We're great, not the greatest

Re: Dropping the ball on fighting COVID, Harry Rakowski, Feb. 11

For the most part, Harry Rakowski wrote a solid opinion piece Canada's handling of the pandemic. In closing, though, he lost me by adding, “Canada has the opportunity to be the greatest country in the world.” Please, let some of our southern neighbours stick to their oft-panned world view of America's place in the world. Canadian's don't need to pander to a false sense of superiority with an overstated view of how other countries view us. I suspect that inference to Canadian exceptionalism was what drove his final suggestion, that Canada may never “make it to the Super Bowl.” Sorry, wrong country's football championship. Let's just focus on improving how we function as a country and as a people, on our own terms.

Rob Kokonis, Ancaster, Ont.