Contemplations
"Rural Canada, although its earlier dominance was gradually eroding away, was still very important to the national ethos. Moreover, the very sense of the gradual loss of traditional rural values was critical for the Canadian psyche."
- J.M. Bumsted, A History of the Canadian Peoples
"I wish we were farmers, I wish we knew how
To grow sweet potatoes and milk cows"
- Emily Haines, Calculation Theme
It's funny how sentiments that the textbooks associate with the turn of the 20th century can linger. We cling to shreds of what once made us a nation. The shreds get smaller and harder to catch with each passing decade.
- J.M. Bumsted, A History of the Canadian Peoples
"I wish we were farmers, I wish we knew how
To grow sweet potatoes and milk cows"
- Emily Haines, Calculation Theme
It's funny how sentiments that the textbooks associate with the turn of the 20th century can linger. We cling to shreds of what once made us a nation. The shreds get smaller and harder to catch with each passing decade.