$15 & up
/person
You're in Ottawa. Go on. Geek out.
We examine the history of Canadian citizenship: what it is, what it does, and who holds it.
As we visit a list of monuments located at the heart of Canada’s capital city, we will explore various historical debates that have taken place between governments and different segments of society on the topic of citizenship. The tour highlights various players who have sought to define and control citizenship by both expanding and restricting access to it and by changing its very definition and character. In thinking about the uses, abuses, and meanings of Canadian citizenship in this way, participants will gain critical perspectives of the utility, control, and consequences of Canadian citizenship. We will try addressing the following questions (and some of the historical responses to them): Who should be a Canadian citizen and who should be allowed to decide this? What rights and responsibilities should Canadian citizenship entail? What does citizenship mean? Is it a right, privilege, or curse?
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We’ll talk broadly about what Citizenship means and connect it to the Canadian context.
Using the various statues on Parliament Hill, we’ll talk about the changing nature of Canadian citizenship throughout history.
We’ll talk about the Charter of Rights and Freedoms’ recent influence over debates around Canadian citizenship.
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