A must listen program tonight...CBC Ideas- John Ralston Saul
Originally aired in April
Embargo until July
New Arrival in September
This lecture 'We are a Metis Nation' at UBC this year was perhaps the most articulate interpretation of Canada's relationship with arboriginal people. Incredible!
In this startlingly original vision of Canada, thinker John Ralston Saul unveils 3 founding myths. Saul argues that the famous "peace, order, and good government" that supposedly defines Canada is a distortion of the country's true nature. Every single document before the BNA Act, he points out, used the phrase "peace, welfare, and good government," demonstrating that the well-being of its citizenry was paramount. He also argues that Canada is a Métis nation, heavily influenced and shaped by aboriginal ideas: egalitarianism, a proper balance between individual and group, and a penchant for negotiation over violence are all aboriginal values that Canada absorbed. Another obstacle to progress, Saul argues, is that Canada has an increasingly ineffective elite, a colonial non-intellectual business elite that doesn't believe in Canada. It is critical that we recognize these aspects of the country in order to rethink its future.(Mosaicbooks.ca)
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BORIGINALS AND NEW CANADIANS: THE MISSING CONVERSATION CD
The words, "We are a Metis nation" John Ralston Saul's recent book, A Fair Country.
In the 2009 UBC-Laurier Institution Multiculturalism Lecture, he argues that aboriginal values have fundamentally shaped the character of Canadian society.
Watch TVO Video of another recent lecture JRS. or Listen to Audio
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Download and listen to podcast from KSS Library in July
Embargo CBC Podcast July 13 - Aboriginals and New Canadians: The Missing Conversation by John Ralston Saul
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"Canada is the oldest continuous federation democracy in the world"-JRS
