The Great Elusive Canadian Value

I've noticed a peak in the word 'value' among my fellowe Canadians.

I have no idea what this means anymore. It's one of those words that has lost all meaning.

Our priorities in Canada seem a little askew these days. In our efforts to save one of our most cherished values - public health - we are neglecting to consider the bedrock of all institutions - the family. Canadian values usually includes anti-war, anti-smoking, gun legislation, peacekeeping, marijuana and gay rights - among others. But what good are all these if the family structure is eroding? So you have gun legislation in place. If our children are not taught proper morals the legislation becomes somewhat counter productive doesn't it?

Concepts such as personal responsibility, discipline and accountability are lost. Divorce rates are sky high and Church attendance is dropping faster than Galileo's iron ball. There has to be a correlation in there somewhere I am sure.

Here in Quebec there is a family crisis. Something tells me it's the same elsewhere on the continent. Mind you, there's also an unholy intellectual post modern war - but that's for another time. For now, we seem to be focusing less on what makes us a truly civilized state and more on the fluff that makes us look advanced on the surface.