Discussion of Ernest Thomson Seton's short story "Silverspot: the story of a crow" - comparision of its representation of animal life in comparison to British anthropomorphic literature ( The Jungle Book, The Wind in the Willows, Peter Rabbit) and how this lays a foundation for the analysis of some Canadian literature written in the 19th and 20th centuries.

Discussion of the changes in Canada in the 20th century from British controlled dominion to full member of Commonwealth and autonomous state.

The 1960s-1980s achieving a bi-lingual/bi-cultural society opening the way for multiculturalism.