Guest editorial: Canada unites in grief

“What unites us as Canadians?” is what we invariably ask as we search for connection and meaning to bind ourselves to those fellow inhabitants spread out across this huge, intimidating land we all call home.
So often, with a sense of wry exasperation, we eventually come to agreement on one thing: hockey.
There is no such amused exasperation today. Instead, there is only overwhelming grief, along with the sad knowledge that, in the end, we were right all along.
The tragic collision th