New York Times (March 7)
“Canadians can be corrupt, too…. The scandal now enveloping Prime Minister Justin Trudeau—a bilingual, feminist, pro-multicultural liberal who embodies much of what we like to celebrate in our national character” reveals the “darker side to Canada’s smallness.” Things are often too cozy. The nation that comes off as quaint, friendly and cute has a “tiny network of political, business and intellectual elite” that is too “insular and concentrated.”
Tags: Bilingual, Canada, Corrupt, Cozy, Elite, Feminist, Insular, Multicultural, Quaint, Scandal, Trudeau
Washington Post (December 12)
Can Canada, “a nation so multicultural and immigrant-heavy (Canada ties with Germany for the G8’s highest per-capita immigration rate) hope to escape the racial and religious tensions that have consumed Europe and the United States?” While the consensus says yes, there are some concerning rumblings.
Tags: Canada, Europe, G8, Germany, Immigrants, Multicultural, Tension, U.S.
