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Question 10: Values and Culture

Are values such as human rights, democracy, respect for diversity and gender equality ones that Canada should continue to advocate in all parts of the world? If so, what are the best ways of doing this?

 

 
 
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Contributor:1870
Date: 2003-05-01 07:18:31
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Individual Canadians not MPs,so-called leaders of the community, experts or government employees are the best exporters of the value of CHOICE.

Promotion of exchanges of individual Canadians, both youth and those retired, with countries where Canada wishes to make a difference, should be supported. Exchanges should be a major approach to promoting Canadian values aboard. Rather than accept a thousand dollars for his school a Pakistani educator told me that he'd rather take his students for one day to a village 50 miles away where farming was done "better".

If Canadian life is so good, let's develop a program that exposes those unable to see Canada otherwise, to our way of living.
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