The history teacher dims the lights in the classroom before
turning on the overhead projector. "Great," we think, "another class learning
about the Plains of Abraham and the establishment of Canada... How exciting. Not."
At some point in any high school Canadian history class, I am sure that most of
us have felt bored or at least slightly exasperated with the material that the
teacher was presenting. After all, how many Canadians today can actually trace
their roots back to those French and British soldiers who fought for the
establishment of this country? With the exception of the white population
descended from the French settlers in Québec, these past events seem distant,
non-relatable, and free from any vested emotional currency. So, if we cannot
even emotionally proclaim our country's history, what makes us, us? What makes
us Canadian?
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