Posts Tagged ‘canadian pluralism’
Canada’s Scottish architects designed a pluralistic, postmodern nation
When Maclean’s magazine invited me to ruminate on why Canadians should care about the Scottish referendum, I discovered that, yes, I did have a few thoughts. The piece runs around 1,100 words, and can be found here in its entirety. It begins like-so: In uptown Toronto, if you look east across the street from the…
Read MoreIn Praise of the Maple Leaf Tartan
The inclusiveness of it. That’s what I like about the Maple Leaf tartan. That’s what makes it special. The waistcoat I wear when I sally forth in formal dress? The matching tie? They are in the Maple Leaf tartan. So now a Liberal senator is proposing a bill to establish that tartan as the official…
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