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  • Canada's Prophets of Pessimism (Is It the Weather?) -- Or is it the politics?

    09/29/2004 6:03:59 AM PDT · by OESY · 67 replies · 1,034+ views
    New York Times ^ | September 29, 2004 | CLIFFORD KRAUSS
    TORONTO, Sept. 28 - As one of Canada's pre-eminent historians, David Bercuson of the University of Calgary is not your average couch potato. But with beer in hand and feet up on the sofa, he watched the Olympics on television last month to cheer on the world champion hurdler Perdita Félicien to win a gold medal for Canada. When Ms. Félicien inexplicably stumbled into the very first hurdle like a rank amateur, Mr. Bercuson dashed straight to his computer. He knocked out a screed declaring that her sad performance, and that of the entire Canadian Olympic team, was just another...