Canada in 2020: an essay challenge
This morning, my wife pointed me to an article on CBC about an essay challenge asking citizens to submit 800-word essays on how they see Canada in the world in 2020, offering a $2020 prize and publication of the winning article in various places.
I pondered it a bit and let my fingers do the talking. I submitted my essay to them early this afternoon after trying to keep it down to 800 words.
This is my submission: Canada: Defined by Water in 2020.
Do I believe what I wrote is exactly how Canada will be in 2020?
Sort of. I do consider it a strong possibility that it is a representation of the road we'll be on when 2020 rolls around in just 14 years.
But Canada is in the middle of a great big 'choose your own adventure' book, and we will have to see which page we turn to.
I'm looking forward to reading other submissions.
Posted at 15:24 on July 03, 2006