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Zigging and Zagging Along the 49th Parallel
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Zigging and Zagging Along the 49th Parallel

America and Canada are very different countries, but still within the confines of Anglosphere liberalism.

Jonah Goldberg
Feb 16
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Hey,

In 1972, the Canadian Broadcast Company held a radio contest, asking listeners to finish the sentence “As Canadian as…” The goal was to find the Canadian equivalent of “As American as apple pie.” The winning entry: “As Canadian as possible under the circumstances.”

It’s a well-known story…

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