Fergus Finlay: Thanksgiving Day here? Let’s build three new hospitals instead

It would do us no harm at all to set aside a day a year when we reflect on what we’ve all been through, when we try to generate a sense of greater community — and that day should be February 1, writes Fergus Finlay.

The Thanksgiving Turkey float during the 85th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York on  November 24, 2011. Picture: Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images

No. No. No. No. No. Not now. Not ever. Never. Not on our watch. Have we no titter of wit at all, not a tiny spark of imagination?

I hope that’s clear, and that you don’t think I’m beating around the bush.