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Michael Zwaagstra: All High School Graduates Should Be Able to Pass the Canadian Citizenship Test

Michael Zwaagstra: All High School Graduates Should Be Able to Pass the Canadian Citizenship Test
If people who immigrate to Canada are required to know the historical facts contained in the Discover Canada guide, it doesn’t seem unreasonable to expect Canadian students to know as much when they graduate from high school, writes Michael Zwaagstra.
Michael Zwaagstra
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If you aren’t a Canadian citizen but want to become one, you’d better start studying. That’s because you need to pass the Canadian Citizenship Test before you can take your oath of citizenship, and you’ll only pass it if you have a decent knowledge of Canada’s history, geography, and system of governance.
Michael Zwaagstra
Michael Zwaagstra
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Michael Zwaagstra is a public high school teacher and a senior fellow with the Fraser Institute. He is the author of “A Sage on the Stage: Common Sense Reflections on Teaching and Learning.”