O Canada

June 19, 2003

[Gay Marriage Plan: Sign of Sweeping Change in Canada ]

“There is a centrist mentality in Canada that translates into the political system not tolerating the Pat Buchanans nor the leftist equivalent,” Michel C. Auger, a political columnist for Le Journal de MontrĂ©al, said. “There is a unified fabric here that is a lot stronger on social issues than it seems to be in the United States.”

Great news analysis piece in the NYT today. It is amazing how two countries (US and Canada, of course) can be so close, so similar, and yet so strikingly different. I find myself more and more offended on a daily basis by the extremists (both left and right) here in the US. Maybe it’s time for some good old centrist living in the country of my ancestors. Yes, there are more Rushtons in Nova Scotia than Kellys in Dublin ;-)

2 Comments for this entry

  • Henry says:

    You’re Canadian!

    That explains it!

  • lauren says:

    i like your entries! i agree…i listened to the o’reilly show….omg (‘oh my gosh’) i couldn’t believe things like that were being monetarily supported..not to mention listened to
    anyway…great picture of peter..hes a gorgeous person
    and on ‘sites i read’…it is exclusive to ‘xanga’ sites i read…unfortunately there is no posting of non xanga sites…they monopolized it like that ‘; (
    disappointing…but whenever i refer to you, i link you ; )
    see you soon!
    HAPPYFOURTH

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