C-Day? Hash Wednesday?published at 15:40 British Summer Time 17 October 2018
A New York Times reporter in Canada has been criticised for saying that Canadians are calling today "C-Day".
"I’m not trying to be a jerk, but I’ve not heard anyone, nor seen any local papers refer to this as C-Day," tweeted Canadian journalist Katie Simpson, in response.
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Some media outlets, including Vice News, have been referring to the day as "Hash Wednesday" in a reference to the Catholic holy day of prayer.
Others have called it 10/17, in reference to 4/20 (20 April), which is regarded by some as a marijuana holiday.