This is going to be a mighty short entry
because there's lots to do today including the Spain vs.
Italy match (which I'll be watching later), writing (I
hope!) and Canada Day celebrations.
But for months I've been chomping at the bit to put up
the Yesterday trailer and now that Random House
Canada's posted it to their Book
Lounge YouTube channel, it's gone public. Hurrah!
The irony that I'm posting a trailer about a book where there is no more Canada on Canada Day doesn't escape me. In Yesterday this is just one of many, many things that's wrong with the future and I fervently hope that never comes to pass. During the last few years, though, it's become increasingly obvious that we have to fight if we want to keep this country something that we can be proud of—fight the small-minded people that want to stamp on our civil liberties and destroy our natural environment, fight to keep our healthcare and education systems strong, fight the ever-growing divide between the rich and the poor. The future is far from assured and that "stand on guard" sentiment has to be more than something we just pay lip service to. Canada Day is a celebration, to be sure. It should also be a battle cry.
The irony that I'm posting a trailer about a book where there is no more Canada on Canada Day doesn't escape me. In Yesterday this is just one of many, many things that's wrong with the future and I fervently hope that never comes to pass. During the last few years, though, it's become increasingly obvious that we have to fight if we want to keep this country something that we can be proud of—fight the small-minded people that want to stamp on our civil liberties and destroy our natural environment, fight to keep our healthcare and education systems strong, fight the ever-growing divide between the rich and the poor. The future is far from assured and that "stand on guard" sentiment has to be more than something we just pay lip service to. Canada Day is a celebration, to be sure. It should also be a battle cry.
