Canada is known as being a country full of quiet polite and humble people but
of quiet polite and humble people but
of quiet polite and humble people but how accurate is that assessment hi I’m
how accurate is that assessment hi I’m
how accurate is that assessment hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to
Rebecca Brayton and welcome to
Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking
watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking
watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking with Canadian politician and NHL Hall of
with Canadian politician and NHL Hall of
with Canadian politician and NHL Hall of Fame goalie Ken Dryden about Canadian
Fame goalie Ken Dryden about Canadian
Fame goalie Ken Dryden about Canadian stereotypes and his book becoming Canada
stereotypes and his book becoming Canada
stereotypes and his book becoming Canada so the book is called becoming Canada
so the book is called becoming Canada
so the book is called becoming Canada why don’t you tell us about the premise
why don’t you tell us about the premise
why don’t you tell us about the premise countries change over time circumstances
countries change over time circumstances
countries change over time circumstances change the world changes and the
change the world changes and the
change the world changes and the question for any country is is what is
question for any country is is what is
question for any country is is what is it that we really are now today and not
it that we really are now today and not
it that we really are now today and not all of the stories and mythology of our
all of the stories and mythology of our
all of the stories and mythology of our past but really today and what
past but really today and what
past but really today and what imaginably then for the future
imaginably then for the future
imaginably then for the future what has driven me crazy most of my life
what has driven me crazy most of my life
what has driven me crazy most of my life I used to think it was just funny and
I used to think it was just funny and
I used to think it was just funny and then I started then I started to feel
then I started then I started to feel
then I started then I started to feel annoying was the phrase you know
annoying was the phrase you know
annoying was the phrase you know typically Canadian a as a way of
typically Canadian a as a way of
typically Canadian a as a way of explaining everything that didn’t quite
explaining everything that didn’t quite
explaining everything that didn’t quite work it really is crippling I mean it
work it really is crippling I mean it
work it really is crippling I mean it really sets a ceiling of expectation and
really sets a ceiling of expectation and
really sets a ceiling of expectation and ambition far less than what it is we are
ambition far less than what it is we are
ambition far less than what it is we are sports fans call it a tradition what’s
sports fans call it a tradition what’s
sports fans call it a tradition what’s the tradition of the team as a way of
the tradition of the team as a way of
the tradition of the team as a way of explaining you know of why you win or
explaining you know of why you win or
explaining you know of why you win or why you lose companies talk about
why you lose companies talk about
why you lose companies talk about cultures you know we got the right
cultures you know we got the right
cultures you know we got the right culture we got the wrong culture it’s
culture we got the wrong culture it’s
culture we got the wrong culture it’s the same with a country you get the
the same with a country you get the
the same with a country you get the right story of yourself or the wrong
right story of yourself or the wrong
right story of yourself or the wrong story of yourself you’re more likely to
story of yourself you’re more likely to
story of yourself you’re more likely to live out whatever that story is so you’d
live out whatever that story is so you’d
live out whatever that story is so you’d better get the right one and how did
better get the right one and how did
better get the right one and how did this book originate for you what started
this book originate for you what started
this book originate for you what started as a speech that I was developing to
as a speech that I was developing to
as a speech that I was developing to give at universities is really a chance
give at universities is really a chance
give at universities is really a chance to talk to students this is their
to talk to students this is their
to talk to students this is their country that they are most of them are
country that they are most of them are
country that they are most of them are going to be living in another 60 plus
going to be living in another 60 plus
going to be living in another 60 plus years of their life this is your country
years of their life this is your country
years of their life this is your country so what do you want it to be people
so what do you want it to be people
so what do you want it to be people would come up afterwards and say this is
would come up afterwards and say this is
would come up afterwards and say this is exciting what can I do
exciting what can I do
exciting what can I do I had no answer how do we create this
I had no answer how do we create this
I had no answer how do we create this kind of national conversation for me
kind of national conversation for me
kind of national conversation for me this is the fifth book that I’ve done
this is the fifth book that I’ve done
this is the fifth book that I’ve done but it’s really pretty much the first of
but it’s really pretty much the first of
but it’s really pretty much the first of where I did the book with the idea that
where I did the book with the idea that
where I did the book with the idea that when it was over it was only the
when it was over it was only the
when it was over it was only the beginning
beginning
beginning what is the Canada that we would like to
what is the Canada that we would like to
what is the Canada that we would like to build what does
build what does
build what does it looked like what would this Canada do
it looked like what would this Canada do
it looked like what would this Canada do about climate change what with this
about climate change what with this
about climate change what with this Canada to do about an approach to
Canada to do about an approach to
Canada to do about an approach to poverty what would this Canada do about
poverty what would this Canada do about
poverty what would this Canada do about buying the f-35s are not buying the f-35
buying the f-35s are not buying the f-35
buying the f-35s are not buying the f-35 I think it’s time for us to have that
I think it’s time for us to have that
I think it’s time for us to have that conversation what is a stereotypical
conversation what is a stereotypical
conversation what is a stereotypical Canadian and what in reality is Canadian
Canadian and what in reality is Canadian
Canadian and what in reality is Canadian to you
to you
to you well the stereotypical Canadian I think
well the stereotypical Canadian I think
well the stereotypical Canadian I think is polite nice respectful inoffensive
is polite nice respectful inoffensive
is polite nice respectful inoffensive didn’t emerge out of revolution or it
didn’t emerge out of revolution or it
didn’t emerge out of revolution or it has had no civil wars just kind of
has had no civil wars just kind of
has had no civil wars just kind of decent I think we are most of those
decent I think we are most of those
decent I think we are most of those things a hundred years or so ago when
things a hundred years or so ago when
things a hundred years or so ago when when it was not a global world and where
when it was not a global world and where
when it was not a global world and where you would have certain countries that
you would have certain countries that
you would have certain countries that would be immensely powerful all of those
would be immensely powerful all of those
would be immensely powerful all of those qualities that I described about us
qualities that I described about us
qualities that I described about us they’re kind of useless and weak in a
they’re kind of useless and weak in a
they’re kind of useless and weak in a global world in a real global world
global world in a real global world
global world in a real global world there’s no country that is really
there’s no country that is really
there’s no country that is really overwhelmingly powerful anymore I mean
overwhelmingly powerful anymore I mean
overwhelmingly powerful anymore I mean you can just see in terms of the United
you can just see in terms of the United
you can just see in terms of the United States I mean a country of the immense
States I mean a country of the immense
States I mean a country of the immense military power of the United States is
military power of the United States is
military power of the United States is struggling with two relatively minor
struggling with two relatively minor
struggling with two relatively minor Wars the only way that a global world
Wars the only way that a global world
Wars the only way that a global world works is you know without any
works is you know without any
works is you know without any overpowering country and if where
overpowering country and if where
overpowering country and if where countries find a way of dealing with
countries find a way of dealing with
countries find a way of dealing with each other and of living with each other
each other and of living with each other
each other and of living with each other we can’t separate ourselves anymore
we can’t separate ourselves anymore
we can’t separate ourselves anymore you can’t put up borders and the rest of
you can’t put up borders and the rest of
you can’t put up borders and the rest of it we cross borders all the time we’re
it we cross borders all the time we’re
it we cross borders all the time we’re living in each other’s backyards all the
living in each other’s backyards all the
living in each other’s backyards all the time the only way is to get along well
time the only way is to get along well
time the only way is to get along well what are those qualities that are
what are those qualities that are
what are those qualities that are essential to getting along being
essential to getting along being
essential to getting along being respectful being polite being nice being
respectful being polite being nice being
respectful being polite being nice being willing to listen being willing to
willing to listen being willing to
willing to listen being willing to compromise to negotiate to discuss all
compromise to negotiate to discuss all
compromise to negotiate to discuss all of those qualities that have been us for
of those qualities that have been us for
of those qualities that have been us for so long now suddenly we’re where the
so long now suddenly we’re where the
so long now suddenly we’re where the world is going we’re what the world
world is going we’re what the world
world is going we’re what the world needs that’s the way a global world you
needs that’s the way a global world you
needs that’s the way a global world you know has to function
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