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Bohemia Oath of Citizenship An Oath of Citizenship is an oath taken by immigrants that officially naturalizes immigrants into citizens. It is often the final step in this process, and is usually done in a ceremonial capacity. "Immigrants greatly enrich the social, cultural, and economic fabric of Canada. In turn, we have a duty to ensure that Canada's laws and policies assist immigrants in settling successfully in this country." Yves Le Bouthillier, President of the Law Commission of Canada "A Canadian is lost when he asks himself what a Canadian is." English essayist V.S. Pritchett "Good citizens are those who feel an allegiance to the state and have a sense of responsibility in discharging their duties." Derek Heater, author of A Brief History of Citizenship "Citizenship, if it means anything, means making our desire for justice active." Mark Kingwell Mark Gerald Kingwell, MLitt, M.Phil, PhD (March 1, 1963– in Toronto ) is a professor of philosophy at the University of Toronto and a Senior Fellow of Massey College. He specialises in theories of politics and culture. , author of The Worm We Want "You are now entitled to use ... those five little words--I am a Canadian, eh.'" Ontario Judge Frank Hayden talking to Noun 1. talking to - a lengthy rebuke; "a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline"; "the teacher gave him a talking to" lecture, speech rebuke, reprehension, reprimand, reproof, reproval - an act or expression of criticism and censure; "he had to 24 new Canadian New Canadian Noun Canad a recent immigrant to Canada citizens following a citizenship ceremony in Kitchener "Where else, after all, would you find a country where the representative head of state comes from Haiti and had to renounce citizenship in France in order to represent the Queen of England Noun 1. Queen of England - the sovereign ruler of England female monarch, queen regnant, queen - a female sovereign ruler in Canada?" Roy MacGregor in The Globe and Mail, 2006 |
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