![]() ![]() When the US election happened and Trump won, I fell off a cliff for the next few months. Helping someone do something small but important – something immediate and unambiguous – did a lot to improve my state of mind. I eventually felt better when I had the opportunity to help two women find the right platform they needed at Union Station. I spent my commute that morning feeling unmoored, adrift. The idea of the UK leaving the EU seemed so outlandish to me that it was low on my radar. When the Brexit referendum happened, I was surprised because I didn’t think it was a huge issue. Pride that Trudeau was a charismatic change. ![]() I saw the Metis dance at the end, and felt a swell of good things. I saw the cabinet ministers take their oaths, and I heard the two Inuit girls do throat singing. When Justin Trudeau was sworn in as Prime Minister, I watched the ceremony via livestream on my computer at work. How I got a copy: S&S sent me a free copy in exchange for a review Title: Could It Happen Here? Canada in the Age of Trump and Brexit ![]()
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