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The new Canada: A paradox of citizenship and belonging

Belonging: The Paradox of Citizenship

by Adrienne Clarkson
(House of Anansi,
2014;
$19.95)

I suspect many of us share Adrienne Clarkson's vision of what Canada is and should be: a place where everyone can belong.

Her latest book Belonging: The Paradox of Citizenship, based on the 2014 Massey Lectures she delivered on CBC Radio, offers plenty of philosophical and evidentiary reasons for promoting the admirable concept of shared citizenship.

Yet, somehow, I also suspect that many of us couldn't help wonder whether this grand vision she describes so convincingly is fading away into a past we are already beginning to lament.

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Canada Border Services quota to strip refugees of status

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Permanent Resident Voting in Municipal Elections - Open Dialogue event

Thursday, January 16, 2014 - 9:30am - 12:00pm

Location

519 Church Street Community Centre
519 Church Street
Toronto, ON
Canada
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What are the next steps in facilitating civic participation of newcomers? What are the barriers and how do we address them?

Open Dialogue Event - Thursday, January 16, 2014

Time: 9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
(Registration starts at 9:00 a.m.)

Location: The 519 Church Street Community Centre, 2nd Floor Auditorium

Supporting Civic Engagement and Community Capacity is one of the four pillars of the Toronto Newcomer Strategy, endorsed by Toronto City Council in 2013. The City Council also made a request to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing to “amend the necessary legislation to allow permanent residents the right to vote in municipal elections.”

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