Post‑National Patriotism in Canada

The article argues that since the Pearson–Trudeau era, Canada recast its identity into a post‑national liberal civic religion that erases the historic nation while cultivating intense loyalty to the state. Patriotism is performed through mass brands and hockey rather than shared history, producing two mass archetypes—'leaflibs' (center‑left) and 'puckstick patriots' (center‑right)—who consume identical media narratives. This explains why 'liberals' appear more patriotic than conservatives in Canada. — It suggests modern states can manufacture stable loyalty while dissolving traditional nationhood, a model with implications for other Anglosphere democracies.