
People's Citizenship Guide
A Response to Conservative Canada
Arbeiter Ring Publishing,U.S.
Published on 1. May 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
80 pages
978-1-894037-56-3 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 173 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight
227 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-894037-56-3 (9781894037563)
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