l programs and see these as making their society better than that of America. Taylor admits that Canadian practice may not be as superior as many Canadians believe it to be, but what is important is that it is a practice Canadians see as worth saving.
In 1980, a survey was taken in which a national cross-section was asked the extent of each person's federal attachment versus provincial attachment, and only in Ontario did a majority say "Canada." This indicates the strength of provincial and so regional identities in Canada. Regionalism remains a strong force in Canada, shaping society, culture, and the political realm.
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Lipset, Seymour Martin. Continental Divide. New York: Routledge, 1990.
Taylor, Charles. "Shared and Divergent Values." In Options for a New Canada, Ronald L. Watts and Douglas M. Brown (Eds.). Toronto:University of Toronto Press, 1991. 53-76.
Seymour Martin Lipset notes that Canada lacks an ideology but has a s
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