Martin Regg Cohn: As Canada’s birthday approaches, many of us aren’t convinced the party’s over

Enjoy this Canada Day — it could be the calm before the coming storm.

If this national unity holiday seems more freighted than festive, it’s because patriotic Canadians face two pivotal national disunity votes in Alberta and Quebec in the months ahead. Amid all the external threats to our national sovereignty, it’s the internal threats that feel more menacing to our Canadian polity.

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Martin Regg Cohn: As Canada’s birthday approaches, many of us aren’t convinced the party’s over

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