Canada Is a People, Not a Proposition | Fortissax

From Reuben Richardson · 01:25:48

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Canadian nationalism begins with a simple premise: Canada is a people, not a proposition.Fortissax, an Anglo-Québécois of Montreal and Eastern Townships stock, joins to talk about the Red Ensign, the 1965 flag change, and what he argues was buried with it. We cover Lester Pearson, the veterans who booed the maple leaf, Jason Kenney’s reaction to the Red Ensign, Pierre Trudeau’s multiculturalism policy, and why Fortissax says Canada already has de facto balkanization.Also discussed: what “Canadian” means on an ethnic and heritage basis, Surrey, Brampton, Richmond and Markham, Quebec’s distinct path, foreign flags in politicians’ bios, MAID, what he saw working security at a COVID clinic, and what a Canada-first approach to recent immigration waves would look like. He closes on why he is optimistic about the Dominion Society and a younger Anglo-Canadian awakening.Guest: Fortissax X: @fortysacksChapters0:00 The flag and the founding peoples2:42 Jason Kenney and the Red Ensign4:31 How the maple leaf replaced the Ensign10:01 Nation of immigrants and 196314:28 Who would fight for this Canada21:16 Fortissax’s family and Anglo-Québécois roots26:06 Multiculturalism and balkanization39:32 What is a Canadian?51:41 Assimilation and the double standard58:21 MAID and the COVID clinic1:08:41 Turning it around1:18:10 Quebec, the Dominion Society, and the close

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