Is Being Canadian Physical Or Mental

Does it stem from your head or your heart?

You call yourself a Canadian?

Globe and Mail Update

June 28, 2007 at 5:02 PM EDT

What does it mean to be a Canadian?

Heading into Canada Day weekend, this question has added resonance. Rudyard Griffiths, co-founder of the Dominion Institute, has been quizzing Canadians about their knowledge of their country for the past 10 years. What has be gleaned about our home and native land?

When the institute began quizzing Canadians a decade ago, just 45 per cent were unable to score a passing grade by answering 12 out of 21 questions correctly. The results of this year's poll will be published in Friday's Globe.

Mr. Griffiths will be online Friday for one hour between noon and 1 p.m. EDT to discuss the Dominion Institure survey and answer your questions on all things Canadian.

Mr. Griffiths is the co-founder of the Dominion Institute. He is also the co-director of the Grano Speakers Series and an advisor to the Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington, D.C.. Mr. Grifffiths is a political affairs commentator for CHUM Television and writes an occasional column on national issues for the Sunday Toronto Star. He has edited eight books on Canadian history and politics. He serves on the boards of the Stratford Festival and Adrienne Clarkson's Canadian Institute for Citizenship. In 2006, he was recognized as one of Canada's Top 40 under 40.