Lesson

RESOURCES

Read and refer to Chapter Thirteen as your resource for completing this lesson's assignment.

LESSON 

“Canadians, like their historians, have spent too much time remembering conflicts, crises, and failures. They forgot the great, quiet continuity of life in a vast and generous land. A cautious people learns from its past; a sensible people can face its future. Canadians, on the whole, are both.”

– Desmond Morton

Desmond Morton, A Short History of Canada, (Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 2006).  Reproduced by permission of the author.

Examine the following videos and consider how they reflect evolving visions of Canada.

Responsible Government


Confederation, the Creation of Canada


History of Racism in Canada


What do these videos have to do with the lesson’s topic?  What are some future visions of Canada?