8.1.4 Values Guide Citizenship


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What values tend to guide your actions as a member of a group? The diagram shows several possibilities. As Canadians, we hold some shared values that tend to influence our behaviour as people in a nation and as a nation.

Canada is known around the world as a strong and free country. Canadians are proud of their unique identity. We have inherited the oldest continuous constitutional tradition in the world. We are the only constitutional monarchy in North America. Our institutions uphold a commitment to Peace, Order, and Good Government, a key phrase in Canada's original constitutional   document in 1867, the British North America Act. A belief in ordered liberty, enterprise, hard work, and fair play has enabled Canadians to build a prosperous society in a rugged environment from our Atlantic shores to the Pacific Ocean and to the Arctic Circle ... so much so that poets and songwriters have hailed Canada as the "Great Dominion". To understand what it means to be Canadian, it is important to know about our three founding peoples ...  Aboriginal, French, and British.

from Discover Canada:The Rights and Responsibilities of Citizenship; Citizenship and Immigration Canada




Read "Influences of Worldview and Ideology on Citizenship" on pages 446 to 450 of your text Perspectives on Ideology.

Another way to look at how your ideology and your citizenship are related is shown in this graphic:



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As you read, consider the following questions:
  • How does worldview influence people's actions as citizens?
  • What do you think are the characteristics of an ideal citizen?