How accommodation hollowed out Canadian nationalism – The Hub

Should Canada put the national interest first? The Canadian answer has usually been: Sort of. Maybe. Kinda. It depends.

Even claiming that Canada has a single national interest has often triggered a cascade of questions. Who is a part of it and who is not? Does it conflict with the special claims of Quebecers? What about Aboriginal rights? Can we even speak of a single Canadian culture? Shouldn’t we instead celebrate diversity as our culture?

Mark Carney’s government is living through a modern version of these struggles as it tries to identify projects of national significance.

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