Today (Day 2!):
1.
Should a Government protect, create or control
National Identity?
2. Does the Canadian Government control Canadian
Identity?
3. Changing Identity: Looking at the big changes to
Canada and its identity in the last 100 years.
But first, as promised:
Another pair/share!
 Turn to your partner,
 ...use your best English,
 ...and answer the following question:
Should a Government try to control Identity?
Or...
Should your Government tell you who you are?
Remember, be prepared to share your answers with the class!
Canada’s Answer: YES
 The Canadian Government has done many things to try to protect
Canadian Identity, especially from American Cultural Industries.
 Reading: Canadian Government and Canadian Cultural Industries
 When reading aloud with your partner:
 Pause: After every paragraph or section.
 Define: Any vocabulary you don’t know.
 Discuss: Discuss what you just read with your partner. What does it
mean? Why is it important?
Finished? Read ahead or work on your written assignment.
Any Questions?
If not...I have a few for you!
 What part of the
Government would
support (help) this artist?
 Note: this successful band
doesn’t get help from the
Government anymore!
Gord Downie, of “The Tragically Hip”
Would Bill Reid, a
Haida carver, be
supported by the
same part of the
Government? Why
or why not?
Bill Reid and his masterpiece, “The Raven
and the First Men.”
 More than a few Canadians
watch this program regularly
on TV.
 What Government Channel
produces and shows this
program?
 How do you know?
The CBC Logo
 What is this the symbol for?
 What does it do?
 What doesn’t it do?
 Imagine you are a Canadian and want this part of the
Government to support you.
 With your partner, quickly make a list of all the different
things you might do!
What part of the
Canadian Government
would these people
ask for support?
Is this a cultural product?
 Discuss this with your
partner.
 Explain why or why not!
Could either of these people own a
Canadian newspaper?
 Why or why not?
 If one of them
attempted to buy a
newspaper, who would
decide if the sale was
ok?
Next: The Growth of Canadian Identity
 Reading:
Canadian National Identity: Important changes in the last 100 years
 When reading aloud with your partner:
 Pause: After every paragraph or section.
 Define: Any vocabulary you don’t know.
 Discuss: Discuss what you just read with your partner. What
does it mean? Why is it important?
Finished? Complete the list at the end of the reading. Be
prepared to share!
Finished that? Work on your written assignment.
The most important changes:
Write these down, if you don’t already have them!
Canada becomes...
 ...independent of Britain.
 ...a developed and wealthy nation.
 ...a country that has advanced technology.
 ...a nation with many different ethnicities.
 ...a country that believes in Human Rights and
Freedoms.
Important Symbols
Of Canadian National Identity
 Every country has symbols that are important to it;
Canada is no different.
 These symbols are often (but not always) sources of
national pride.
 By showing you a few, and discussing what they
represent, you will learn a little bit more about
Canadian Identity.
The Union Jack (the flag of the Great Britain) was
Canada’s flag until Confederation in 1867.
The Red Ensign was Canada’s flag until 1965.
The Maple Leaf became Canada’s flag in 1965.
Flags:
With your partner, discuss:
1. How are these flag different?
2. What do these differences tell us about Canada?
National Anthem
What two languages do you see here?
This is an example of official Bilingualism.
Technology:
also connected to Pride
Who is this?
Is it important for a country to have heroes?
Does your country have national heroes?
Note: Heroes are people who usually represent
the very best of a nation.
Terry Fox:
 Lost his leg to Cancer at age 18
 Died attempting his “Marathon of Hope” (he ran 5000
Km before the Cancer spread to his lungs)
 $550 Million Canadian Dollars has been raised by his
Foundation to fight Cancer
Peacekeeping
 A Canadian Idea (Second Term!).
 Connected to what Canadians
believe their country does
internationally.
 Of 60 UN Peacekeeping Missions,
Canada has been a part of 52!
Source: 2006 http://www.unac.org/peacekeeping/en/un-peacekeeping/fact-sheets/
Has this
changed?
 Canada just finished fighting as part of the Afghanistan War.
 http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2011/07/07/kandahar-final-handover.html
 Some Canadians think this is a necessary and just war, others
believe Canada should only work as a peacekeeper.
 After 9 years of fighting, could this part of Canadian Identity
been changed?
Hockey!
(and other sports)
The 2010 Winter Olympics, men’s
and women’s Hockey Teams, with
their gold medals!
 Sports (and winning those
sports!) are often very
important to the identity
and pride of a country.
 Canada has hockey,
lacrosse and (true story)
invented basketball
(although we aren’t
necessarily good at it)