1. I want to talk a bit about Canadian boringness.
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2. The New Republic once joked that "Worthwhile Canadian Initiative" is the most boring possible headline. They don't know Canada.
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3. An actual Globe and Mail headline: Where is Canada’s national debate over trade dispute panels?
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4. Title of an actual Canadian book: "Constructing Private Governance: The Rise and Evolution of Forest, Coffee and Fisheries Certification"
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5. What I want to suggest is that Canadian boringness isn't a default mode or accident. It's something we actively work at.
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6. I mention a book on fisheries certification and here's what I get: https://twitter.com/nepacific/status/609206356558614528 …
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@ivortossell In "The Longer I'm PM,"@inklessPW has Harper sitting at his desk, actively scrubbing memorable lines from speeches.3 replies 4 retweets 10 likes -
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8. You wouldn't thing that sexual perversity could be made boring, but then you've probably never sat through an Anglo-Canadian movie.
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9. Where does this boringness come from? What are the roots of this profound Canadian love of stultification?
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@dsquareddigest Yes, "Scotch" was the title, right? JKG was on to something.
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