In the words of Frank Costanza: “We got a lot of problems with you people, and now you’re going to hear about it!”

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Dear friends, every year on Dec. 23, we gather to celebrate that most cherished of holidays: Festivus. Festivus was invented in the mid-1960s by a New Jersey family, one of whose sons grew up to write for television. It was introduced to the rest of us in a “Seinfeld” episode of December 1997, by the show’s chief curmudgeon, Frank Costanza, father of George. It has been honoured by curmudgeons everywhere ever since.

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This strange festival usually involves an unadorned aluminum pole, a Festivus family dinner, feats of strength and the ever-important “Airing of Grievances,” in which, after dinner, every member of the family explains how all the other members have disappointed them over the past year.

Ahem! If I may be so bold as to speak on behalf of Canadian consumers and direct my sentiments at our public officials, what I want to say, borrowing the immortal words of Frank Costanza, is: “We got a lot of........

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