A People's Citizenship Guide: A Response to Conservative Canada (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781894037563)

In 2009, Stephen Harper's Conservative government changed the contents of the official citizenship guide that is given to all recent immigrants. The new version contained a lot more military history and plenty of information about the monarchy, but little about public programs such as medicare or education, or our rich history of social justice movements. Ignoring the work and democratic struggles of generations of newcomers, it presumes that new immigrants need to be taught how to "take responsibility" for their families. In short, the official guide outlines an exceptionally narrow, conservative view of Canadian politics and society. In People's Citizenship Guide, a group of progressive scholars offer an alternative citizenship guide: a lively, political, humane--and more honest--alternative to Stephen Harper's version of the story.

Author: Esyllt Jones
ISBN-10: 1894037561
ISBN-13: 9781894037563
Publisher: Arp Books
Language: English
Published: 05/01/2012
Pages: 80
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 9.70h x 6.80w x 0.30d