Ottawa has left the outdated 2009 Discover Canada booklet in place, pushing the work of teaching reconciliation to newcomers onto underfunded community educators.
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Le Canada a passé le dernier siècle à défendre les démocraties européennes. Aujourd’hui, il leur demande de lui rendre la pareille.
Canada has spent the last century defending European democracies. Now it’s asking them to return the favour.
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What happens to democracy when the independent people capable of resisting abuses of power are replaced by systems designed to make those abuses easier?
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Associate Professor & Global Challenge Lead, Urban Transformations Research Centre, Western Sydney University; University of British Columbia
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Clinical Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia
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Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, University of British Columbia
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PhD Candidate in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of British Columbia
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PhD Candidate, Department of Forest Resources Management, University of British Columbia
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Associate Professor, Social Studies and History Education, Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy, Faculty of Education, University of British Columbia
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Research Associate, Centre for Migration Studies, University of British Columbia
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PhD Candidate in Resources, Environment and Sustainability / Research Assistant, University of British Columbia
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Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of British Columbia
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Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Family Practice, University of British Columbia
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Liber Ero Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries, University of British Columbia
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Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology and School of Public Policy & Global Affairs; Ivan Head South-North IDRC Chair, University of British Columbia
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Professor, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia
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Lecturer, Political Science, University of British Columbia
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Professor and Director, Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries, University of British Columbia