Word: canadianization
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...Americans seem to take pride in giving themselves one of two labels, Republican or Democrat. On the occasion of Reagan's death, it was refreshing to witness the divisive labels dropped for a common descriptor: American. As a Canadian, I was moved by the displays of Americans' patriotism?men and women placing hands over hearts as the coffin passed by and the frequent singing of national songs. Days later, I found myself still humming God Bless America. Kathleen Graves Calgary, Canada...
...like the Grewals in British Columbia this year, and the New Democrats (19 seats) aired TV spots featuring their multilingual party leader, Jack Layton, stumping in Mandarin and Cantonese. All in all, a record number of 28 South Asians ran in the election, and a total of nine Indo-Canadians and two Chinese Canadians won seats. "The reality is that multicultural communities are an integral part of Canada," says Gurmant Grewal. Of course, one Asian Canadian has already reached the top of the country's tree: Adrienne Clarkson, the Governor General, who came to Canada in 1942 as a refugee...
...quixotic act of counter programming, Canadian comics publisher Drawn & Quarterly released Seth's defiantly low-key "Clyde Fans Book One," ($19.95; 156 pp.) Wednesday against the roaring hype of Sony Pictures' movie adaptation "Spider-Man 2." It was a marketing non-starter of epic proportions with "Spider-Man 2" setting an opening day record of over $40M, according to hollywoodreporter.com. Opening day sales figures for "Clyde Fans" were unavailable at press time, but it's safe to say it made less than $1M. Of course if success is measured in terms of humbleness, dignity and art, "Clyde Fans" trounces...
...early stable of artists included Canadians Chester Brown and the one-named Seth, who have since become two of North America's top cartoonist talents. Last year Brown scored a surprise hit with his biography of Canadian mystical rabble-rouser Louis Riel (see below). D&Q hopes for similar success with Seth's just-released Clyde Fans Book One. The first of a planned two-part series, Clyde Fans tells the wistful history of two brothers and their family electrical-fan business. Seth, n? Gregory Gallant, 41, got the idea for the book from an old storefront office...
...events, such as the landing on Normandy beaches, were almost entirely American. Only brief mention is made of other countries' contributions. But look at the facts. Of the first waves of invading army divisions landing on five beaches in Normandy, two were American, two were British and one was Canadian. Because all they hear is the U.S. version of events, most Americans would be surprised to realize that in the early hours of D-day, the invasion was only 40% American. Could Hitler have been defeated without the U.S.? Not likely. Could America alone have defeated Hitler? Also not likely...