I think Doug and Roger have articulated what many of us (note the implicit assumption of community in that pronoun) feel about the question Miriam has raised. One thing strikes me: how very Canadian this is! Are we a community? (Are we a nation?) Are we losing our identity? What IS our identity? --etc, etc, etc. I suppose if we didn't fret over these things from time to time, being Canadians, that would be a sign that our community WAS in trouble.... Brock ******************************************************** W. Brock MacDonald Director, Academic Writing Centre Woodsworth College, University of Toronto 119 St. George Street Toronto, ON M5S-1A9 Phone: (416) 978-0246 Fax: (416) 978-6111 ******************************************************** -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- To leave the list, send a SIGNOFF CASLL command to [log in to unmask] or, if you experience difficulties, write to Russ Hunt at [log in to unmask] For the list archives and information about the organization, its newsletter, and the annual conference, go to http://www.stu.ca/inkshed/ -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-