Canada's growing up, so take constructive criticism

The Economist, The Guardian and Stephen Colbert are entitled to express their opinions but they are not the oracles of the world.

TORONTO—Recently, I've been hearing a lot about Canada's image eroding in the eyes of the world. Ours was a country of peacekeepers whose people were loved worldwide because of our loving attitude, compassion and tolerance. Now, they say, the new face of Canada isn't pretty, people don't like us anymore.

Says who? And why?

Most of it comes from the British media, considered "influential" by some when used to make...