"Laurentian" refers to the Laurentian elite, which is the Canadian version of Oxbridge or the Ivy League. The elite universities (Toronto, Ottawa and McGill in Montreal) that churn out the majority of our political and media class, complete with all of the globalist politics and snobbery.
"Laurentian" is a label here in Canada for the old money elites originating from the Montreal-Toronto beltway (like Trudeau).
I'm not really sure what an American analogy would be. Maybe "Ivy League". Or the swamp in Washington. Although the concept of "Laurentian" in Canada would extend to geographic centers of influence beyond just the capital in Ottawa. Perhaps a similar concept as though Old World money and cronyism from New York, Washington and Chicago ran the country in an aloof and impenetrable manner.
What the fuck does a glacier have to do with culture war?
"Laurentian" refers to the Laurentian elite, which is the Canadian version of Oxbridge or the Ivy League. The elite universities (Toronto, Ottawa and McGill in Montreal) that churn out the majority of our political and media class, complete with all of the globalist politics and snobbery.
"Laurentian" is a label here in Canada for the old money elites originating from the Montreal-Toronto beltway (like Trudeau).
I'm not really sure what an American analogy would be. Maybe "Ivy League". Or the swamp in Washington. Although the concept of "Laurentian" in Canada would extend to geographic centers of influence beyond just the capital in Ottawa. Perhaps a similar concept as though Old World money and cronyism from New York, Washington and Chicago ran the country in an aloof and impenetrable manner.
Probably.
In Midlands American english "Laurentian" just means referring to the Laurentide Ice Sheet that made the Great Lakes and Niagara Falls.