We aren't the masters of the earth. We're the servants.

There's a few scholars that object to how the italicized sections suggest that Native people are to take some part in the blame for how colonization occurred. But I say, "Yes they are." Not nearly as much blame as the colonizers, of course. But we are not just victims. I hate this idea that we are all just victimized and oppressed and etcetera etcetera. It's dehumanizing in its own way.

I believe truly that Canada is a living history and we're going through some of the most important time in this country's short 150 years.

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

I never want to play down to the reader. I think readers are willing to go along if they're intrigued.

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.

People will say that Canada, unlike America, was not birthed from violence. But I want to say, "What are you talking about?" It's just not true.