citizenship guide
On the importance of words
I am out of Ottawa for a few days and mostly without proper Internet access so I missed the Contretemps Trudeau and don’t now have time now to sufficiently sort through the ensuing panic and scorn. Here though is Justin Trudeau’s Twitter feed. Make of it what you will.
And now a word from Mark Tewksbury
Since he has become, if indirectly, part of this unfolding discussion, I asked Mark Tewksbury if he might have something to add. Last night, he emailed along the following.
‘I take full responsibility’
A day after the Jason Kenney’s press secretary said “the minister’s signature isn’t on any decision note or anywhere else,” Mr. Kenney rose during Question Period and said, “I take full responsibility for Discover Canada.”
‘The minister’s signature isn’t on any decision note or anywhere else’
Jason Kenney denies involvement in removing references to same-sex marriage and gay rights from the citizenship guide.
The Tewksbury clause
Dale Smith, who noted the lack of reference to gay rights in the citizenship guide when the guide was released, rounds up reaction to yesterday’s revelation.
Your existence has been noted in passing
Canadian Press discovers that Jason Kenney ordered the removal of references to gay rights and same-sex marriage from the new citizenship guide.
A textbook for Canada
The new citizenship guide better conveys what it means to be Canadian