Want our youth to be informed and care about Canada? It’s time to prioritize civic education: Paul W. Bennett in The Hub – MLI
March 17, 2025
Traditional civics provides the foundations of political knowledge necessary to take full advantage of political process simulations and mock elections.
The threats of Manifest Destiny, American annexation, and tariff war domination are hanging over us.
While most Canadian adults are resolute in resisting an American take-over, a January 2025 Ipsos Survey found the younger generation (ages 18-35) is far more open to the possibility and much more inclined, under favourable terms, to vote for joining the United States. Digging deeper, it becomes clearer why they are more susceptible to Trump and his appeals.
Our civic education is part of the problem, judging from the state of our current curriculum. Today’s students in high school and university are sadly unaware of their own history and democratic traditions. Knowing something about our political foundations, or the difference between a Tory and a Republican, is relevant, all of a sudden.
