The trend of questioning the Canadian identity has escalated to the point that some major cities attempted to or actually cancelled Canada Day celebrations. Historians say the trend’s roots go back decades, but it has gathered significantly more momentum in recent years.
“We have had politicized discussions about our national identity many, many times,” Christopher Dummitt, a history professor at Trent University, told The Epoch Times.
Two examples are when the flag was inaugurated in 1965, and when Dominion Day was renamed Canada Day in 1982. In those instances, it was about “what kind of Canada do you want,” Dummitt said.
“What’s different about this time … is the way in which it’s the attachment to Canada at all that is being questioned.”…