... though Canadian Modernism wasn't the same as American Modernism, or European Modernism the first time around. We got it later, it was less political, less preachy, less this-architecture-is-good-for-you. It was gentler and more stylistic. And the current Canadian Modernist Restoration style, characteristic of several of our leading Toronto firms, reflects that. We also had to put up with a smaller PoMo stylistic hiccup than our American cousins did - we have more of a continuity with our post-WW2 Modernism. There is a distinctive voice to everything that creative Canadians produce - architecture, illustration, music, design, you name it.