I was recently surprised and gratified to receive a lifetime membership in the Writers' Union of Canada "in recognition of extraordinary contributions to the Union and the lives of Canadian writers."
I reflect that an important part of those contributions has been in resistance to the piratical copyright policies of Canada's universities and the support given them by docile faculty and organizations like the Canadian Association of University Teachers, which has always been loyal to the boss rather than to the interests of scholars on this issue. The work goes on.
