that we got our own flag, the red maple leaf that you see everywhere. "So, it has been difficult for us to find our own identity. And it doesn't help, I suppose, to live next door to this giant, a thriving country with ten times our population. The United States has been a nation for over 200 years and you have a definite sense of what you are and who you are in the world." I thought for a moment. "You know, that leads into something I've been pondering regarding Gould's identity as a Canadian. Because, I think this is a very important element in coming to an understanding of him, and I'm beginning to think that not addressing it is missing out on what he was trying to say. And I'm not talking about the music, because that is universal, but in his radio documentaries, of which he was so proud. "In 'The Solitude Trilogy', he deals with issues of isolation or separation; first within the self, in 'The Idea of North,' then within the isolated society of Newfoundland, in 'The Latecomers;' and finally, with one's relationship to God, as illustrated by the Manitoba Mennonite community in 'Quiet in the Land', Gould's favorite of the three. "In each program, Gould not only deals with the concept of solitude, which was dear to his heart, of course, but aspects of the life, culture, and particular geography of each of these communities. I think he was trying to educate Canadians about