Like Hedges' Empire of Illusion, this book focuses on our cultural stories or myths. How we understand ourselves affects how we live and act, our beliefs and allegiances. And we Canadians have lost our way swimming through the miasma of American influence. As a civics teacher, when I do a pre-test at the beginning of the year, a good half the grade ten class give American answers to questions about Canadian politics. Once in a while, someone admits that they thought Obama was our president too. And they're not far off. We have a long journey ahead of us to correct this indoctrination. We can't be true to ourselves if we don't know who we are.
Here are my notes and thoughts along the way, but do read the book - I've just captured the ideas, but the stories are what make it.
