Canada Identity Analysis

Canada as a nation has been striving to characterize itself as more ?Canadian? for decades. This has included numerous struggles and events such as protests, bans, and the creation of the Massey Commission, to encourage national development in the arts, and support major companies like the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) and National Film Board (NFB). However, this has not been an easy task for the Canadian government, as major influences from below the border (the United States) have been captivating the Canadian audiences by large. American media has had a momentous revolutionizing effect on Canada, even through efforts made to define Canada with its own cultural identity.

World War 2 was a war like no other. It was a great war that chnged the world and killed many people. This war changed the way the war looked at Canada, and the way Canada looked at itself. World War 1 grew Canada’s independence but world war 2 shaped Canada’s independence and gave Canada a new look. World War 2 was a completely different war, this war allowed people to fight for their country, and not great britain, showing a new side to Canada.

Canada’s identity comes in many shapes and forms. Multiculturalism has been adopted and is at the forefront of Canadian identity. Following the Second World War, Canada’s multiculturalism policies became more acceptable and even successful in, not only accepting, but inviting multiple ethnic cultures in. In contrast to other countries, multiculturalism adaptation works for the Canadian culture. Canadian policies on multiculturalism have shifted over the past few decades; policies are now implemented for integration, not discrimination.

Jocelyn Letourneau’s is a history professor that wrote the essay “Reconstructing the Canadian Identity”. The author argues that if one compares the Harper government's idea of conservatism against Trudeau’s idea of multiculturalism, the reader can infer that multiculturalism is failing and Canada should go back to its monarch roots. By bringing back symbols of monarchy, a new Canadian perspective would form. Letourneau’s essay is structured in a very well and composed matter. His arguments and connections are structured in proper format where his whole essay can be linked and understood easily by the average individual. Although Letourneau’s essay is structured in a proper format, it is without its faults. The essay contains many fallacies that give his arguments a weak perspective on the topic. Also throughout his essay, the author appears to be taking a side within his argument. His bias viewpoint makes himself, and his work uncredible to the reader.

To say Canada played an important role in World War Two would be an understatement. Canada’s significance in the war will forever be remembered as one of the greatest, and the Battle of Hong Kong is a prime example of just that. The fact that Canada provided troops even with the optional not to, and the struggles the troops endured not only on the battlefield, but as prisoners of war, and the amount of physical and moral support the Canadian soldiers gave to the British soldiers in Hong Kong is proof that Canada was a major contributor in World War Two.

The Vietnam War was a historically significant moment for Canada which followed the First and Second World War. This was due to Canada’s large involvement in helping the South of Vietnam in their war efforts. Canada plays a large roll in this war costs and their manufacturing for war materials. One must first know how the war began before understanding how Canada contributed.

Canada’s Identity is always changing. Canada is 148 years old, and those 148 years Canada has had many different identities. If you ask someone what is Canada’s identity was, when Canada first form is going to be different from someone in 2000. To me, when I think of Canada I think of the Diversity in Canada, Canadian flag, and how we always say sorry.

The first strand is“Communities: Local, National and Global” and revolves around local, national and global influences that have shaped Canada's identity. This a constant thread that strings all the units in the text from 1914-1999. This is taught to form a foundation of the Canadian History so that students will be able to interpret concepts in

Canadian identity wasn’t always stereotypically related to polar bears, maple syrup and beavers. It began to shift into the identity the world associates Canada with today as the 20th century progressed. Canadian identity evolved through different means such as technology, peacekeeping, and immigration in the 20th century.

The war caused a great development in Canada's economy. Americanization played a big part in this as it increased the relationship between both countries (Slater 8). Foreign

Canadians contributed in many ways to help our country's great efforts in the First World War. Canadians had literally the whole country and made enormous demands on the Canadian people, whether they were involved in the actual fighting or remained on the home front to work in industry or farming to support the war effort. Canada grew tremendously through the war as a nation, individually and emotional. Canadian troops had to be strong and responsible as they were always running from one front to another and had to be strong so that the little thing don’t bother them so they don’t become emotionally unstable, then could end there life. Strength played a major role through the war as did courage and every Canadian troop had those two

During the time of the confederation in 1867, Canada was merely seen as one of the established colonies within the British empire and was hence subordinate to the British Parliament and its decisions, however it was gradually becoming more independent over a series of events that took place over the years. From 1914 to 2017, Canada has continuously gone though gradual political processes and developments untimely gaining its own identity and national pride. Canada has many positive events that shaped it identity and contributed to gaining independence from Britain after World War II, such as the making of the symbolic Canadian flag, the Order of Canada, and the Constitution Act of 1982.

War on the home front was not a shaped many Canadian negatively in WWI. The Wartime Elections Act had an effect on Canadians politically. The great influenza affected Canada socially. Lastly, propaganda and victory bonds caused Canada to fall economically. Canada’s home front during WWI had a negative impact on the Canadian people politically, socially and economically.

Canada has many factors that have made it the independent country it is today. One of the factors that makes Canada independent today is the 1920’s and 1930’s. During the 1920’s Canada has been able to deal with problems without Britain, making Canada more independent. An example is the “Halibut Treaty” : in 1923 Canada and the U.S signed a treaty covering the protection of the Pacific Halibut Fishery ( Baldwin, Quinlan, Mahoney, Reed, 51). This treaty was signed without the countersignature from the British Ambassador to the US ( Baldwin, Quinlan, Mahoney, Reed, 51). This was the first time Canada had negotiated and signed a treaty alone,without Britain getting involved ( Baldwin, Quinlan, Mahoney, Reed, 51). Another event showcasing Canada's

Canadian identity refers to the unique culture, characteristics and the condition of being Canadian, as well as the many symbols and expressions that set Canada and the citizens apart from other people and cultures of the world. There is an enormous amount of factors when it comes to Canada's identity and as time goes one it becomes stronger and stronger. As mentioned above, people have been immigrating to the nation for centuries, and with them they bring their cultures and traditions strengthening the multicultural aspects of Canadian identity. No nation has a set identity, every day the world is changing and with it so does the identity of the people. In an instant a nation could change its values and other aspects. For example, pre-American Revolution the identity that the United States had included how it was a colony of Great Britain, after the revolution is garnered a new identity as its own nation.