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A Collection Of Posts Describing In Detail The Stephen Harper Conservative Government's Magnificent New Citizenship Guide; Quotes Of Canadian Federal Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Hon. Jason Kenney.

Among the tens of thousands of people from six continents who visit my Blog there must be a significant number who may show an interest in becoming Canadian citizens now or in the future. Consequently I am showcasing on my Blog the Stephen Harper Conservative Government's magnificent new Citizenship Guide for prospective Canadian citizens unveiled on November 12th 2009, the day after Rememberance Day. When I read the online version of this booklet I came away feeling a deep sense of awe and admiration for the country I have lived in for the past 36 years, 5 as a landed immigrant and 31 as a citizen. Indeed this booklet should not just be required reading for prospective Canadians but also for established Canadian citizens of all ages. It's always refreshing to remind ourselves about our secular democracy-its evolution, history, system of government, regions, rights and responsibilities, justice system, economy, symbols, achievements and much, much more. The text of the booklet has been carefully researched and well written and the many photographs wisely chosen. While I have reproduced all the text from the Guide in the following Blogposts one cannot fully appreciate the material without also looking at the photographs and their captions. For that reason each Blogpost has two links to the original page on the Citizenship And Immigration Canada(CIC) website, one at the beginning and one at the end of the post.

On another forum I made the following comment to commemorate Rememberance Day on November 11th 2009: Canada is a stable secular democratic state with a solid, longstanding and admirable history. It is not a disparate bunch of autonomous multicultural fiefdoms as some political parties would have you beleive. Canada is the Magna Carta(1215), War of 1812, British North America Act(1867), Boer War(1899-1902), Vimy Ridge, Ypres and Paschendale(1914-1918), Dieppe, Monte Cassino, D-Day, Juno Beach, Belgium and Holland(1939-1945), Korean War(1950-1953), Cold War(1917-1989), Vietnam War(1960's) and Afghanistan(post 2001).


THE STEPHEN HARPER Government's New Citizenship Study Guide To Help Newcomers And Canadians Better Understand Canada; Quotes Of Hon. Jason Kenney
http://gonashgo.blogspot.com/2009/11/510the-stephen-harper-governments-new.html
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/media/releases/2009/2009-11-12.asp

OVERVIEW, The Harper Government's Citizenship Guide:Discover Canada,The Rights and Responsibilities of Citizenship;Quotes of Minister Jason Kenney
http://gonashgo.blogspot.com/2009/11/511overview-harper-governments.html
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/publications/discover/index.asp

SECTION 1: THE OATH OF CITIZENSHIP/LE SERMENT DE CITOYENNETE; The Stephen Harper Government's Citizenship Guide; Quotes of Minister Jason Kenney
http://gonashgo.blogspot.com/2009/11/512section-1-oath-of-citizenshiple.html
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/publications/discover/section-01.asp

SECTION 2: MESSAGE TO OUR READERS; The Stephen Harper Government's Citizenship Guide; Quotes Of Minister Jason Kenney
http://gonashgo.blogspot.com/2009/11/513section-2-message-to-our-readers.html
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/publications/discover/section-02.asp

SECTION 3: APPLYING FOR CITIZENSHIP; The Stephen Harper Government's Citizenship Guide; Quotes Of Minister Jason Kenney
http://gonashgo.blogspot.com/2009/11/514section-3-applying-for-citizenship.html
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/publications/discover/section-03.asp

SECTION 4: RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF CITIZENSHIP; The Stephen Harper Government's Citizenship Guide; Quotes Of Minister Jason Kenney
http://gonashgo.blogspot.com/2009/11/515section-4-rights-and.html
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/publications/discover/section-04.asp

SECTION 5: WHO WE ARE; The Stephen Harper Government's Citizenship Guide; Quotes Of Minister Jason Kenney
http://gonashgo.blogspot.com/2009/11/516section-5-who-we-are-stephen-harper.html
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/publications/discover/section-05.asp

SECTION 6: CANADA'S HISTORY; The Stephen Harper Government's Citizenship Guide; Quotes Of Minister Jason Kenney
http://gonashgo.blogspot.com/2009/11/517section-6-canadas-history-stephen.html
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/publications/discover/section-06.asp

SECTION 7: MODERN CANADA; The Stephen Harper Government's Citizenship Guide; Quotes Of Minister Jason Kenney
http://gonashgo.blogspot.com/2009/11/518section-7-modern-canada-stephen.html
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/publications/discover/section-07.asp

SECTION 8: HOW CANADIANS GOVERN THEMSELVES; The Stephen Harper Government's Citizenship Guide; Quotes of Minister Jason Kenney
http://gonashgo.blogspot.com/2009/11/519section-8-how-canadians-govern.html
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/publications/discover/section-08.asp

SECTION 9: FEDERAL ELECTIONS; The Stephen Harper Government's Citizenship Guide; Quotes Of Minister Jason Kenney
http://gonashgo.blogspot.com/2009/11/520section-9-federal-elections-stephen.html
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/publications/discover/section-09.asp

SECTION 10: THE JUSTICE SYSTEM; The Stephen Harper Government's Citizenship Guide; Quotes Of Minister Jason Kenney
http://gonashgo.blogspot.com/2009/11/521section-10-justice-system-stephen.html
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/publications/discover/section-10.asp

SECTION 11: CANADIAN SYMBOLS; The Stephen Harper Government's Citizenship Guide; Quotes Of Minister Jason Kenney
http://gonashgo.blogspot.com/2009/11/522section-11-canadian-symbols-stephen.html
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/publications/discover/section-11.asp

SECTION 12: CANADA'S ECONOMY; The Stephen Harper Government's Citizenship Guide; Quotes Of Minister Jason Kenney
http://gonashgo.blogspot.com/2009/11/522section-12-canadas-economy-stephen.html
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/publications/discover/section-12.asp

SECTION 13: CANADA'S REGIONS; The Stephen Harper Government's Citizenship Guide; Quotes Of Minister Jason Kenney
http://gonashgo.blogspot.com/2009/11/523section-13-canadas-regions-stephen.html
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/publications/discover/section-13.asp

SECTION 14: FOR MORE INFORMATION; The Stephen Harper Government's Citizenship Guide; Quotes Of Minister Jason Kenney
http://gonashgo.blogspot.com/2009/11/524section-14-for-more-information.html
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/publications/discover/section-14.asp

SECTION 15: ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND PHOTO CREDITS; The Stephen Harper Government's Citizenship Guide; Quotes Of Minister Jason Kenney
http://gonashgo.blogspot.com/2009/11/525section-15-acknowledgements-and.html
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/publications/discover/section-15.asp


Quotes Of Canadian Minister Of Citizenship, Immigration And Multiculturalism Hon. Jason Kenney(2009):

1)When you become a citizen, you're not just getting a travel document into Hotel Canada.
2)I think it's scandalous that someone could become a Canadian not knowing what the poppy represents, or never having heard of Vimy Ridge, Passchendaele, Dieppe or Juno Beach.
3)We mention freedom of conscience and freedom of religion as important rights but we also make it very clear that our laws prohibit barbaric cultural practices, they will not be tolerated, whether or not someone claims that such practices are protected by reference to religion.
4)I think we need to reclaim a deeper sense of citizenship, a sense of shared obligations to one another, to our past, as well as to the future, a kind of civic nationalism where people understand the institutions, values and symbols that are rooted in our history.

Easy Nash