Canada and America are very, very different. It's true that we share a language and many customs. But Americans have a very different view of the world.

I'm intrigued by the classic Greek tragedies, as well as by the idea of the Greek chorus.

As a fiction writer, of course, you need to take some leeway with certain aspects of history to make the story work.

Canada and America are very, very different. It's true that we share a language and many customs. But Americans have a very different view of the world.

From a craft standpoint, telling a story in the first-person present tense over the course of 500 pages is a daunting challenge.

During World War I the Canadians were the shock troops. In many historical cases, Canadians have been very proficient at killing, and doing what we have to in order to survive. But no one wants to acknowledge that fact.

There were incredibly complex societies already existing in North America long before Europeans arrived. So many people think that before European contact it was just Natives huddling around a fire, waiting for civilization to come save them. But that was not the case.