We need to address our national character and ask whether we can be a more united, ambitious people and, more fundamentally, if we have what it takes to carry us through the next hundred years and beyond.
These are a few questions: "Who are we? Where do we belong?"
Do we have an identity problem as Canadians? What does it mean to be Canadian? I laugh when we are perceived as polite, quick to apologize and quick to lend a hand. I guess the truth will be known if we are ever faced with a national disaster. The Japanese are an example of a society that's behaviour clearly depicts the national characteristics: the country is faced with a catastrophic disaster and the citizens of the country band together as a society. The society did not become fragmented and they proved to world how cohesive a nation can be in the face of adversity: no looting or increase in crime.
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