If I read one more article about people moaning that they can& #39;t go to their family seaside cottage or send their kids to camp for 6 weeks, I& #39;ll throw something.

To be clear, my problem isn& #39;t with people missing those activities. Of course they do. It& #39;s with editors presenting the cottage/summer camp narrative as a shorthand for some universal Canadian experience that doesn& #39;t exist.

Cottages and camps are privileges not usually enjoyed by many Canadians, especially BIPOC. While generational wealth has something to do with it-- especially in the case of family cottages passed down-- so does culture.

I grew up middle class, went to private school. My summers were exclusively urban. We& #39;d spend the odd weekend at a family friend& #39;s cottage, but my parents thought part-time property was wasteful. Camp was out of the question. I asked once, was told no, and that was that.

So instead of another cottager pity piece, I& #39;d love an article on how lower income folks with no air conditioning are going to be working from home in cities all summer.