![]() Gray’s book offers insight through the stories of an artist, a writer, and several politicians - but none of the usual suspects. To this day, ask any Canadian what defines a Canadian or Canada, and you’ll get plenty of waffling and 100 different answers. The moulding of the Canadian psyche has been a slow process - one that’s still incomplete. Even better is that she does so in such a lively and vivid way that even readers with a passing interest in any one of her subjects will be quite convinced of the validity of their inclusion. For each person she has chosen, she makes a compelling argument for their inclusion and the lasting impact they have had in shaping Canada. Macdonald.Īs a British immigrant, Gray is perfectly placed to take an outsider’s look at her adopted country. ![]() Missing are chapters on a hockey player (any one), Terry Fox, Pierre Trudeau, and Sir John A. There are some surprising inclusions, such as Mountie Samuel Benfield Steele and politician Preston Manning. ![]() Charlotte Gray’s book to celebrate Canada’s sesquicentennial features nine notable Canadians, as well as a final chapter that surveys contemporary Canadians who are shaping our country. ![]()
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