POL214Y1 : 2nd Semester Complete Chapter Summaries
23 Mar 2012
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* our tie to great britain remained very strong until middle of the century and saw canada as more. British than american in its institutions, values and heritage. * but this question has become less plausible over last couple of decades. * many still believe that canadian values are less individualistic and less hostile to government than the. * however, as the bonds joining canada to u. s economically and culturally have multiplied and deepened, we are still obsessed with, what it takes to be canadian. * this obsession however is not prominent in french- speaking canada, namely quebec. * they are dominantly insulated from american cultural influences by language and for much of their history by the strongly catholic character of their society, french canadians have been less likely than. English canadians to define themselves with the u. s. * this is the basis of french canadian nationalism. * ideas assume various forms in political life.
