Bless This Mess

Western Standard ^ | May 22, 2006 | Mark Steyn

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Is it just me," wondered Linda McQuaig in The Toronto Star, "or does anyone else find it ominous that Harper says 'God bless Canada'?"

You don't have to do the full Jaws orchestral accompaniment to concede that Linda has a point: Whether or not it's "ominous," it is a little weird in contemporary public discourse to hear Stephen Harper say "God bless Canada." The question then arises: Why should it be so weird?

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Steyn at his best - where he combines humor and sarcasm with thoughtful observations on the long term implications of current social trends.