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I 1kssiii. y Is in all partic_ipa- flver for details! dwndua NV STOCK l) OAKVILLE BEAVER I Illy priced, g promotiona 81991 be Canadian By BARB JOY Oakville Beaver Staff ast week at E.J. James Middle School, children and adults who had been born in Canada rose in one body to re-affirm their allegiance to the country of their birth. To the 460 students gathered in the gymnasium, the solemn and moving - but joyous - ceremo- ny to celebrate Citizenship Week, April llth to l7th, was the culmination of weeks of studying about the meaning of being a citizen of this coun- Larry Cain. an Olympic medalist on Canada's canoe team in 1984. said his appreciation of his Canadian citizenship burgeoned when he visited other countries. "I consider it (citizenship) a privilege, not a birthright." he said. "This country is known around the world as the most tolerant and the most free of them all." When in Holland. he recalled his confusion when an old woman. recognizing him " Canadian. thanked him profusely. Only later did he realize that her gratitude came from the fact that Canadian troops were the first to enter Holland in World War ll. liberating it from a German stranglehold. Again, his-Ukrainian rival on the Soviet canoe team in I984 told Cain how he envied the Ukrainians in Canada who could worship in their The Grades 6 through 8 students had listened to speakers who had fled their won lands and were now detailing their reasons for choosing Canada as their home. The re-affirmation ceremony was the icing on the cake. It wasn't the first time Mayor Ann Mulvale had sworn the Oath of Allegiance. She did it five years ago after she had been in Canada for 19 years. "I came as a tourist in 1967 and liked what I saw. No years later, I came as a bride." she said. 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Test Regulator Voltage Output 0 Road Test Katia,, ALL PARTS EXTRAS - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21, 1993 PAGE 15 550 Kerr Street Upper Middle at 8th Line Open Sunday 10 a.m. - 5 pm. Open Sunday 11 a.m. - 5 p.1 OAKTOWN SHOPPING PLAZA WORKMANSHIP WITH PRIDE 844-5 732 INCLUDES: own churches, something then denied him and his people. He urged the students to fulfill their obligations to their country by fully participating in the politi- cal process by exercising their right to vote, by respecting the foundations of our system and by protecting the rights of others to do and say what they wish within Canada's laws. 'SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP Bryce Leggatt, in charge of race, equity and cultural policies in the Halton Board of Education, compared Canadian citizenship to "a special rela- tionship with a relative or friend." In such a rela- tionship, a person is accepted and feels safe and secure. At times, however, disagreements occur but the relationship is so valued that it is worth the effort to resolve these difficulties, he said. - "Tolerance is in short supply around the world," he noted. "Yet those who have come here have enriched our country with their cultures." "I urge you to reflect on this special relation- ship and imagine how you would be without it," he said. Judge Pamela Appelt of the St. Clair Citizenship Court, presided over the ceremony. In her address, she noted the importance of letting every voice in Canada be heard, no matter from what country it came. "Thus we will create a mosaic of every color, every shape and every size," she said. Some Grade 8 social science students were sur- prised that they had actually sworn an oath of alle- giance to their country. They had not expected to do so and they found it all quite impressive and enjoyable. Appelt, whose son Michael is a Grade 7 student at EJ. James, said she attends 25 citizenship hear- ings a day in Toronto. "I think people who are born here take citizen- ship for granted," said one while others found the class groundwork interesting as well. Besides learning about the various levels of government and what they were responsible for, they also learned what rights Canadian citizens had. (See Citizenship. . .' page 16) " 5eht2tlh'2PE" UPPER OAKVILLE SHOPPING CENTRE 849-TIRE 845- 91 80 MILLER REAL ESTATE LTD. TQSEI oi Wihariiim PAUL scum