Canada’s politeness problem: How to stop playing nice and assert itself more

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Around the world, Canadians are often described as “nice” or “polite.” Canada’s international reputation for kindness resonates domestically, too. A Pew Research Center survey this year found that Canadians held among the world’s most positive views of their fellow citizens’ morality, with 92 per cent of respondents saying their fellow Canadians were morally good. But could all that politeness be hurting Canada? Kumaran Nadesan,