Abstract
Canadians have been given the torch, but are failing to hold it high, and are therefore breaking faith with those who died. This paper will argue that this phenomenon is primarily due to eroding remembrance of Canadian military heritage, through the weaponization of the ‘peacekeeping myth,’ and the geographic reality of continental separation from war cemeteries. With the aim to heal the damages of past revisionism regarding Canadian military heritage as a component of Canadian national identity, a standardized, national commemoration curriculum will be proposed, to ensure that our sacred pact to hold the torch high, is fulfilled.
Highlights
Federalism-e is an electronic student journal about federalism, multi-level governance, and intergovernmental relations put forth in collaboration between Queen's University and the Royal Military College of Canada. This annual journal will publish papers by undergraduate students, which are reviewed by an editorial board composed of their peers, in both English and French languages
Regarding the impacts of commemoration on society, scholars such as Watkins and Bastian, have provided substantial evidence that “war commemorations influence a sense of pride, awe, admiration, and gratitude for the sacrifices made by the nation’s soldiers.”[16]. In this vein, the fallen soldier, sailor and airman themselves, become symbols along the lines of Carl Jung’s conception of the collective unconscious and Anderson’s nationalist paradigm, whose inherently national character becomes inseparable from “memory and identity, both on an individual level and on a national level.”[17]
With the aim to heal the damages of past revisionism regarding Canadian military heritage, this policy seeks to ensure that our sacred pact to hold the torch high, is fulfilled
Summary
Rectifying Revisionism: Canadian National Identity and War Commemoration Federalism-e is an electronic student journal about federalism, multi-level governance, and intergovernmental relations put forth in collaboration between Queen's University and the Royal Military College of Canada.
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