Gary Caldwell
Contributor
Gary Caldwell is the author of several books on Quebec and a frequent contributor to Inroads. He lives in Ste-Edwidge-de-Clifton, Quebec.
A guest editorial by Gary Caldwell with responses from the Inroads listserv
In the immediate postwar period, Quebec enjoyed substantial advantages. It exploited them to meet short-term objectives as laid out by Fortin. The consequence was the dilapidation of human, social, cultural and economic capital.
The Ethics and Religious Culture program violates the tenets of Quebec’s existing shared public culture
Imposed secularization, state appropriation of public education and multicultural orthodoxy do not augur well for coping with “deep cultural diversity"
Our destiny, if we are to remain Canadians, is to be non-American. It simply will not do, if one wants to understand our federation, to ignore this reality.
