What this country needs is more pride and hope, especially right now

What's missing is a strong sense of patriotism—a pride in what we have accomplished as a country, a love of country, and a commitment to work together to build an even better country, while acknowledging the mistakes we have made in the past as well as our steps to correct for them.

A parachuter, pictured July 1, 2022, in Ottawa. In a memorable 1999 speech, former prime minister John Turner, spoke as a Canadian patriot. 'It is our good fortune as Canadians to occupy the most beautiful land on earth.' But 'it is our good sense which has made this country one of the most free and open democracies in the world.'The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Opinion

BY DAVID CRANE

July 1, 2024

TORONTO—Our annual celebration of Canada Day is a good time to take stock of the state of the nation. Sadly, this year, there is a gnawing feeling that Canada is broken, that we are horribly divided both within and between our communities, and that we are on a downward slo...

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