ARCHIVED – Backgrounder — Substantial Changes to the Citizenship Study Guide: How Discover Canada Differs from A Look at Canada
Readers will find information on many important topics in Discover Canada, including responsible government, Remembrance Day, the Québécois nation and the Quiet Revolution, gender equality, the impact of residential schools on Aboriginal people, and our role in world wars and other historical conflicts. The guide also features expanded sections on Canadian heroes, sports, diversity and artists.
A partial comparison indicating some of the differences between Discover Canada and the previous guide, A Look at Canada, is included in the following table.
| A Look at Canada (1995) | Discover Canada (2011) | |
|---|---|---|
| Confederation | Two paragraphs and a table, page 12 | Half a page, page 18 |
| Responsible government | No mention | 3 paragraphs, page 18 |
| The First World War | No mention | Featured section, page 21 |
| Women’s voting rights | No mention | Featured section, page 21; photograph of Agnes Macphail, the first woman MP |
| Remembrance Day | No mention | Featured sidebar, page 22 |
| Second World War | No mention | Featured section, page 23 |
| The Québécois nation and the Quiet Revolution | No mention | Featured on pages 11, 12, 25; photograph of Québec City Hall on page 35; the fleur-de-lys on page 38 |
| Equality of women and men | No mention | Featured sidebar, page 9, and photograph of Agnes Macphail, the first woman MP |
| Gay and lesbian equality rights | No mention | A paragraph on page 13, including civil marriage. Photograph of athlete and activist for gay and lesbian Canadians, Mark Tewksbury |
| Canadian sports | No mention | Featured sports heroes, page 26; Canadian football feature, page 26; popular sports and Stanley Cup, page 39; 2010 Winter Olympics men’s hockey team |
| Canadian heroes | No mention | Terry Fox, Rick Hansen and others, page 26; Sir Frederick Banting and other scientists, page 27; Victoria Cross winners, page 41; Sir Arthur Currie, page 21; Louis Riel, Sam Steele, page 19; heroine Laura Secord, page 17 |
| Aboriginal peoples | Two pages | Featured on pages 10, 11, 14, 19, 33, 51 |
| Residential schools | No mention | Page 10 |
| Acadians | One sentence on Acadians, page 18 | Full paragraph on history, page 11 Mentioned in New Brunswick section, page 47 |
| Canadian democracy | No mention | Featured sidebars, pages 12 and 16 |
| Slavery and abolition | No mention | Featured caption, page 13; featured section, page 16 |
| War of 1812 | No mention | Featured section, page 17 |
| 1837–38 rebellions | No mention | Featured section, page 17 |
| Louis Riel | No mention | Featured section, page 19 |
| Chinese railroad workers | One sentence, page 25 | Featured, page 20 |
| Canadian diversity | Mention, pages 3 and 8 | Featured graphically and in text, pages 3, 11, 12, 25, 27, 47 |
| Canadian artists | No mention | Bill Reid, page 10; Jean-Paul Riopelle, page 25; Group of Seven, page 25; Denys Arcand and others, page 25 |
| Canadian Rangers | No mention | Featured, page 51 |
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