Comments on: Discover Canada: Historians respond to Canada’s new citizenship guide

By: Celebrating Three Years

Celebrating Three Years — Tue, 01 May 2012 12:12:42 +0000

[...] November the Canadian Government published a new Citizens Guide and spurred Thomas Peace to write a short reaction piece. During the days that followed we watched our visitor stats jump significantly and realized people [...]

By: The People’s Citizenship Guide « Thomas Peace

The People’s Citizenship Guide « Thomas Peace — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:03:32 +0000

[...] of Canadian identity (for examples or critiques see the Globe and Mail, Andrew Smith’s blog, my summary of initial reactions on AH.ca, Ian McKay’s podcast on the right-wing reconception of Canada). As in the official [...]

By: The People's Citizenship Guide | ActiveHistory.ca

The People's Citizenship Guide | ActiveHistory.ca — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 10:01:34 +0000

By: The Return of the History Wars « Thomas Peace

The Return of the History Wars « Thomas Peace — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 22:05:39 +0000

[...] 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

The Return of the History Wars | ActiveHistory.ca — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 10:02:15 +0000

By: A Novel Approach to Connecting Young Canadians with the Past: Leaders and Legacies Series | ActiveHistory.ca

Wed, 06 Apr 2011 09:02:22 +0000

[...] 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

Greg Marquis — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 16:44:37 +0000

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

Brian Busby — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:16:09 +0000

A very good summary. If I may, I'd like to point out Daniel Francis' brief, but worthwhile, comments from our westernmost province.