canadian identity

Question 1

what are the 3 themes of Canadian identity?

Answer 1

autonomous nation
just society
national reconciliation

Question 2

what is an autonomous nation?

Answer 2

developing into an independent country

Question 3

what is Canada’s part as an “autonomous nation”?

Answer 3

has grown up in the shadow of Great Britain and the US; struggles under social, political, economic forces by these two nations

Question 4

what is a just society?

Answer 4

acceptance of minority groups

Question 5

what is Canada’s part as a “just society”?

Answer 5

starting off as a “white settler nation” and developing slowly through multiculturalism towards a charter of rights and freedoms

Question 6

what is national reconciliation?

Answer 6

maintain a federal association between provinces

Question 7

what is Canada’s part as “national reconciliation”?

Answer 7

struggling to maintain a federal association between provinces with differing histories, cultures, languages, geography, religions, economies, politics, etc

Question 8

what was the 1908 Asian Exclusion Act?

Answer 8

in order for a boat to dock in Canada, it had to make a continuous journey from its origin