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The internal conundrum of the True North

The internal conundrum of the True North The fact that there are a number of questions that have sprung to mind with increasing regularity recently. There has been ample material and inspiration to work diligently at assessing and analysing the genuine makeup and nature of Canada. Making some sense of the diversity of the confusion should help answer the following questions: How “strong and free” is Canada, in its entirety? Does being Canadian mean the same meaning throughout the federation? Does each province celebrate the first of July differently each year, because it means something different to each of them?   Worldwide, there is a plethora of divided nations. Many are of an occasionally vastly different nature from each other, and can be found on each continent. Some have always been, and still are, extremely severe, in particular the two Koreas which are still officially at war as the 27 July 1953 agreement is merely a ceasefire. While the only battles in Canada we

Canadian Unity

The Internal Conundrum of the True North: As there is lots to work with, it is taking a while. I won't be the first that I have written about a nation's unity issues. I have done the same analysis of France, Germany, and China. In my forthcoming book, The Trouble With China, it has its own chapter. 

The Trouble With China

Coming soon: my book, The Trouble With China.  The Trouble With China is distinct from Domestic and international news sources, as they only reveal a partial aspect of China and the Chinese population as it really is. The culture has developed for many millennia, and has affected modern history as well as present day events. The Trouble With China explains how it affects the present day, with a lot of analysis of the best known recent events and how they affect present-day China which many are still curious about, such as the Cultural Revolution, the Tiananmen Square massacre and the recent and still ongoing issues in Hong Kong. Throughout the book, there is in-depth explanation of the culture which gets to how coronavirus developed quickly and somewhat unchecked.