What makes a Canadian Canadian? This question was hard to answer having lived here for only a year. In fact, I knew nothing about Canadian history before taking this class, and I don’t watch Hockey. So my initial thought about Canadian was that they don’t have distinct identity that binds them together. In a multicultural society that doesn’t assimilate but integrates other cultures, it was difficult to find a single thing that defines Canadian identity. Now, almost having finished this class, I think Canadian identity is a thing. Pearson’s diplomacy and peacekeeping, the cradle to grave social welfare system, Charter of Right and Freedom, multiculturulism that embraces our differences, they all lead to one value, mutual understanding To
