A rotting copper roof on the Canadian Prime Minister’s residence is such a perfect, tragic metaphor for this. Thom Fougere’s piece on Canada’s cultural cringe around its own architecture is spot on. When a nation treats civic maintenance and design quality like an embarrassing political liability, you force your best talent to pack up for London or New York just to get taken seriously. https://www.dezeen.com/2026/08/11/canadian-design-thom-fougere-24-sussex-opinion/