Yes, Canadians need a fresh look at how our children are taught their history. But the House of Commons Canadian heritage committee that the federal government recently charged with the task represents the wrong approach. Federal politicians have won their reputation for bitter partisanship and reckless muck-raking, and this fact surely would taint the committee’s conclusions. But there’s an alternative. July 19 will mark the 50th anniversary of the Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism. At the time, the bombs of the Front de Libération du Québec, combined with the alienation expressed through Quebec’s Quiet Revolution, convinced Lester Pearson that the country’s historical roots must be reconsidered.
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