"I'm very conscious of the change in Canada since I was here before," says Christie the day after the premiere of Away From Her at the Toronto International Film Festival.
"And the change is very disturbing," the veteran performer and activist (primarily for nuclear disarmament and animal rights) adds.
"I think a lot of the world looked up to Canada – I feel like I might make myself cry – because it's a wonderful thing to have someone not participating in the stuff you feel that you yourself are struggling against. And here was this whole country that had decided to pursue a path of common sense and gentleness. That was terribly gratifying for all of us. So it's like a friend has gone."
From the Toronto Star.com
Indeed. Linda McQuaig's latest is called
Holding the Bully's Coat, which I found a disturbingly apt metaphor for Canadian foreign policy since Mulrooney. Reason enough to vote for Stephane Dion? Is it time for another Quebecois visionary to come in from the snow? I know this road Martin and Harper have taken us down is no good. At the very least, when Canadian soldiers are dying in the field, the most compelling defence of their mission should be coming from the PMO, not Maclean's Magazine.
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