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Friday, March 25, 2011

postheadericon Canadian government falls: Bloc Quebecois will rise

The Canadian government fell today in a vote of no confidence, clearing the way for spring elections.

What could be interesting to watch in this is the Canadian temperament or the Canadian condition. I live near Canada and do not think Canadians are boring. I think they are endlessly fascinating and are to Americans as loons are to ducks, they being the loons. But something they always have to watch out for: the subliminal drive to be just like Americans. It is a denial of Canadian character. There you find a PM who resembles Reagan, then one who resembles Kennedy, and born-again Stephen Harper, walking in the footsteps of George W. Bush. And they held with him a long time.

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