Commentary
The post-nationalism declared by Justin Trudeau has been rejected, and Canadian nationalism is thoroughly back in vogue. The next logical step as a country would be to shelve post-nationalism’s ideological predecessor: Pierre Trudeau’s multiculturalism.
Shortly after his election in 2015, Justin Trudeau described Canada as the world’s “first postnational state” with “no core identity, no mainstream.”
Far from a throwaway remark, this now infamous quote was an accurate prediction of what the next nine years would look like. Unifying imagery depicting the Fathers of Confederation, Vimy Ridge, and Terry Fox was purged from passports. Christian symbolism in the Canadian Royal Crown was summarily scrapped. The Canadian Navy made plans to replace its historic “Heart of Oak” march song with something “more inclusive.”…