Word: canadianism
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...fleeing the Nazis, [Juliana] went to Canada ... For the first time in her life she was on her own. She went to a microphone and spoke to the Canadian and American people, a simple woman, a mother, and unmistakably a princess ... For her nation ... she asked respect: 'Whatever you do, do not give me your pity. No woman ever felt as proud as I do of the marvelous heritage of my own people ... They had always maintained the right of the individual to his own liberty ... of his person ... of his soul ... Placed before the terrible choice of surrendering those...
...objective Canadian, it is easy for me to see how homeland-security money could have been better allocated on the basis of the risk of a terrorist attack rather than most of it being appropriated according to each state's population. If Americans are going to waste money on low-risk areas, they may as well send the money to their allies abroad, such as Spain. It would probably do more good there. NEIL GOODMAN Vancouver...
...grew up amongst the scientists,” Margaret Atwood says wistfully, seated in the lobby of the Kendall Square Hotel. The Canadian novelist seems completely at home in the cement-block shadow of MIT, where she spoke last week, as well she should...
Chester Brown lives the dream. Making comix on his own terms since 1986, the 44-year-old Canadian has bucked his fans' expectations more times than a crazy lover, and managed to make a living doing it. Now, with the publication of his graphic novel, "Louis Riel," he not only has a hit, but also the accolades of the industry...
...medium. Never one to stick to trends, after an aborted fictional project that featured dialogue written in gibberish, Brown turned to "Louis Riel," yet another audience-challenging work. "Riel" is Brown's interpretive biography of Louis Riel, a real-life 19th-century French-Indian mystic who defied the Canadian government's annexation of what became Manitoba. Crystallizing many of Brown's themes of religion, anti-authoritarianism and madness, "Riel" has become a critical and commercial hit, selling out of its first printing in two months. This past weekend, the 2004 Eisner Awards have nominated it for both "Best Graphic Album...