GGR202H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Invented Tradition, Cn Tower
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What do we mean when we talk about the geography of canada. 2 national discourses: about canadian value as a peacekeeper. What happens outside of canada: security inside of canada. Engaging in wars, nation making, border control. Canada has been doing more about encouraging good and defending the common good. There were soldiers who were beaten to death by a somalian. Also in domestic disasters: forest fires, floods, etc. Oka crisis: town of oka wanted to build golf course and condos on aboriginal land. Evolved from being big player in war to being peacekeepers. If we are engaging in peace, but we have soldiers then we are participating in war. We engage in war outside of our borders. To make peace, you also have to make war. If we are engaging in peace, engaging in war, we are doing it outside the country. Making connection between peacekeeping and war making.
