Jason Bristow

On March 12, 2004, during a lecture at the Department of Foreign Affairs, Michael Ignatieff made a claim that would have been given long odds, judging by both Canadians’ view of themselves and a new book of essays. In Canada, he claimed, the state had created the nation. Few of the Confederation delegates in 1864–65 conceived of federal union in nationalist…

There are at least four reasons to study Canada-U.S. comparative values. First, it makes an interesting parlour game, something most Canadians have done without having ever arrived at a definitive answer. Second, they can be studied to answer the question of whether economic integration has led to cultural integration, as was often argued during the debate over free…