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As manifestos go, Rudyard Griffiths’ new book isn’t quite as bold as history’s more famous examples. Who We Are offers a few ideas for reforming Canadian citizenship, which Griffiths believes will serve to strengthen Canada’s weakened social bonds and better prepare it for the main challenges of the future – climate change, immigration, and the socioeconomic stresses of Canada’s aging population. Griffiths is shrewd enough to admit that citizenship may seem like a “dubious rallying point.” But he doesn’t do enough to dissuade potentially unconvinced readers from that notion. He proposes a series of reforms to the institutions of citizenship – including mandatory voting, mandatory national civic service for young people, and a national civics exam – that are already employed in a number of other jurisdictions. None of these suggestions are especially objectionable, or particularly helpful. The most significant problem with Griffiths’ argument is that it appears to be based on little more than a longstanding hunch. More than a decade ago, he co-founded the Dominion Institute, a group “dedicated to creating active and informed citizens through greater knowledge and appreciation of the Canadian story.” You may know them best for their annual polls, which get attention from the press – usually right before Canada Day – for illustrating how little Canadians know about their history. (My favourite, included in the book, is that fewer than half of Canadians between the age of 18 and 24 “could name John A. Macdonald as our first prime minister.”) The problem with using measures of political and civic knowledge like the surveys commissioned by the Dominion Institute and repeatedly cited in Who We Are is that, in isolation, they are meaningless. Of course, on the surface, it seems like it would be a good thing if a greater percentage of young people knew more about our history. But Griffiths offers no firm evidence that there is any causal link between Canada’s seemingly low levels of civic engagement and the public’s knowledge of its national institutions, symbols, and traditions. As a result, it is unlikely that Griffiths’ manifesto will serve as a rallying point for anything.


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A passionate call for Canadians to take stock and reengage with our country and its values before we falter as a nation.

Canadians have come to embrace their country as a “postmodern state”—a nation that downplays its history and makes few demands on its citizens, allowing them to find their allegiances where they may—in their region, their ethnic heritage or the language they speak. The notion of a national identity, with shared responsibilities and a common purpose, is considered out of date, even a disadvantage in a borderless world of transnational economies, resurgent regions and global immigration.

In this timely and provocative book, Rudyard Griffiths argues that this vision of Canada is an intellectual and practical dead end. Without a strong national identity and robust civic values, the country will be hard pressed to meet the daunting challenges that lie ahead: the social costs of an aging population, the unavoidable effects of global warming and the fallout of a dysfunctional immigration system.

What’s needed is a rediscovery of the founding principles that made Canada the nation it is today, core values that can form a civic creed for our own times. In a passionate call to revitalize our shared citizenship, Griffiths reminds us of who we are, what we’ve accomplished and why a loyalty beyond the local and personal is essential for our nation’s survival.

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5.0étoiles sur 5 A book that should be a manditory read for ALL Canadians, Avril 17 2009
This book brings to light what some are saying behind closed doors. There is nothing this author has said that I do not agree with. This book should be a MUST read for EVERY Canadian or persons who WANT to become Canadian. We have become so polite to the point of door-mat. It is time that people are reminded that this country although young, is still a Country with their traditions/Canadianisms-That should be respected and embrassed without question above all that has been left behind for what ever reason. Celebrate all that you are behind closed doors; but, when you step out-you step out as a Canadian and nothing else.
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5.0étoiles sur 5 A must read, Avril 1 2009
Who We Are is an intelligent, provocative book that poses essential questions about the future strength of our country and whether or not we will be able to meet the challenges ahead. Griffiths makes the case for active and informed citizenship, drawing on examples from our past that galvanize us to believe that a better, stronger Canada is possible today and in the future. It's well written and informed, and a great read. The Walrus called it an essential book and said it is "the starting point of a conversation that we can only ignore at our peril."

Read it and tell your friends to read it.
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