ABSTRACT
A “New Partnership Between Government and Citizens” was outlined in the Speech from the Throne to Open the Second Session of the 37th Parliament of Canada, read by the Governor-General of Canada on September 30, 2002, in the Senate Chamber on Parliament Hill in Ottawa. It reflected the existing government’s views of citizenship and social cohesion:
Canada has a unique model of citizenship,based simultaneously on diversity and mutual responsibility.This model requires deliberate efforts to connect Canadians across their differences, to link them to their history and to enable their diverse voices to participate in choosing the Canada we want.
