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    A lot of things and people pitch in to the Canadian identity. I think Canadian immigrants have contributed to the Canadian identity because they made Canada have different people besides Canadians. This also shows that Canada welcomes any culture and anyone from any country to Canada because they are open to anyone. By Immigrants coming to Canada, It made Canada be different, and a better country. If Canada did not let these immigrants into our country, it shows that Canada is not a welcoming country

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    multicultural, inclusive and have the tendency to say sorry a lot that it has become an important part of Canada’s identity in order to function. There can be cultural essentialist beliefs of nationality, religion and political positions to explain the fundamental difference between identities, for instance, the United States and Canada. In How I Met Your Mother they create a distinct Canadian space in the series that is filmed in the United States that serves for their narrative and

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    HIST 803 Week Three Reading Reflections Two thing stood out to me in this week's readings, although they are closely intertwined: the concepts of Canadian nationalism and Canadian national identity. These concepts changed greatly between the three Canadian Prime Ministers tenures, St. Laurent, Diefenbaker, and Pearson, respectively and how these concepts have continued to change up to the present day. I have noticed that the majority of this week's readings tend to overlook St. Laurent's, and

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    From 1962, Canadian figure skating is a popular sport for Canadians. Media represent men to be quite strong, manly, athletic, and aggressive, whereas women to quiet calm, delicate, and soft. Mass media has been together with other sports channels represent the top players like Browning, Elvis, and more in figure skating. Media main focus is to present or promote the heterosexual identity in figure skating sports. Men’s dominate the sports because of the hegemonic culture in our society. Late back

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    Analysis of Jocelyn Letourneau’s “Reconstructing a Canadian Identity” 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

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    As it is considered that Canada’s officials policy of multiculturalism inspires a diversity of religions as part of the diversity of cultures. The multiculturalism Act 1988 proclaims that “Multiculturalism is an essential symbol of the Canadian heritage and identity.” The government and the public school system always give effort to promote the sense of multiculturalism. The ideals of the multiculturalism are helping the minorities to breathe their faiths and beliefs through practices. As it is widely

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    Political Identity can be referred to the collective aspect of the set of characteristics by which a political party of your choice is recognizable or known. Politics exists all around the world whether it involves the government, religion, debates, events, or individuals in general. It can be quite difficult to determine one’s Political Identity as this consists of various concepts. I am a follower of the Liberal Party of Ontario which is aligned with the Canadian Liberal Party. The following essay

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    To what extent does the globalization of popular culture affect Canadian identity in positive ways? In today’s contemporary society, the globalization of popular culture can be seen around the globe. McDonalds, originating from the United States, is now a cultural icon, and K-pop, derived from Korea, is enjoyed by people from all over the world. As a result, a large number of people end up experiencing the same popular culture. On one hand, it can be argued that the globalization of popular culture

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    The AFL Canadian: Labor, National Identity, and Transnational Discourse 1936-1955 “The American Federation of Labor is an American organization,” declared William Green, president of the AFL, in his 1947 keynote speech, “It believe[d] in American, the fundamental law of the United States, the Constitution, freedom, liberty and democracy. We will have nothing to do with Communism in any shape, or form ... This sixty-sixth convention will redeclare its opposition to Communism and to Communist

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    In this situation the question of an authentic Canadian voice has troubled many Canadian writers. At the same time the regional consciousness in Canada began to give rise to a national consciousness which further broadened into an international or universal consciousness. This awakened conscience led to the writers showing a preoccupation with quest themes, search for identity and self definition which turned out to be search for inner space. This phenomenon appears in the fiction of Margaret Atwood

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