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Jeet This Week: Canada is boring — and that's no accident

Why does q's culture critic Jeet Heer say Canada wears boringness like a mask? Hear him out. (And hey, if so inspired, send us your most interesting reply.)
Jeet Heer is an accomplished authour and staff writer for New Republic magazine. (Fabiola Carletti/CBC)

"This is going to offend a lot of people," says q culture critic Jeet Heer, steeling himself to make this argument: Canada is boring — and, quite often, the dullness is deliberate.

"Canada has constructed a mask of boringness," says Jeet, adding the country's lacklustre, conflict averse image can be seen as a convenient facade. 

q: Listen to his argument and tell us: do you agree that Canada has a sometimes politically motivated penchant for being dull? Send us your most interesting reply.