This piece rang a bell for me, as a 34-year veteran of AA, I bought into the notion of placing my faith in a power greater than myself. For me, it was a mental return to my roots. A working-class kid from Southwestern Ontario, with one side of my family coming from the UK and another from Eastern Europe. For many years, I have returned on Remembrance Day to see childhood friends leading the local Legion Branch. I have a plot in the small cemetery outside the one-room schoolhouse my mother attended, as do my siblings. Mom and Dad are already there. My BC born Children understand why I have to be laid to rest there, and I am grateful for that. Just find something worthy in your past to believe in, and the ground you stand on will become firmer.
I have not read JJ McCulloch’s essay, and I shan’t likely be wasting the time looking for it, let alone consuming it.
I had my fill of him on Twitter/“X”, and those are precious moments I shall never have back.
One of the most fundamental tenets of conservatism, is the notion of a fealty to institutions, religion, and history.
When I was a younger fellow, we were taught that we stood in the shoulders of giants.
We embraced the beneficence of our British Heritage, our unique dual founding, and our proximity- both intellectual and physical- to our American cousins.
We stood on the right side of history for over 800 years, we accepted our place in the Commonwealth, and we willingly & enthusiastically indulged in the symbols and traditions therein.
We were stronger, we enjoyed economic ascendancy and cultural convergence, and we looked forward to a bright and promising future.
JJ McCulloch’s vision of Canada offers nothing of the sort.
Thank you for speaking up for this important Canadian institution!
This piece rang a bell for me, as a 34-year veteran of AA, I bought into the notion of placing my faith in a power greater than myself. For me, it was a mental return to my roots. A working-class kid from Southwestern Ontario, with one side of my family coming from the UK and another from Eastern Europe. For many years, I have returned on Remembrance Day to see childhood friends leading the local Legion Branch. I have a plot in the small cemetery outside the one-room schoolhouse my mother attended, as do my siblings. Mom and Dad are already there. My BC born Children understand why I have to be laid to rest there, and I am grateful for that. Just find something worthy in your past to believe in, and the ground you stand on will become firmer.
I have not read JJ McCulloch’s essay, and I shan’t likely be wasting the time looking for it, let alone consuming it.
I had my fill of him on Twitter/“X”, and those are precious moments I shall never have back.
One of the most fundamental tenets of conservatism, is the notion of a fealty to institutions, religion, and history.
When I was a younger fellow, we were taught that we stood in the shoulders of giants.
We embraced the beneficence of our British Heritage, our unique dual founding, and our proximity- both intellectual and physical- to our American cousins.
We stood on the right side of history for over 800 years, we accepted our place in the Commonwealth, and we willingly & enthusiastically indulged in the symbols and traditions therein.
We were stronger, we enjoyed economic ascendancy and cultural convergence, and we looked forward to a bright and promising future.
JJ McCulloch’s vision of Canada offers nothing of the sort.