ISS 336 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: English Canada, Social Progress, Allan Gregg
30 Oct 2016
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Reading guide: canada: from bilingualism to multiculturalism by hugh forbes. This article was written in 1993 before the last referendum and many other changes we have already considered. Even though it is dated, it provides a window on how the world looked to a political scientist from toronto on the eve of the 1995 referendum. It is a different perspective from that of burnet and abu-laban who we will read next. The golden age of ethnic accommodation in canada lasted a little over a century, from the 1840s to the 1950s. The most important division during this period was the division between english and french. What were the two recommendations made by lord durham in his report on the. His report advocated responsible government (i. e. , local democratic self-government within a quasi-federal imperial structure) and assimilation (i. e. , the absorption of the french population within a commercial society of a modern english or american character).
