The guide was issued by the Government of Canada in 2011. Recognizing Discover Canada’s flaws, the government set out in 2016 to remove certain offensive elements, including the portrayal of immigrants’ “barbaric cultural practices” and the glorification of military exploits.
One of us is Algonquin (Timiskaming First Nation) another is a woman of African ancestry, born in “Canada,” surviving transatlantic enslavement two are new-ish Canadians (white European heritage, from the United States and South Africa) another is a permanent resident from the U.S. Our perspective on these issues is borne of our shared concerns yet differing relationships to “Canadian” nationality. We write as women faculty members at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto. Disgracefully, the document whitewashes colonialism, conceals genocide, minimizes systemic racism and its inhumane consequences, and portrays these as remnants of the past even as the guide itself engages in racist discourse. Issued in 2011, the guide aims to teach prospective citizens about Canada’s history, geography, culture, and political and justice systems. This includes through its misleading self-portrayal in Discover Canada, the official study guide for the test taken by Canadian citizenship applicants. The Conversation UK receives funding from these organisationsĪt this crucial time of confronting systemic anti-Black and anti-Indigenous racism, the Canadian government must take responsibility for its enduring role in propagating racism. University of Toronto provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA-FR. University of Toronto provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation CA. Timothy does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment. She is affiliated with the Global Health Law Consortium. She has received funding from CIHR, IDRC and the European Commission. Lisa Forman receives funding from the Canada Research Chair program.
She is affiliated with Eagle Spirits of the Great Waters (Mississauga, Ontario) and Community-Campus Partnerships for Health (CCPH) in the United States. She is affiliated with the People's Health Movement.Īmaya Perez-Brumer receives funding from SSHRC and NIH.Īngela Mashford-Pringle receives funding from CIHR, SSHRC, eCampus Ontario, Public Health Agency of Canada - CPHO. She has received funding from SSHRC, CIHR, NIH, and the Canada Research Chairs Program.
Professor of Critical Development Studies & Social and Behavioural Health Sciences, University of TorontoĪssistant Professor, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of TorontoĪssistant Professor/Associate Director, Waakebiness-Bryce Institute for Indigenous Health, University of TorontoĪssociate Professor, Canada Research Chair in Human Rights and Global Health Equity, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of TorontoĪssistant Professor, Teaching Stream, Social and Behavioural Health Science, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of TorontoĪnne-Emanuelle Birn currently receives funding from AMS Healthcare.
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