name of Canada, or make a reflection about 
Canada or to associate to identify his role with 
some Canadian concern, he was there front and 
forward. Wonderfully. I’m not patriotic or 
nationalistic, but I’m very grateful to Canada for 
the way it has treated me. And to see the country 
respected by this man was extremely important to 
me. It was a big example. I still feel very strongly 
toward the whole Canadian scene. Not just 
through my life, but through McLuhan’s respect 
for the country. I saw that very strongly.

He wrote about Canada and was concerned about 
Canada. When he was in touch with Trudeau, for