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Toronto literary critic Northrop Frye famously argued that Canadian identity was forged through a “garrison mentality,” a tendency to fear a hostile environment defined by uncontrollable forces.
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Toronto literary critic Northrop Frye argued that Canadian identity was formed by a 'garrison mentality', characterized by fearing a hostile environment with uncontrollable forces.
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{
    "person": "Northrop Frye",
    "concept": "garrison mentality"
}
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Culture History Canada Literary Criticism
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October 1, 2026 at 5:08 AM (1 week ago)
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October 1, 2026 at 5:08 AM (1 week ago)

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Unrest in the West: Anger and Aspiration in the Canadian Prairies
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https://americanaffairsjournal.org/2026/08/unrest-in-the-west-anger-and-aspiration-in-the-canadian-prairies

Fall Volume X Number August Unrest in the West Anger and Aspiration in the Canadian Prairies By Conrad Sweatman In a article for Canada s Maclean s magazine political scientist

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