MACLEAN’S: Story contents allude to cover titles rather than accurately reflecting them

MACLEAN’S: The New Nationalism

The newest MACLEAN’S magazine, the 120^th Anniversary Edition, is more promise than product.

This issue of MACLEAN’S magazine fails to explain why Canada will never become an American state. Rather, it publishes a state of the Canadian union from which readers must glean why Canada’s becoming an American state will never happen. The cover of the issue subtitled “The New Nationalism,” suggests the magazine will deal with Canada as a united nation, each story promising to state why…”Canada will never be an American state.” No story clearly states those reasons. Instead, the articles in this issue transform the explanation into ‘Why Canada is not for sale,’ rather than Why Canada will never be an American state.

Be all that as it may, this edition of MACLEAN’S is excellent for readers who are nationalists interested in reading about Canadian nationalism. The authors are experienced journalists, CEOs or comparable business professionals and a sampling of Canadian business owners. Each of the writers writes from a background that reinforces and bolsters their stories. Each story teases out an aspect of Canadian nationalism, analyzing it and offering interesting facets for consideration.

Stephen Maher, “Never for Sale,” is an examination of Canadian history as a constant and repeated defence against American aggression. Behind this defence stand successive Canadian governments, citizens’ loyalty to Britain and opposition to the American revolution and their determined refusal to be conquered. Maher chronicles many facets of the Canadian nationalism from notably outstanding federal leaders, the courageous obstinacy of Canadian patriots, noteworthy books that enhance the story of Canadian patriotism and poll numbers suggesting most Americans are not Trump supporters. An excellent narrative about Canadian unity.

The subsequent articles deal with the Canada’s military, commercial transportation system, the nation’s trade partners, immigration, the electrical energy system, Canada’s ideas foundation, the natural resources industries, and the transnational oil pipelines system. Each article seems to be a lamentation of Canadian failure.

The articles examine Canada’s seemingly endless flaws and failures concluding with proposals and strategies for possible solutions to the described problems.

The series of articles is very enlightening and informative, summarizing the current state of affairs, the shortcomings and suggesting potential solutions. Sadly, a summary of all the articles is discouraging and dispiriting. Occasionally, there is even a hint of mockery of the nation’s silliness and inanity in areas such as the Canadian military, and the nation’s ‘power’ in the economies of the world.

The articles are excellent examinations of the state Canada is in today, sadly lamented for not living up to its potentials and possibilities, constantly repeating these failures, year after year, decade after decade. These articles allude to why Canada will never become an American state without ever clearly or concisely stating the reasons.

Without outright declaration, the fingers of blame of all the articles point at inadequate governments and inferior politicians. The exceptional governments and political leaders have been far too uncommon in our history. The process of ongoing government failures and inadequacies of our politicians is endless. The unanimously implied conclusion of the series of articles is that Canada’s leaders and politicians are not delivering relative to their earnings.