The Thing about Values

Frank Stronach was in the Globe today advocating Canadian values be taught in schools. I wonder what he meant? I have to be honest and reveal I homeschooled my kids from grades 5, 3, and 2 because I thought I could do better; our family is not overtly religious and I don't know if I actually did better, but they all made it into university, if that's a measure of success. I don't know if it is. Did my children learn Canadian values from me? I don't know. What are they? They did learn Canadian history. That means they know the story of this country, the colonial changes, the value of French, and its Military history. Is it a value to treasure Indigenous history? Is it a value to consider the affects of colonialism, good and bad, on Canada? Is teaching the difference between French exploration of Canada and British domination a value? The Canadian Military did a lot in World War One and had Indigenous volunteers in the fight against nazis in World War Two. Everybody fought nazis in World War Two. Is that a value? Certainly, it is an easy principle. nazis hate and hurt everybody; Canadians fight them. Hence, our government and opposition parties are an embarrassment, right now. Ukraine has a lot of good people; unfortunately, till this Military action, Canada recognized it also had a nazi problem. Now, in contrary to our own history of fighting nazis, we are allied with them against Russia. Despite the fact they hate people of all religious faiths not Catholic, all non-heterosexual people, all non-abled people, including those with mental challenges. They are not nice people; so, it's weird Frank Stronach is advocating Canadian values be taught at this moment. Our government and opposition parties currently advocate for a group, our history has always fought against. What is a Canadian value? We're milquetoasts? Why have this discussion, now? Would people really be glad to look in the mirror knowing for whom our soldiers are fighting, our monies are supporting? Do people understand what we stand for? It's good to have a clear notion of what's important and define a Canadian value. But, now is definitely not a good time because I don't think Mr. Stronach would like what we are doing and what it means.