A certain naïveté has led some of us to believe over the last few years that the idea of the nation state is being washed away by global forces. Events of the last year have made it clear that that is not what is happening.
What then does it mean today to be a medium size nation-state? What does it mean to be a citizen of Canada?
His Excellency John Ralston Saul, C.C. has taken a leadership role on many national issues, from bilingualism (Founder of French for the Future) and the debate of ideas (Chair of the LaFontaine-Baldwin lectures) to freedom of speech. He is known to most Canadians as our leading public philosopher through his speeches and such books as On Equilibrium and The Unconscious Civilization.
