Beyond Politeness, Toward Civility

Reflections on style vs substance, shots from the book tour, recent media coverage of The Soul of Civility + a chance to win your own copy!

Gracious reader,

Last week, I wrote for The Globe & Mail, Canada’s largest newspaper, that too often, Canadians settle for politeness, when they should instead aim for true civility. The article is called “Canadians should be less polite – and more civil.”

The original title of the article was “Sorry not Sorry,” homage to the perception that Canadians a…