Canada's Continuing Identity Crisis

Canada's Continuing Identity Crisis

To the incredulity of the world, placid, prosperous Canada stands yet again at the brink of constitutional collapse. To resolve this crisis once and for all, Canada must decide what it stands for. Traditionally, the country distinguished itself from its American neighbor by its kinder, gentler socia...

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Published in:Foreign Affairs 1995
Main Author: Conrad Black
Format: Text Resource
Language:eng
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Canada
Ideology
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Summary:To the incredulity of the world, placid, prosperous Canada stands yet again at the brink of constitutional collapse. To resolve this crisis once and for all, Canada must decide what it stands for. Traditionally, the country distinguished itself from its American neighbor by its kinder, gentler social welfare programs, now dismal failures, and by its bilingual national character, now threatened by Quebec's new separatist government. Biculturalism should be Canada's raison d'être. If Quebec secedes, English Canada should consider joining the United States. Either way, Canada will become a more perfect union.
ISSN:0015-7120
2327-7793