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was in a place for awhile there where we saw more
TV networks in Toronto—I think we had seven
coming in here at one time—so Toronto had a fore-
taste of the multi-channel universe before other
cities did. All that should have made Toronto
perfect for McLuhan. And also, there was echoing
on the Toronto campus the work of Harold Adams
Innis who was a great thinker on communications—
McLuhan once said his work was only a footnote
to Innis’ work. All that should have made the
University of Toronto the perfect place for him,
and should have made him happy. In fact, it didn’t.
He found his colleagues slow-witted,
unappreciative of him, and annoying. And he found