Canada's complicated history July 1 – Canada’s birthday. Appropriately, there are no parades this year. We are hiding covidly. Not just in the country, but regionally, for Canada is not so much a nation, but a community of jurisdictions united by an amorphous set of ideals, history and legal frameworks. * Let’s clarify ‘eh’. Endemic to the English Canadian accent (and … [Read more...]
Flag Not Required… No Need to Export Patriotism
This is an issue I have wrestled with for some time. In a recent conversation I did not feel I had articulated my point as well as I should have. So here we go…. Travel is often called the best education - both structured and unintended. The visitor, one would hope, should be the most affected by the experience in a learning context But of course the visitee will also be … [Read more...]