Canada and the World Backgrounder

A bimonthly magazine that provides background information on current events. Written specifically for high school students, as well as teachers and librarians. Individual issues are devoted to one political or social issue, which is considered both as an
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Uh oh! "... this House recognizes that the Quebecois form a nation within a united Canada.".(CITIZENSHIP--INTRODUCTION)
Dec 01, 2006
What a strange country.(CITIZENSHIP--INTRODUCTION)(Canadian)(Brief article)
Dec 01, 2006
Group identity: unless you are born in Canada, becoming a Canadian citizen is a long and involved process.(CITIZENSHIP--TYPES)
Dec 01, 2006
Best of both worlds: Canada allows its immigrants to have dual citizenship; they can be Canadian citizens and still retain the citizenship of the country from which they came.(CITIZENSHIP--DUAL)
Dec 01, 2006
Citizenship light: Canadians seem less than enthusiastic about discharging their civic responsibilities but they sure like those rights.(CITIZENSHIP--RESPONSIBILITIES AND RIGHTS)
Dec 01, 2006
Through the back door: Canada is such a wonderful country in which to live that many people, from all over the world, sometimes take enormous risks to get here. Many come here illegally to work and contribute to society in every way. When they are found to be here illegally their removal from Canada is usually heart-breaking.(CITIZENSHIP--ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS)
Dec 01, 2006
An identity of many: it was in the 1960s that the Canadian government started to rethink its notion of assimilating immigrants.(CITIZENSHIP--MULTICULTURALISM)
Dec 01, 2006
Underclass: even in countries that traditionally have welcomed immigrants, newcomers often are underprivileged and live isolated lives of hardship.(CITIZEN--BARRIERS)
Dec 01, 2006
Harmless custom or threat? A lot has been made of Muslim women covering their faces with garments. Some think the custom should be banned in Western socities because they believe it hampers integration.(CITIZENSHIP--VEIL)
Dec 01, 2006
Quote ... unquote.
Dec 01, 2006

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