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In search of Canada

Phillip Vannini (Royal Roads), Godfrey Baldacchino (UPEI), Lorraine Guay, Stephen A. Royle (QUB), and Philip E. Steinberg (FSU): Recontinentalizing Canada: Arctic Ice’s Liquid Modernity and the Imagining of a Canadian Archipelago. A review of Polar Imperative: A History of Arctic Sovereignty in North America by Shelagh D. Grant. From The New York Review of Magazines, a profile of The Walrus. From The Walrus, two articles on hockey; the unrepentant whore: How Jamie Lee Hamilton changed the way we look at Canada’s underclass; teen angst, RIP: There’s something disturbing about the overwhelming happiness of Canada’s teenagers; and does banning alcohol in First Nations communities address the real cause of problem drinking? From Inroads, the Canadian Journal of Opinion, a special section on the Quebec economy; and a review of True Patriot Love: Four Generations in Search of Canada by Michael Ignatieff. The Enemy Inside: Is the Canadian military prepared for the mental health consequences of our deadliest conflict since the Second World War? At 100 million people, three times its current population, Canada is among the most consequential countries on Earth. More on Marci McDonald’s The Armageddon Factor: The Rise of Christian Nationalism in Canada. The Long Decline: Canada used to have a vibrant critical culture — what happened? If we build "walkable" neighborhoods, will people walk? The Canadian Century: What the United States could learn from its northern neighbor. Toronto 18, the terror cell that changed Canada: How a group of suburban teens became Canada's post-9/11 homegrown terror cell. (N)O Canada: Is our national anthem worthy of true patriot love?