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[QUOTE BY= whelan costen]<br /> 1-What does it mean to be a Canadian citizen? <br /> 2-What rights do we have as a citizen?<br /> 3-What responsibilities do we have to this nation and our fellow citizens? <br /> [/QUOTE]<br /> <br /> 1. It means that we are who are deemed 'citizens' are collectively responsible for the conduct of our government, in all matters internal and external.<br /> <br /> 2. We have none, other than what we claim, defend and protect for ourselves.<br /> <br /> 3. Since we are responsible for Canada's conduct, I think two quotes say it best:<br /> <br /> (I like this one, because many misquote it, seemingly redefining it to mean blind patriotism, when it is instead a call to action) <br /> <br /> "My country right or wrong, when right to support and when wrong to correct her” Adam Smith<br /> <br /> and this one, because it defines the situation we are in of corporate and government dominance:<br /> <br /> "If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquillity of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, go now from us in peace. We ask not your counsels nor your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand which feed you. May your chains sit lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that ye were ever our countrymen." - Samuel Adams

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cit·i·zen   /ˈsɪtəzən, -sən/ Show Spelled[sit-uh-zuhn, -suhn] Show IPA
–noun
1. a native or naturalized member of a state or nation who owes allegiance to its government and is entitled to its protection ( distinguished from alien).
2. an inhabitant of a city or town, esp. one entitled to its privileges or franchises.
3. an inhabitant, or denizen: The deer is a citizen of our woods.
4. a civilian, as distinguished from a soldier, police officer, etc.