In the wake of last week’s attacks on Canada’s Parliament Hill by a domestic self-radicalized terrorist, the media was quick to lament the nation’s “loss of innocence.” But that phrase fundamentally ignores the inherent strength of a nation that has known war and terrorism. It confuses the notion of innocence with a democratic people’s desire … Continue reading Canada Didn’t “Lose its Innocence” in Ottawa: How the Media Ignores History