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Enjoyment of citizenship likewise requires understanding of Canada's history and institutions. The current citizenship booklet includes 2½ pages on recycling, but just one paragraph on Confederation. While correctly celebrating "our international role as peacekeepers," it does not mention the tremendous sacrifice of veterans during times of war, a much greater contribution to the international order. In other words, the current manual tries to make up in earnestness for what it lacks in seriousness. This fails both immigrants and the country. Mr. Kenney says that when people join the Canadian family, they need to understand "Canadian history becomes their history, Canadian values become their values."