Canadians have become disrespectful. Once dismissed as fawningly civil, the realization that we have it all has prompted an abrupt – and some would say, a much anticipated – awakening, albeit manifestly cheeky. No longer are we content merely to participate. We’re now shoulder-to-shoulder with others.

I have always rejected the hypocrisy of making oneself taller by standing on others. Inherently throughout self-improvement there is removal from the handiwork of others; but I haven’t the need to indulge in the dispute of their chosen posture. It is evidently futile to do so. Better to lead by unerring paradigm than by flawed logic (or any other supercilious credential, intellectual, economic, scientific or philosophic). Besides, nobody’s listening, nobody cares.

The latest Canadian theme of gusto is as much an alarm to Canadians themselves as it may be to others. The numbers are apparently overwhelming that the turn-around is tangible. Within our immediate circumstance we are sifting ideas from every depth (including our own seams of talent).  It helps to have an intellectually successful leader with an immeasurable authenticity of experience at every level of economic endeavour worldwide. Oh, forgive me, did I say that? It wasn’t meant as a slight, however it may appear!  Perhaps it is merely an evocation of a burgeoning frankness which has overtaken me of late.

There remains the chance that the conduct of Canadians is as much a demand upon their resources as is the frame of mind of others upon their own. The most recent illustration of the audacity of Canadians is perhaps their rapidly evolving change of travel. We for example are directly headed to Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia. Already it promises to be a glorious journey.  For days I have been filled with images of the sea and the beaches, wide rambling coastal roadways, luscious lobster rolls and the salt sea air. Only moments ago – while packing our things – my partner theorized that this may be the beginning of an annual late summer jaunt to the beloved eastern provinces. As I had mentioned to him earlier, the east is the source of many of my familial connections including my ancestral history. This type of revitalization naturally contributes to strengthen the Canadian character.