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Since Confederation, Canadian prime ministers have consciously constructed the national story. Each created shared narratives, formulating and reformulating a series of unifying national ideas that served to keep this geographically large, ethnically diverse, and regionalized nation together. This book is about those narratives and stories.
Focusing on the post-Second World War period, Raymond B. Blake shows how, regardless of political stripe, prime ministers worked to build national unity, forged a citizenship based on inclusion, and defined a place for Canada in the world. They created for citizens an ideal image of what the nation stood for and the path it should follow. They told a national story of Canada as a modern, progressive, liberal state with a strong commitment to inclusion, a deep respect for diversity and difference, and a fundamental belief in universal rights and freedoms. Ultimately, this innovative history provides readers with a new way to see and understand what Canada is, and what holds us together as a nation.
Contents
Foreword / John English
Preface
Introduction: Building the National Narrative - Words Matter, Leaders Matter
1 Postwar Beginnings: W.L. Mackenzie King, 1943-48
2 No Ordinary Nation: Louis St-Laurent, 1948-57
3 "My Fellow Canadians": John Diefenbaker, 1957-63
4 Unity through Cooperation: Lester B. Pearson, 1963-68
5 Toward a Multicultural Just Society: Pierre Trudeau, 1968-84
6 Weaving the Last Threads: Brian Mulroney, 1984-93
7 The Canada We Want: Jean Chrétien, 1993-2005
8 National Values: Stephen Harper, 2006-15
Conclusion: Stories and Narratives Build a Nation
Notes; Bibliography; Index
