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To Reignite Canadian Patriotism, Start Teaching It in Schools Again

To Reignite Canadian Patriotism, Start Teaching It in Schools Again
A young boy runs with a Canadian flag at Balsam Lake Provincial Park near Coboconk, Ont., on June 30, 2019. The Canadian Press/Fred Thornhill
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Recent surveys indicate that patriotism is falling among Canadians. Now, a new poll reveals that the decline is steepest by far among Canadian youth. This is the predictable consequence of public schools teaching that Canadian society is made up of an oppressive majority group and a collection of disparate minority groups, while actively discouraging the formation of a patriotic attachment to country that could bind us together as a national community.