@article {Kymlicka:July 2003:0017-257X:357, author = "Kymlicka, Will", title = "Being Canadian", journal = "Government and Opposition", volume = "38", year = "July 2003", abstract = "This article is one of a series commissioned by Government and Opposition exploring identity politics in several national and international contexts. Most discussions of `the Canadian identity' focus on how `being Canadian' relates to various sub-state group identities, such as Québécois, Aboriginal or immigrant identities. There is often said to be a distinctly Canadian model of reconciling national identity with sub-group identities. I argue that the Canadian model of accommodating identities is not unique, but rather reflects broader trends throughout the West. I also suggest that an equally important but neglected part of `being Canadian' is the external dimension i.e., how Canadians relate to the wides world.", pages = "357-385(29)", url = "http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/bpl/gao/2003/00000038/00000003/art00004" doi = "doi:10.1111/1477-7053.t01-1-00019" }