Books: DifferentąTHE CANADIANS

In his gentle criticism, Malcolm distinguishes between two nations. "Old" Canada is restrained, conservative, austerely civil; "new" Canada is assertive, experimental, even reckless. Malcolm clearly prefers the new, but in both he finds a common ambition. In the great North American adventure there have always been two partners, equally active, but with the U.S. always overshadowing its northern neighbor. Malcolm's book is an engaging and worthwhile effort to redress the long-standing continental tilt. --By George Russell