Shortly after Canadian confederation, Thomas D'Arcy McGee proclaimed that education was 'an essential condition of our political independence' and that its role was to form citizens for the new regime. Comparing this idea of education for citizenship, or civic education, to the modern goals of education, Liberal Education, Civic Education, and the Canadian Regime explores the founders' principles, their sources, and the challenges that threaten their vision for Canada. The collection's first essays analyze the political thought of early Canadians such as Brown, McGee, Ryerson, and Bourinot, while later chapters examine enduring principles of liberal democracy derived from Aristotle, de Tocqueville, and Hobbes. The final chapters bring the discussion forward to such topics as the decline of Canadian Catholic liberal arts colleges and the emerging role of our Supreme Court as a self-appointed 'moral tutor.' Moreover, as it deals with the changing roles of universities in contemporary Canada, Liberal Education, Civic Education, and the Canadian Regime engages current debates about the value and place of a traditional liberal education and the consequences of turning our back on the concepts that inspired our founding leaders. Considering whether Canada’s early documents and traditions can revive past debates and shed light on contemporary issues, this highly original collection presents education as an essential condition of our independence and asks whether current educational principles are threatening Canadians’ capacity for self-government.
“Liberal Education, Civic Education, and the Canadian Regime departs from the conventional line of thinking about the Canadian founding. It presents a powerfully persuasive case that we need to more profoundly understand the ways in which ideas present at the founding continue to have consequences for Canadian politics.” Patrick Malcolmson, St. Thomas University “A collection of thoughtful and provocative essays that reflect upon the role and importance of liberal education for civic health in Canada.” Jarrett A. Carty, Concordia University “Livingstone provides the reader with a thorough immersion in Canadian political philosophy of education, as well as a rigorous defence of liberal learning as the education best suited to the citizens of a free and democratic country.” Literary Review of Canada. Acknowledgments vii Introduction 3 David W. Livingstone When Canadians Rewrote Their History: Discarding “Liberty” and Embracing “Community” 29 Janet Ajzenstat Liberal Education Embedded in Civic Education for Responsible Government: The Case of John George Bourinot 44 John von Heyking Constituting Canadians: George Brown’s Confederation Address 77 Geoffrey C. Kellow Thomas D’Arcy McGee’s Civic Paideia for Canada 90 David W.
Livingstone Canadian Guardian: The Educational Statesmanship of Egerton Ryerson 114 Colin D. Pearce Marshall McLuhan, George Grant, and the Ancient-Modern-Protestant Quarrel in Canada 140 Grant N. Havers Catholic Education and the Culture of Life 169 Ryan N.S. Topping Liberal Education and the Democratic Soul: Lessons from Alexis de Tocqueville 184 Richard Myers Democracy in Canada: What Tocqueville Can Teach Canadians 192 Luigi Bradizza Ties of Friendship and Citizenship in a Globalized World 216 Leah Bradshaw The Supreme Court of Canada as Moral Tutor: Religious Freedom, Civil Society, and Charter Values 231 Thomas M.J. Bateman The Hobbesian Foundations of Modern Illiberal Education 268 Travis D. Smith Contributors 287 Index 289.
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The book's focus on the inner logic of parliamentary government explains the rationale for Canada's relatively complex political system, which the authors encourage readers to think of as an organic entity, where change in one area inevitably ripples through the rest of the system. The new edition includes the results of. The Canadian Reader / Nos Nouvelles is a classroom-ready current events resource for students in grades 3 and up. This publication, available in English and in French, combines current Canadian events and issues with geography to expand students' knowledge of Canada while enhancing their ability to read and understand informational text.