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JJRousseau · 01-11-2005, 08:11 PM

Well consider this... (Warning, I'm stepping out of my league here) The essay was written in the mid 60s and was a response to the Liberals coming to power under Pearson. The USA was at it's height of cultural cool. The post war kids were much less conservative than their parents. JFK was and Marilyn were their idols. Many Canadians had stars in their eyes when they looked south.

AND the cold war was pushing us to integrate (assimilate) our military with the US.

AND the UK was moving toward economic integration with Europe - which further increased our dependence on the US as a trading partner.

The previous conservative PM, Diefenbaker, had tried to maintain older (read English) values and resisted the ties with the USA. It is believed that the CIA was involved in his government's defeat.

George Grant saw the election of Pearson as an embrace of all things American and thought that this association would necessarily result in our loss of identity.

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JJRousseau Psycho Location: Vancouver, Canada	Well consider this... (Warning, I'm stepping out of my league here) The essay was written in the mid 60s and was a response to the Liberals coming to power under Pearson. The USA was at it's height of cultural cool. The post war kids were much less conservative than their parents. JFK was and Marilyn were their idols. Many Canadians had stars in their eyes when they looked south. AND the cold war was pushing us to integrate (assimilate) our military with the US. AND the UK was moving toward economic integration with Europe - which further increased our dependence on the US as a trading partner. The previous conservative PM, Diefenbaker, had tried to maintain older (read English) values and resisted the ties with the USA. It is believed that the CIA was involved in his government's defeat. George Grant saw the election of Pearson as an embrace of all things American and thought that this association would necessarily result in our loss of identity. Last edited by JJRousseau; 01-11-2005 at 08:14 PM..