Canada and Genuine Independence

Midhat Rizvi

Edmonton, Alberta

‘Canada’s independence, nationalism, patriotism and high morale lays within the major battles specifically, the Battle of Vimy Ridge’

Canada and Vimy Ridge

Christina Daudlin

North Vancouver, British Columbia

‘Canada fully achieved a sense of nationhood from Britain during the battle’

Canada In the Face of Responsibility

Aisha Haji Hussein

Winnipeg, Manitoba

‘The duties of the government [are] not only to take responsibility for past wrongdoings, but take the future into consideration.’

Canada's Greatest Achievement since Confederation

Mahnoor Hamid

Mississauga, Ontario

‘[The Canadian Corps] took the nation and its people to the next level of independence, and placed Canada on the world stage.’

Canadian Aboriginals Deserve More than an Apology

Cara Campbell

Erin, Ontario

‘Canadian government […] needs to take responsibility for the atrocious things that the past Canadian government did to the Aboriginals’

Canadian International Peacekeeping

Emmett Bisbee

Innisfil, Ontario

‘It is Canada’s responsibility, as a nation of privilege, to ensure that international peacekeeping is a priority.’

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