I visited Kalamazoo to find out why people in Michigan wanted to celebrate Canada

Canada September 21, 2026 07:03 PM

Channon Russette-Mondoux, organizer of the fourth annual Can-Am Peace Jam in Kalamazoo, Mich., this weekend, calls herself a “peace officer.” “Many Americans are heartbroken at what’s happening right now,” says Russette-Mondoux.

Francine Kopun is a Toronto Star journalist and senior writer, based in Toronto. Follow her on Twitter: @KopunF

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I visited Kalamazoo to find out why people in Michigan wanted to celebrate Canada

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I visited Kalamazoo to find out why people in Michigan wanted to celebrate Canada

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