monkey,

We've been having this conversation for years -  that's good.
Facts about Scandinavian nations are scarce in Canadian media. I think  corporate media don't want Canadians to know Scandinavian social democracies are so much better in every way.

 I would not be surprised if relentless global corporate attacks on democracy are having a bad effect on democracy and harmony in Norway, Denmark. Sweden and Finland.

   I don't think "populist" or "nationalist" are dirty words. Are Scandinavian nations more racist than Canadians - or are they more passionate about protecting what most of the world recognizes as the best quality of life on the planet, the most egalitarian democracies on the planet?

  I don't think it's racism because those nations generally refuse to make wars against vulnerable
Third World countries and are the most generous people on the planet in giving them foreign aid.
  A  bit of xenophobia isn't nearly as bad as class war on the poor in  North America.