🍁 Chapter 2: Who We Are
2.4.1 Unity in Diversity
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John Buchan, the 1st Baron Tweedsmuir, was a well-liked Governor General of Canada from 1935 to 1940. Speaking to the Canadian Club of Halifax in 1937, he said that immigrant groups should keep their own individuality and each add something to the national character. In his view every group could learn from the others. People could hold on to their own loyalties and traditions and, at the same time, value the new shared tradition that grows when they join together. He was the fifteenth Governor General, and was once photographed wearing a Blood (Kainai First Nation) headdress.
Key Facts
- John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir: Governor General 1935–40
- He spoke at the Canadian Club of Halifax in 1937
- Groups should keep their individuality and add to the national character
- He was the 15th Governor General; photographed in Kainai headdress
Test yourself on this topic
3 practice questions from “Unity in Diversity”, each with the answer explained.
- Which of these people served as Canada's 15th Governor General?
- During which years did John Buchan serve as Governor General of Canada?
- What did Lord Tweedsmuir say immigrant groups should do?
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