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SUMMARY:Carol Off Talks Canadian Sovereignty
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DESCRIPTION:Author of True Patriot Love\n.\nhttps://bpl.libnet.info/event/
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>From the #1 bestselling author of&nbsp\;<e
 m>At a Loss for Words</em>\, comes a passionate and sweeping examination o
 f who we are as Canadians\, where we&rsquo\;re going\, and why Canada is b
 ecoming a beacon of hope in an age of cynicism.</p>\n<p>Since she stepped 
 down from CBC&rsquo\;s&nbsp\;<em>As It Happens</em>\, Carol Off has been o
 n the road talking to Canadians about their country and listening to their
  questions about its future. With&nbsp\;<em>True Patriot Love</em>\, she's
  ready to offer answers\, drawing on lessons from the crises of the past s
 ixty years that have prepared Canadians to seize the current moment and be
 come a mature country.</p>\n<p>Off has witnessed nation-defining events du
 ring her lifetime\, from the first unfurling of the Canadian flag to&nbsp\
 ;the explosion of cultural nationalism in the 1970s. As a journalist she c
 overed the Canada-US Free Trade Agreement\; Quebec sovereignty politics\; 
 Western alienation\; the country's fraught relationship with Indigenous Pe
 oples\; and Canadian military missions around the world.</p>\n<p>In&nbsp\;
 <em>True Patriot Love</em>\,&nbsp\;Off takes us on a journey through that 
 history\, weaving it with personal experiences\, to finally reveal\, as sh
 e says\, "How I learned to truly\, patriotically\, love this country." She
  shows us that through all our efforts&mdash\;imperfect as they may be&mda
 sh\;we have forged a nation out of our compassionate\, caring\, and accomm
 odating impulses\, our desire to include and not exclude\, to welcome and 
 encompass rather than reject and demonize. Canadians aren&rsquo\;t saintly
 \, Carol Off concludes\, but we have mostly tried to be decent. And that i
 s a rock worthy of building a national identity upon.</p>\n<p>A Different 
 Drummer Books will be on-site with books for sale and signing after the ta
 lk.</p>\n<p>Presented in collaboration with Random House Canada and A Diff
 erent Drummer Books</p>\n<h5>About the Author</h5>\n<p>Carol Off spent nea
 rly sixteen years co-hosting CBC Radio&rsquo\;s multi-award-winning <em>As
  It Happens</em>. An accomplished radio correspondent and television journ
 alist\, she has reported on politics\, conflicts\, current affairs\, and m
 ajor world events across Canada and around the globe.</p>\n<p>Explore <a h
 ref="https://burlington.bibliocommons.com/v2/search?query=Off%2C%20Carol&a
 mp\;searchType=author">Carol Off</a> in our collection</p>\n<h5>Accessibil
 ity</h5>\n<p>If you need an <a href="https://www.bpl.on.ca/services/access
 ibility/support#attend">accessibility accommodation</a> during this progra
 m\, please register early so we can confirm arrangements a few days before
  your visit.</p>\nhttps://bpl.libnet.info/event/17343761
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