Guide Breaks: Treaties and Responsibilities

guide breaks: Voluntary responsibilities are listed as respecting the human rights of others, understanding official bilingualism and participating in the political process, according to Globe and Mail. Obeying the law, serving on a jury, paying taxes, filling out the census and respecting treaties with Indigenous Peoples are mandatory. Instead, the proposed new guide breaks down the responsibilities of citizenship into two categories voluntary and mandatory. Today, Canadians, for example, can own their own homes and buy land thanks to treaties that the government negotiated, the draft version says. They are agreements of honour. Every Canadian has responsibilities under those treaties as well. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.