he couldn’t do it. We’re not talking about a mental 
case here. We’re talking about somebody who 
really had not a lot of time to waste on domestic 
details and the nitty-gritty of daily life.


Q:  Was McLuhan a strong Canadian?

A:  He was a very strong Canadian. He actually 
instilled in me a sense of pride of being a new 
member of the Canadian nation. He really was a 
devoted Canadian. That really was an aspect of 
normal behavior that I had not brought up. It is 
true and whenever he had a chance to speak in the