business,” said Tomlinson..Moo Shu remained closed on Canada Day last year. .“The more we educated ourselves about the experience of indigenous peoples in this country, the less it feels like we should celebrate this day and profit from it,” it said.
