Category: Reflections on Canada

At the beginning of this essay, I observe that there are two ways to become conscious of the soul of Canada; the first through deepening self-introspection by individual Canadians, the second is to study various expressions of the country’s soul over space and time.  Continue reading “An Essay on the Soul of Canada – A Country in Process”

We are just beginning to feel the reality of living in a new economic order, a global borderless “one-world,” where there is a radical shift of power from the nation state to economic interests, particularly those of the large corporation. Continue reading ““Take Back the Nation” [Book Review]”

There is a pervading sense of unease, a feeling that things aren’t the way they should be -that politicians don’t tell the truth, that they lie or at best don’t uphold their contract with the people. Continue reading ““Rethinking the Future” [Book Review]”

In 1965, the interim report of the Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism proclaimed that without knowing it, “Canada is passing through the greatest crisis in its history.” Continue reading ““English Canada Speaks Out” [Book Review]”

Peter Russell traces Canada’s constitutional history from Confederation to the recent Canada Round and the Charlottetown Accord.  Continue reading ““Constitutional Odyssey: Can Canadians be a Sovereign People?” [Book Review]”