(Globe and Mail) Lawrence Martin–As America unwinds, Canada rewinds

One of the best new books out there ”“ “something close to a non-fiction masterpiece,” according to a New York Times reviewer ”“ is The Unwinding by George Packer….The book’s author is not an American declinist. There have been other unravellings; rebuilds inevitably follow. But the context is different now. America’s greatest century is behind it. Its degree of dominance will likely never be the same.

In response to all this, how does Canada, the big neighbour to the north, position itself?

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