Thursday
Dec182008
Eye on Canada: Canuckistan and Birmingham Students on the CBC
Thursday, December 18, 2008 at 18:36
Amidst the current political crisis in Ottawa, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation decided to have a look at how those outside Canada viewed the country.
The best place to go? The University of Birmingham's Department of American and Canadian Studies, with its Canadian Studies students and academic specialist on Canadian history and politics, Dr Steve Hewitt (a.k.a. Enduring America's Canuckistan).
Given that Canada often rates no more than a footnote in British newspapers, Dr Hewitt noted --- with more than a bit of the smile --- that the sudden attention to the state of Canada made it "Christmas morning and his birthday combined in one":
[youtube]http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=wA2AQwU6fVE[/youtube]
The best place to go? The University of Birmingham's Department of American and Canadian Studies, with its Canadian Studies students and academic specialist on Canadian history and politics, Dr Steve Hewitt (a.k.a. Enduring America's Canuckistan).
Given that Canada often rates no more than a footnote in British newspapers, Dr Hewitt noted --- with more than a bit of the smile --- that the sudden attention to the state of Canada made it "Christmas morning and his birthday combined in one":
[youtube]http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=wA2AQwU6fVE[/youtube]