Kilford’s arguement aligns well with Anderson’s idea of a nation and the values that are expressed in Frenette. Kilford’s idea of a multiculutral Canada that has evolved over time to commemorate the sacrifices of the soldiers from a primarily white european background shows that Canada is truly the community that Anderson defined. People do not get the same things from Canada, but when it comes to remembering all the fallen soldiers that died in service of their country, people from all walks of life come together to honour that sacrifice. It also matches Anderson’s idea of the community being imagined, these immigrants who arrived well after the war have the image in their mind of what the soldiers look like, and they imagine that they are just like them and they have the common interests that all Canadians do. Being an immigrant himself Kilford has an idea of what multiculturalism is and as he states “our multicultural society is the backbone of Canada”(Kilford). For Frenette this is a key part of the liberal idea of nationalism. Multiculturalism is being more adopted and as Kilford says the nation that was once French and British settlers and the First Nations people has been joined by people fleeing persecution or simply a better
Kilford’s arguement aligns well with Anderson’s idea of a nation and the values that are expressed in Frenette. Kilford’s idea of a multiculutral Canada that has evolved over time to commemorate the sacrifices of the soldiers from a primarily white european background shows that Canada is truly the community that Anderson defined. People do not get the same things from Canada, but when it comes to remembering all the fallen soldiers that died in service of their country, people from all walks of life come together to honour that sacrifice. It also matches Anderson’s idea of the community being imagined, these immigrants who arrived well after the war have the image in their mind of what the soldiers look like, and they imagine that they are just like them and they have the common interests that all Canadians do. Being an immigrant himself Kilford has an idea of what multiculturalism is and as he states “our multicultural society is the backbone of Canada”(Kilford). For Frenette this is a key part of the liberal idea of nationalism. Multiculturalism is being more adopted and as Kilford says the nation that was once French and British settlers and the First Nations people has been joined by people fleeing persecution or simply a better