Comments on: Discover Canada: Historians respond to Canada’s new citizenship guide http://activehistory.ca/2009/11/discover-canada-historians-respond-to-canadas-new-citizenship-guide/ History Matters Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:04:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: The Return of the History Wars « Thomas Peace http://activehistory.ca/2009/11/discover-canada-historians-respond-to-canadas-new-citizenship-guide/comment-page-1/#comment-15728 The Return of the History Wars « Thomas Peace Tue, 18 Oct 2011 22:05:39 +0000 http://activehistory.ca/?p=454#comment-15728 [...] understanding of their past was well laid out in the discussions following the release of the Discover Canada guide.  But the Conservative vision of Canada’s past has been building over the course of the [...] [...] understanding of their past was well laid out in the discussions following the release of the Discover Canada guide.  But the Conservative vision of Canada’s past has been building over the course of the [...]

]]> By: The Return of the History Wars | ActiveHistory.ca http://activehistory.ca/2009/11/discover-canada-historians-respond-to-canadas-new-citizenship-guide/comment-page-1/#comment-15431 The Return of the History Wars | ActiveHistory.ca Tue, 11 Oct 2011 10:02:15 +0000 http://activehistory.ca/?p=454#comment-15431 [...] understanding of their past was well laid out in the discussions following the release of the Discover Canada guide.  But the Conservative vision of Canada’s past has been building over the course of the [...] [...] understanding of their past was well laid out in the discussions following the release of the Discover Canada guide.  But the Conservative vision of Canada’s past has been building over the course of the [...]

]]> By: A Novel Approach to Connecting Young Canadians with the Past: Leaders and Legacies Series | ActiveHistory.ca http://activehistory.ca/2009/11/discover-canada-historians-respond-to-canadas-new-citizenship-guide/comment-page-1/#comment-10988 A Novel Approach to Connecting Young Canadians with the Past: Leaders and Legacies Series | ActiveHistory.ca Wed, 06 Apr 2011 09:02:22 +0000 http://activehistory.ca/?p=454#comment-10988 [...] Conservative government’s recent attempt to rectify gaps in our historical knowledge through a rather controversial re-vamping of the Canadian immigration guide, Discover Canada: the Rights and Responsibilities of Citizenship [...] [...] Conservative government’s recent attempt to rectify gaps in our historical knowledge through a rather controversial re-vamping of the Canadian immigration guide, Discover Canada: the Rights and Responsibilities of Citizenship [...]

]]> By: Greg Marquis http://activehistory.ca/2009/11/discover-canada-historians-respond-to-canadas-new-citizenship-guide/comment-page-1/#comment-1218 Greg Marquis Thu, 10 Dec 2009 16:44:37 +0000 http://activehistory.ca/?p=454#comment-1218 Hello: I have taught Canadian history at the university level since the 1980s-the government's attempt to force an 'official history' on newcomers seems both naive and coercive. Generations of native-born Canadians have been unable to agree on their own history, or project a single vision of a national history. Is this not one of the main themes of an undergraduate course or textbook in Canadian history? This is not only a departure from the currents of academic History, it is also a departure from our actual history. Hello:

I have taught Canadian history at the university level since the 1980s-the government’s attempt to force an ‘official history’ on newcomers seems both naive and coercive. Generations of native-born Canadians have been unable to agree on their own history, or project a single vision of a national history. Is this not one of the main themes of an undergraduate course or textbook in Canadian history?

This is not only a departure from the currents of academic History, it is also a departure from our actual history.

]]> By: Brian Busby http://activehistory.ca/2009/11/discover-canada-historians-respond-to-canadas-new-citizenship-guide/comment-page-1/#comment-1063 Brian Busby Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:16:09 +0000 http://activehistory.ca/?p=454#comment-1063 A very good summary. If I may, I'd like to point out <a href="http://knowbc.blogspot.com/2009/11/new-guide-shortchanges-bc.html" rel="nofollow">Daniel Francis</a>' brief, but worthwhile, comments from our westernmost province. A very good summary. If I may, I’d like to point out Daniel Francis‘ brief, but worthwhile, comments from our westernmost province.

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