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Old Sep 16th 2016, 3:09 pm
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The interesting concept of "Canadian Values" has been a hot topic in the past few months. Can these be described unambiguously without being political and if so are these values consistently adhered to.
Is an independent judiciary and executive, and a democratically elected government no longer a practical illustration of Canadian values?
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The interesting concept of "Canadian Values" has been a hot topic in the past few months. Can these be described unambiguously without being political and if so are these values consistently adhered to.
Is an independent judiciary and executive, and a democratically elected government no longer a practical illustration of Canadian values?
If Rob Ford and Mike Holmes and Don Cheery agree with something then you can be rest assured it represents a 'Canadian' value. Sorry, couldn't resist those 3 seem like the barometers of what is 'canadian' in its values.
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If Rob Ford and Mike Holmes and Don Cheery agree with something then you can be rest assured it represents a 'Canadian' value. Sorry, couldn't resist those 3 seem like the barometers of what is 'canadian' in its values.
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Canadian values, is simply 'multicultural integrated fence sitters'
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The interesting concept of "Canadian Values" has been a hot topic in the past few months.
It has? There was nothing about it on the BBC website.
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It has? There was nothing about it on the BBC website.
Quite frankly that's the only place I look at the news, if it hasn't happened there, it hasn't happened
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Smile a lot, be superficially pleasant but keep a stack of daggers to use behind people's backs. Oh and go on about how frigging wonderful Canada is but spend 40% of the year in another country.
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It's basically an immigration thing brought to light on CBC and City Panic 24 just don't beat ya wife, no genital mutilations and let women drive and learn to read and all will be good.
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It's basically an immigration thing brought to light on CBC and City Panic 24 just don't beat ya wife, no genital mutilations and let women drive and learn to read and all will be good.
The impression I have received these past 7-8 weeks is that it has become a huge matter. The Conservative party contenders ( Dr Leitch?, Clemente, the biker dude et al...Leitch has a cute lisp) have raised it as a crucial be all end all, this 'values' thing. CBC have had several hours covering it as have the papers and on the web. The esteemed BBC know
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There's many a time I have been thrown the phrase "you can tell a Brit but cant tell him anything" over the 30 years Ive been here by way of introduction. Being personally disposed to education, even correction, I would genuinely appreciate an unambiguous, even if vague, definition of Canadian values, backed up with concrete examples. Can anyone please help?
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Originally Posted by wheatsheaf
The impression I have received these past 7-8 weeks is that it has become a huge matter. The Conservative party contenders ( Dr Leitch?, Clemente, the biker dude et al...Leitch has a cute lisp) have raised it as a crucial be all end all, this 'values' thing. CBC have had several hours covering it as have the papers and on the web. The esteemed BBC know
better?

There's many a time I have been thrown the phrase "you can tell a Brit but cant tell him anything" over the 30 years Ive been here by way of introduction. Being personally disposed to education, even correction, I would genuinely appreciate an unambiguous, even if vague, definition of Canadian values, backed up with concrete examples. Can anyone please help?
Although not Canadian values in themselves several suggestions have been

Women have equal rights in Canada regardless of what you believe or your culture dictates.
We don't subscribe to Female Genital Mutilation
Follow Canadian laws
No forced marriages although Jessica Alba could force me to marry her
No polygamists
Respect for religious and sexual diversity
Must drink at least one Tim Hortons coffee per week
Q&A: Kellie Leitch on screening immigrants, niqabs and abortion
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Originally Posted by wheatsheaf
... Can anyone please help?
A good start is that Canadian values are not synonymous with Conservative Party values.
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Old Sep 17th 2016, 12:10 am
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Although not Canadian values in themselves several suggestions have been

Women have equal rights in Canada regardless of what you believe or your culture dictates.
We don't subscribe to Female Genital Mutilation
Follow Canadian laws
No forced marriages although Jessica Alba could force me to marry her
No polygamists
Respect for religious and sexual diversity
Must drink at least one Tim Hortons coffee per week
Q&A: Kellie Leitch on screening immigrants, niqabs and abortion
This and what I said, it's more western values as such
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If we're talking about generalized cultural values I'd say the main one would be a combination of delusion and insecurity. Secondly then copy everything the US does but halfheartedly and then pretend you haven't.
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Buy coffee at Tim Hortons

Visit Canadian Tire a few times a year

Believe the Tragically Hip are a good band

Those are the 3 pillars of being a "Canadian".
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Buy coffee at Tim Hortons

Visit Canadian Tire a few times a year

Believe the Tragically Hip are a good band

Those are the 3 pillars of being a "Canadian".
I'm one third Canadian then.... Just forget the two THs IMO
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