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The Guelph Lecture Guelph Ontario On Being Canadian 4 Who’s a Canadian? One who lives legally in Canada, period. The Alchemy of Canada Canada is also the only country in the world to extend By Haroon Siddiqui constitutional rights to landed immigrants. They may take governments to court for violating their Charter rights. here are good reasons beyond simple patriotism to This remarkable legal framework—anchored in a cooperative, assert that Canada is the best nation in the world. not an adversarial approach—is drawn from the aboriginal concept As the only constitutionally multicultural state, of the inclusive circle, broadened to bring in more and more new T Canada—unlike, say, the United States—recognizes arrivals. group rights, dating back to the 1867 British North America Act, No wonder, then, that the level of immigrant integration is which codified three collectivities—the aboriginal peoples and the remarkable: 85 per cent of newcomers opt for Canadian citizenship, French and the English. The 1982 Charter of Rights broadened the the highest rate in the world, No anti-immigrant party concept to include all cultures—“this Charter shall be interpreted as is the proportion of foreign- can hope to win a national in a manner consistent with the preservation and enhancement of born elected to Parliament and or a provincial election or the multicultural heritage of Canadians.” The 1988 Multiculturalism provincial assemblies. There’s even be part of a coalition Act further elaborated: “Multiculturalism reflects the cultural and little xenophobia; when bigotry government, as has been the racial diversity of Canadian society and acknowledges the freedom makes its ugly appearance, it’s norm of late in Europe. of all members of Canadian society to preserve, enhance and share put down, democratically. No anti-immigrant party can hope to their cultural heritage.” No culture need be subordinated to the win a national or a provincial election or even be part of a coalition dominant culture. Newcomers need not assimilate, only integrate, government, as has been the norm of late in Europe. When the broadly defined as obeying the law, the common holy parchment Alberta-anchored Reform Party, formed in 1987, wanted to limit of the native-born and the foreign-born. Immigrants cannot import immigration only to Europeans, it failed to gain national traction any cultural or religious practice that runs afoul of the law—but and the party was dissolved 13 years later to merge with the The strong shall not dictate beyond that they need not Conservative Party, which, since forming the federal government to the weak on what is or is sacrifice any of their values to in 2006, has attracted a record number of immigrants. not acceptable behaviour suit majoritarian mores. The In Ontario, the highly-charged 2005–06 debate about the beyond what’s defined by strong shall not dictate to ostensible introduction of sharia law ended in a very Canadian the law. the weak on what is or is not way—the provincial government, forced to decide whether the acceptable behaviour beyond what’s defined by the law. The power 1991 Arbitration Act that allowed religious-based settlements in to define citizen conduct rests solely with the people’s parliaments— family and business matters to Christians and Jews would also federal, provincial and municipal. There is no hierarchy of citizens; apply to Muslims, opted to end all such arbitration altogether, the moment an immigrant takes the oath of citizenship, she is as rather than deny Muslims that right. Across Canada, post-9/11 equal as the judge who has sworn her in. Muslim-bashing and Islamophobia failed to rise above the populist
The Guelph Lecture On Being Canadian 6 7 January 9, 2015 level to permeate any government. In Quebec, the officially- the Indian diaspora from South and East Africa, Guyana, etc.); sanctioned bigotry of the Parti Quebecois government, under and by ethnicity and language. In Wynne’s own Toronto riding, the guise of the 2013 Charter of Quebec Values—directed mostly Don Valley West (40 per cent visible minorities), her sexual at Muslims, with Jews, Sikhs, Hindus and others becoming orientation was an issue only with some constituents. But she collateral damage—was terminated this year with the crushing has repeatedly won the riding handily (defeating Tory leader defeat of the government. John Tory in 2007). Some of her biggest supporters have been Even relatively newer The year 2014 also saw Muslims in the Thorncliffe Park area. This shows that even the arrivals adopt Charter values—many may hold Ontarians elect a majority relatively newer arrivals adopt Charter values—many may hold strong religious beliefs but government headed by strong religious beliefs but most of them do not let that interfere most of them do not let that Kathleen Wynne, their with their political decision-making. Their voting pattern turns interfere with their political first woman and first out to be not all that different than the rest of the population. decision-making. openly gay premier. Even Canada’s is a living, breathing culture, forever evolving. more remarkable was that she won with the overwhelming Cultural and social effervescence is what makes Canada a nation support of minorities, who are often presumed to be socially of limitless possibilities—each generation feels free to redefine conservative. Her greatest gains were in the Greater Toronto the country, and does, for the better. Area, where minorities constitute half the population. They Such is the alchemy of Canada are among our newest arrivals—Chinese, South Asians and Vive le Canada. Filipinos. South Asians themselves are a diverse lot—by religion (Muslims, Sikhs, Hindus, Buddhists, Christians); by country Haroon Siddiqui is editorial page editor emeritus and twice-weekly of origin (India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal and columnist at the Toronto Star, Canada’s largest newspaper.
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The Guelph Lecture On Being Canadian 8 Keynote Speakers Keynote Speakers Janice gross Stein Brigitte Shim anice Gross Stein is one of As a testament to her significant rigitte Shim, along with her Shim is also a Professor at the world’s leading experts on contribution to global affairs, she partner A. Howard Sutcliffe, the John H. Daniels Faculty of Jpeace, crisis, and security. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society Bformed their architectural Architecture, Landscape and Design is the Director of the Munk School of Canada, an Honorary Foreign design practice Shim-Sutcliffe at the University of Toronto. She of Global Affairs at the Member of the American Architects in 1994, was a board member University of Toronto, and Academy of Arts and reflecting their shared of Build Toronto that the Belzberg Professor Sciences, a member of interest and passion the real estate and of Conflict Management the Order of Canada and for the integration and development corporation in the Department of the Order of Ontario, interrelated scales of created to generate Political Science. and a Trudeau Fellow architecture, landscape value from the City’s In 2001 she was the (2001). She was awarded and interior and real estate assets, and of Massey Lecturer and the Molson Prize by the industrial design. They Mooreland’s Community published The Cult of Canada Council for an have received thirteen Services—a Toronto Efficiency. A prolific writer outstanding contribution Governor General’s non-profit charity, since and public intellectual, by a social scientist to Medals and Awards for 1917, helping inner her other publications public debate. She has Architecture and an American city children and youth affected by include Networks of Knowledge: been awarded Honorary Doctorates Institute of Architects National poverty. She is a Senior Fellow at Innovation in International Learning of Law by the University of Alberta, Honor Award along with many other Massey College at the University (2000) and Street Protests and Fantasy the University of Cape Breton, professional accolades for their built of Toronto and is their College Parks (2001). She is a contributor McMaster University, and Hebrew work, ranging from projects for non- Architect. to Canada by Picasso (2006) and the University. profit groups to those for public and co-author of The Unexpected War: private clients. Canada in Kandahar (2007).
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The Guelph Lecture On Being Canadian 10 11 January 9, 2015 Music Basia Bulat guest author Miriam Toews asia Bulat’s third and all the love that helped iriam Toews’ most recent welfare mothers. It was shortlisted album, The Tall Tall her through it. She joins book, All My Puny Sorrows for the Stephen Leacock Memorial BShadow, was short- us tonight for an intimate M(Random House), won Medal for Humour, and the McNally listed for the 2014 Polaris solo performance featuring the 2014 Rogers Writer’s Trust Robinson Book of the Year Award, Prize and nominated for songs from this album and Fiction Prize and was a Giller Prize a prize Toews would win with her a 2014 Juno Award in the some past recordings. finalist. Tonight she reads second novel, A Boy of Good Adult Alternative Album of Bulat studied English at from this book, described Breeding. A Complicated the Year category. This is the the University of Western as “a riveting story of two Kindness was winner of the bravest album the Toronto Ontario and has toured sisters, and a love that 2004 Governor General’s singer-songwriter has made. across Canada, the U.S., illuminates life. Elfrieda, Literary Award for Fiction, Raw and spectral, heartbroken yet Europe and Australia. She is an a world-renowned pianist, The Flying Troutmans was jubilant, the 10 songs tell the story honorary member of Ontario’s glamorous, wealthy, happily winner of the Rogers of a very hard year in the artist’s life “Polonia” Polish community. married: she wants to die. Writers’ Trust 2008 Fiction Yolandi, divorced, broke, Prize. Her book, Irma Voth, sleeping with the wrong was inspired in part by her men as she tries to find true own experience as lead Congratulations to love: she desperately wants to keep actress on the film set ofSilent Light, the Guelph Lecture – On Being Canadian her older sister alive. The book offers the 2007 film written and directed a profound reflection on the limits by Mexican filmmaker, Carlos as they enter their 12th year of love, and the journeys we share, Reygadas. The film won a number from children to adults.” of awards including the Jury Prize Toews was born in Manitoba in at the Cannes Film Festival. Toews a Mennonite family, a setting that was nominated for best actress inspires some of her books. She now at Mexico’s Ariel Awards for her lives in Toronto and has a B.A. in performance. She has one work of Film Studies from the University non-fiction,Swing Low: A Life, based of Manitoba, and a Bachelor of on the death of her father by suicide. Journalism from the University of It won the Alexander Kennedy CFRU is Guelph’s non-profit, volunteer-driven, campus and community radio station. Our King’s College, Halifax. Isbister Award for Non-Fiction and 100+ volunteers provide alternative music, featuring Canadian artists, news and spoken word Her other books include: Summer the McNally Robinson Book of the programming to the city of Guelph and our surrounding areas. We engage, inform and entertain our of My Amazing Luck, a book that Year Award. listeners, we empower and teach our volunteers, and we reflect the diversity of our communities. grew out of a documentary she made for CBC Radio on the subject of Bring YOUR voice to RADIO! multilingual programming . amazing music sound production . events . archived shows free training and access . community projects Tune in to CFRU at 93.3FM social commentary . advertising or listen online at www.cfru.ca
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emcee Robert Enright essay Haroon Siddiqui obert Enright is back on Enright has won multiple awards aroon Siddiqui is editorial of boards and has received many our stage tonight as guest for his editorial skills including page editor emeritus and awards and distinctions, including: R emcee and moderator. those for entertainment, culture, Htwice-weekly columnist at a 1983 National Newspaper Award Enright is a Winnipeg-based art and film reviews. He is a frequent the Toronto Star, Canada’s largest (shared) for spot news reporting, critic, journalist and curator. He is contributor to The Globe & Mail. newspaper. Professional Man of the Year award the founder and an editor- Enright is a graduate After graduating from from Indo Canadian at-large of Border Crossings. of the University of Osmania University in Chamber of Commerce, From 1982–1992, he was Saskatchewan and the Hyderabad, India, Haroon and a media award from the editor-in-chief and during University of Manitoba Siddiqui emigrated to Canadian Islamic Congress. that time the magazine where he earned his Canada in the late ’60s. He He was made a member received 41 nominations Masters and Ph.D. In the worked at the Brandon Sun of the Order of Ontario, at the National and winter he teaches in the in Brandon, Manitoba, and for crafting “a broader Western Magazine Awards, School of Fine Art and in 1978 joined the Toronto definition of the Canadian including five Gold Medals Music at the University Star, where he held various identity,” inclusive of our as Magazine of the Year. of Guelph where he is positions, including foreign First Nations, French During 25 years as an a Professor and holds affairs analyst, news editor, Canadians and newer art critic for CBC, he has also the University Research Chair in national editor and editorial page Canadians. contributed to Modern Painters, Art Theory and Criticism. He is a editor. He also holds an honourary Artnews and Art Review. Member of the Order of Canada. He is the past president of PEN Doctor of Letters from York Canada and chair of International University, and is a recipient of the PEN’s Writers-in-Exile Network. Order of Canada. He is an author, serves on a number
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