Fifty years ago, as this article notes, "shared social values were the bedrock of successful Canada-U.S. relations." Today, however, "today, that assumption no longer holds." For educators and policy-makers alike, "Canadians must embrace an independent Canadian identity based on respect for democracy, pluralism, the rule of law and human rights.... U.S. authoritarianism is wholly unacceptable to Canada." This is a national consensus. "Canadian patriotism that is emerging today in the face of Trump's actions — and in the words of almost all Liberal, Conservative and NDP leaders — builds on solid ground... Canadians do not feel they need to choose among their multiple identities or to exclude others in order to revitalize their sense of identity and belonging. National unity is strengthened by internal diversity."
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