The Canadian dream doesn’t have to be built, we are already living it

The basic unit of Canadian democracy is a caring relationship. It’s the ethic of care that unites us. Our elbows are up. Our eyes are open. Our hearts are even wider.

Before he became Manitoba premier, Wab Kinew said: 'I’ve travelled enough to realize there are brilliant people in every community who know solutions. They don’t need saviours, they need allies.' We should celebrate caring in Canada, writes Al Etmanski. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY AL ETMANSKI

April 24, 2025

SURREY, B.C.—Canadian author and Pulitzer Prize winner Carole Shields once said: “It’s a wonder that so many people are good, not that so many people are evil.” This is the focus we should carry through United States President Donald Trump’s repeated threats of ...

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