http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/editorial/story.html?id=ffc8aee5-0c5b-4751-a3c6-a67e649cd799
Let me ask this: at what point does a person or society cross the line from being nice to plain naive?
I remember this episode and I too found it appaling at how many of the people rescued complained. It was a remarkable act of humanity what Canada did and for this the country presented the world a model on how to behave with honor and civility.
The article reminds me of debates we used to have in class in junior high about whether we'd cheer for Canada or the country of our ethnic heritage. Just by asking the question we discover that multiculturalism is not defining Canada for Canadians. Canada will usually take second spot when push comes to show. In theory, we can be tied to two nations but in reality you can only be a part of one. Divided loyalties leads to mercernary citizens.
In the end, the intrisic value of the Canadian passport lies exactly in what is described here. That is, not very much however good the intentions of our land.
Cartoon courtesy of caglecartoons.com
Let me ask this: at what point does a person or society cross the line from being nice to plain naive?
I remember this episode and I too found it appaling at how many of the people rescued complained. It was a remarkable act of humanity what Canada did and for this the country presented the world a model on how to behave with honor and civility.
The article reminds me of debates we used to have in class in junior high about whether we'd cheer for Canada or the country of our ethnic heritage. Just by asking the question we discover that multiculturalism is not defining Canada for Canadians. Canada will usually take second spot when push comes to show. In theory, we can be tied to two nations but in reality you can only be a part of one. Divided loyalties leads to mercernary citizens.
In the end, the intrisic value of the Canadian passport lies exactly in what is described here. That is, not very much however good the intentions of our land.
Cartoon courtesy of caglecartoons.com
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