CDN267H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Civic Nationalism, Ethnic Nationalism, English Canada
Document Summary
English canadians underwent their own qr in the second half of the. Moved from imagining canada as british domain to a country with its own distinctive identity. Shift from ethnic nationalist to civic nationalist vision (with an emphasis on common values to unite the country). Like in qc, the state largely drove national identity shift in english. Government actions, reforms, and policies helped construct new conceptions of the nation: stress on education (educating canadians through celebrating dominion day). Not completely worked out by 1990s (or today), but successful enough to resonate with many canadians: english canada and britain up to 1945: English-speaking canadians largely identified the nation with great. This imperial connection formed core of national identity during this period. Most subjects in the curriculum particularly history, sought and expected to reinforce the british connection. Student were expected to learn about the ideology of imperialism that led to canada"s progress but also to britain success in the world.
