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Being from somewhere in Erin O’Toole’s Canada

Erin O'Toole's a modern leader who feels at home any place he goes, telling us that there’s two types of people in Canada: Somewheres and Anywheres. I just don’t believe it.

Conservative Party Leader Erin O’Toole, pictured Dec. 3, 2020, on the Hill, recently, was floating the idea that there are two types of people in Canada: The Somewheres and The Anywheres. These terms were originally coined by British author David Goodhart and it’s essentially a refactor of the urban-rural divide. It boils down to one group, The Somewheres, being rooted in place, while The Anywheres are vagabonds, writes James Brown. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

December 16, 2020

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