Against the elimination of the "Understanding Canada" program - Contre l'élimination du programme "Comprendre le Canada" Petition: Signature List Feed http://www.gopetition.com/signatures/against-the-elimination-of-the-understanding-canada-program-contre-l%C3%A9limination-du-programme-comprendre-le-canada.html Online petition signatures en-us Sun, 5 Apr 2026 10:49 UTC GoPetition RSS Feed Generator Copyright 2026 GoPetition Josef Dallinger [Signature #2241] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/15594373?utm_medium=rss Wed, 31 Jul 2013 12:04:22 UTC 15594373 Mrs. Anastasia Sunday [Signature #2240] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14263023?utm_medium=rss It is important that our young people know its neighbors. Canada is our biggest trade partner and students in the US have no idea how important this relationship is. I am so grateful for this outreach. I bring so much more to my classroom and to student because I was allowed this opportunity. Keep it! It goes along way!

]]> Thu, 20 Dec 2012 09:44:40 UTC 14263023 Mr. Barrie Burns [Signature #2239] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14160074?utm_medium=rss Thu, 29 Nov 2012 08:43:04 UTC 14160074 Elizabeth Martin [Signature #2238] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14159762?utm_medium=rss Thu, 29 Nov 2012 07:11:32 UTC 14159762 Monique Renaud [Signature #2237] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14157624?utm_medium=rss Wed, 28 Nov 2012 08:08:28 UTC 14157624 Ms Alexi Marchel [Signature #2236] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13938049?utm_medium=rss Sun, 14 Oct 2012 03:14:50 UTC 13938049 Ms ARNOUX Irma [Signature #2235] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13861147?utm_medium=rss Mon, 1 Oct 2012 11:31:31 UTC 13861147 Ms Cristina Brancaglion [Signature #2234] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13849638?utm_medium=rss Sat, 29 Sep 2012 07:20:23 UTC 13849638 Dr Zsuzsa Simonffy [Signature #2233] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13845781?utm_medium=rss Fri, 28 Sep 2012 10:03:31 UTC 13845781 Dr Sandrine TOLAZZI [Signature #2232] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13845665?utm_medium=rss Fri, 28 Sep 2012 09:38:23 UTC 13845665 Professor Charlotte Sturgess [Signature #2231] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13845535?utm_medium=rss Fri, 28 Sep 2012 08:57:14 UTC 13845535 Dr Brieg Capitaine [Signature #2230] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13845021?utm_medium=rss Fri, 28 Sep 2012 07:21:55 UTC 13845021 Pr nathalie lemarchand [Signature #2229] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13844279?utm_medium=rss Fri, 28 Sep 2012 05:28:49 UTC 13844279 Mrs DEPRETRE EVELYNE [Signature #2228] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13720279?utm_medium=rss Sun, 9 Sep 2012 08:40:20 UTC 13720279 Robert Proulx [Signature #2227] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13719840?utm_medium=rss Sun, 9 Sep 2012 06:47:09 UTC 13719840 Dr Emmanuelle Tremblay [Signature #2226] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13717794?utm_medium=rss Sat, 8 Sep 2012 08:20:50 UTC 13717794 Dr Barbara Murison [Signature #2225] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13711320?utm_medium=rss Fri, 7 Sep 2012 09:39:28 UTC 13711320 Ian Angus [Signature #2224] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13658306?utm_medium=rss Sat, 1 Sep 2012 01:57:12 UTC 13658306 Dr Eva Gruber [Signature #2223] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13639460?utm_medium=rss Thu, 30 Aug 2012 03:38:24 UTC 13639460 Dr. Will Straw [Signature #2222] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13610961?utm_medium=rss Sun, 26 Aug 2012 11:40:26 UTC 13610961 Ms Anonymous [Signature #2221] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13467480?utm_medium=rss Thu, 2 Aug 2012 07:48:47 UTC 13467480 Dr Tracey Raney [Signature #2220] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13389966?utm_medium=rss Mon, 23 Jul 2012 04:57:04 UTC 13389966 Mr Kevin Karst [Signature #2219] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13368261?utm_medium=rss Fri, 20 Jul 2012 11:08:02 UTC 13368261 Dr Gail Vanstone [Signature #2218] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13368163?utm_medium=rss I was fortunate enough to be invited to give papers at two meetings of the Russian Association for Canadian Studies in Moscow in 1995 and 1997. I made some excellent Canadian and Russian connections that strenghtened my research and broadened my exposure and understanding of that country. A relationship with Canada was vital to the scholars I encountered. One, in particular was a scholar of Timothy Findley who had travelled to Canada to study him and to take back her knowledge of Canadian literature. The decision to cut funds to this program is lamentably short sighted. Is it naive to hope that a re-thinking is possible?

]]> Fri, 20 Jul 2012 10:41:27 UTC 13368163 Eleonora Soloperto [Signature #2217] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13352557?utm_medium=rss Wed, 18 Jul 2012 04:39:15 UTC 13352557 Dr S Chakrabarti [Signature #2216] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13283736?utm_medium=rss Mon, 9 Jul 2012 10:26:56 UTC 13283736 Juliane Dyrschka [Signature #2215] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13277644?utm_medium=rss Mon, 9 Jul 2012 08:34:01 UTC 13277644 Anna Mongibello [Signature #2214] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13260731?utm_medium=rss Fri, 6 Jul 2012 04:10:20 UTC 13260731 Ms Andrea Mages [Signature #2213] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13192506?utm_medium=rss Tue, 26 Jun 2012 11:49:37 UTC 13192506 Dr Uwe Zagratzki [Signature #2212] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13186918?utm_medium=rss My students and me have definitely benefitted from the program, the more so as we have just started to establish Canadian Sudies in our university (Szczecin, Poland).

]]> Tue, 26 Jun 2012 05:15:47 UTC 13186918 Johanne Grenier [Signature #2211] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13180490?utm_medium=rss Mon, 25 Jun 2012 07:40:08 UTC 13180490 Prof Dr. Helga E. Bories-Sawala [Signature #2210] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13178658?utm_medium=rss La poursuite du travail de l'Institut brémois d'études canadiennes et québécoises que je dirige est à ce prix - un prix qui semble modeste, vu le travail largement bénévole qui est accompli dans tout le réseau des études canadiennes. Chaque dollar investi dans ce domaine est ainsi multiplié de nombreuses fois.

]]> Mon, 25 Jun 2012 01:58:57 UTC 13178658 Albert Rau [Signature #2209] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13175268?utm_medium=rss The Understanding Canada Program is vital to Canadian Studies in Canada and around the world.

]]> Sun, 24 Jun 2012 10:44:27 UTC 13175268 Dr. Georgiana Banita [Signature #2208] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13169671?utm_medium=rss Sat, 23 Jun 2012 09:47:15 UTC 13169671 Dr. Karen Graff [Signature #2207] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13166656?utm_medium=rss As a participant in the K-12 Study Canada program, I learned a significant amount of information about Canada and its relationship with the US. My experiences in the program were invaluable to increased understanding and could not be replicated by traditional courses. I was able to, and continue to, share that knowledge with my students and colleagues. The relationship between our countries will become even more important in the future. Funding for educational opportunities such as this one will benefit us all as we strengthen our relationship.

]]> Fri, 22 Jun 2012 06:36:12 UTC 13166656 Ms N. Sawallisch [Signature #2206] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13161260?utm_medium=rss Fri, 22 Jun 2012 05:25:03 UTC 13161260 Dr Kirsten Sandrock [Signature #2205] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13142729?utm_medium=rss Wed, 20 Jun 2012 10:49:09 UTC 13142729 Angelika Rust [Signature #2204] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13140040?utm_medium=rss Wed, 20 Jun 2012 02:50:28 UTC 13140040 Sakej Henderson [Signature #2203] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13138520?utm_medium=rss Tue, 19 Jun 2012 07:37:57 UTC 13138520 Prof. Dr. Helga Ramsey-Kurz [Signature #2202] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13136560?utm_medium=rss Tue, 19 Jun 2012 02:16:49 UTC 13136560 Dr Lena Steveker [Signature #2201] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13136441?utm_medium=rss Tue, 19 Jun 2012 01:58:35 UTC 13136441 Dr Guenter Beck [Signature #2200] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13135038?utm_medium=rss Tue, 19 Jun 2012 09:29:18 UTC 13135038 Dr Ingmar Probst [Signature #2199] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13134404?utm_medium=rss Tue, 19 Jun 2012 07:13:30 UTC 13134404 Anonymous [Signature #2198] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13133563?utm_medium=rss Tue, 19 Jun 2012 03:05:53 UTC 13133563 Larry Sanders [Signature #2197] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13130253?utm_medium=rss Mon, 18 Jun 2012 01:51:35 UTC 13130253 Armin Wiebe [Signature #2196] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13129584?utm_medium=rss Mon, 18 Jun 2012 11:42:35 UTC 13129584 Tricia Schers [Signature #2195] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13129478?utm_medium=rss Mon, 18 Jun 2012 11:22:11 UTC 13129478 Dr. David McGrane [Signature #2194] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13129308?utm_medium=rss Mon, 18 Jun 2012 10:54:53 UTC 13129308 Dr Len Findlay [Signature #2193] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13129259?utm_medium=rss This is a punitive action, needlessly damaging to relationships and structures of understanding build up patiently and resourcefully by many talented and dedicated scholars.

]]> Mon, 18 Jun 2012 10:42:56 UTC 13129259 michelle brooke [Signature #2192] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13129224?utm_medium=rss Mon, 18 Jun 2012 10:36:38 UTC 13129224 Mayor Chandra [Signature #2191] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13129143?utm_medium=rss Mon, 18 Jun 2012 10:22:50 UTC 13129143 Prof. Dr. Brigitte Georgi-Findlay [Signature #2190] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13128884?utm_medium=rss I am a proud recipient of the FEP Program. My students have profited tremendously from the expertise that I acquired in Canadian history, politics, and current issues during my stay in Canada. When they become teachers, they will reciprocate and tell their students about Canada. The loss of the Understanding Canada program will in the end also hurt Canada.

]]> Mon, 18 Jun 2012 09:36:05 UTC 13128884 Dr. Thomas Hodd [Signature #2189] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13128845?utm_medium=rss Mon, 18 Jun 2012 09:28:16 UTC 13128845 Mr Andris Taskans [Signature #2188] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13128674?utm_medium=rss Mon, 18 Jun 2012 09:00:13 UTC 13128674 Prof. Dr. Ralf Lindner [Signature #2187] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13128612?utm_medium=rss Mon, 18 Jun 2012 08:47:14 UTC 13128612 Niigaanwewidam Sinclair [Signature #2186] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13128521?utm_medium=rss University of Manitoba Department of Native Studies

]]> Mon, 18 Jun 2012 08:32:27 UTC 13128521 Dr Stefanie Schaefer [Signature #2185] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13128173?utm_medium=rss Mon, 18 Jun 2012 07:31:09 UTC 13128173 Prof Dr Wolfgang Klooss [Signature #2184] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13127469?utm_medium=rss Mon, 18 Jun 2012 04:51:31 UTC 13127469 Prof. Dr. Ursula Lehmkuhl [Signature #2183] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13127440?utm_medium=rss Mon, 18 Jun 2012 04:42:02 UTC 13127440 Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Helbich [Signature #2182] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13127426?utm_medium=rss A great program, benefitting Canada and the participating countries equally, and a great loss.
Yet, while the petition is excellent and ought to be implemented, the axe is also a challenge for us, foreign Canadianists, to prove our mettle and attachment to Canada and continue our work on our own, even without Canadian subsidies.

]]> Mon, 18 Jun 2012 04:38:01 UTC 13127426 Prof. Dr. Brigitte Johanna Glaser [Signature #2181] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13124185?utm_medium=rss Sun, 17 Jun 2012 02:34:00 UTC 13124185 Dr Maria DABRINGER [Signature #2180] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13124159?utm_medium=rss Sun, 17 Jun 2012 02:30:14 UTC 13124159 Prof. Dr. Christoph Barmeyer [Signature #2179] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13124002?utm_medium=rss Sun, 17 Jun 2012 01:58:38 UTC 13124002 Matthias Holder [Signature #2178] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13123363?utm_medium=rss Sun, 17 Jun 2012 11:57:19 UTC 13123363 Mr Jochen Momberg [Signature #2177] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13123307?utm_medium=rss Sun, 17 Jun 2012 11:49:38 UTC 13123307 Dr Fritz Peter Kirsch [Signature #2176] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13121137?utm_medium=rss Sun, 17 Jun 2012 04:41:11 UTC 13121137 Prof. Dr. Sabine Sielke [Signature #2175] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13117621?utm_medium=rss As the Director of the German-Canadian Centre at the University of Bonn I would like to express the deep regret of my colleagues and all our students about the termination of the 'Understanding Canada' program. The program has assisted us in offering a concise program of seminars, lectures, and symposia which met with much interest within our institute as well as with an interested public. It will be difficult, if not impossible, to maintain this curriculum.

]]> Sat, 16 Jun 2012 02:44:55 UTC 13117621 Dr Armando Jannetta [Signature #2174] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13116607?utm_medium=rss Sat, 16 Jun 2012 11:13:05 UTC 13116607 Dr Geneviève Susemihl [Signature #2173] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13115808?utm_medium=rss Sat, 16 Jun 2012 09:07:59 UTC 13115808 Ms Juliana Babing [Signature #2172] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13115360?utm_medium=rss Sat, 16 Jun 2012 07:47:31 UTC 13115360 Dr. Ulrich vom Hagen [Signature #2171] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13115203?utm_medium=rss Please re-consider for the benefit of Canada's place in the world.

]]> Sat, 16 Jun 2012 07:14:19 UTC 13115203 Dr. Bernhard Metz [Signature #2170] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13114858?utm_medium=rss Sat, 16 Jun 2012 06:29:16 UTC 13114858 Professor Dietrich Soyez [Signature #2169] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13113886?utm_medium=rss Sat, 16 Jun 2012 04:12:25 UTC 13113886 Christine Felbeck [Signature #2168] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13109937?utm_medium=rss Fri, 15 Jun 2012 05:22:00 UTC 13109937 Ms Adriana Rieke [Signature #2167] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13108663?utm_medium=rss Fri, 15 Jun 2012 02:23:43 UTC 13108663 Dr Susanne Wienecke [Signature #2166] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13108419?utm_medium=rss Fri, 15 Jun 2012 02:00:11 UTC 13108419 Dr Tanja Zinterer [Signature #2165] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13108152?utm_medium=rss Fri, 15 Jun 2012 01:33:59 UTC 13108152 prof geoffrey davis [Signature #2164] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13107857?utm_medium=rss As a scholar who has worked and published on Canadian Studies and benefited greatly from every visit I have made to Canada, I deplore the cancellation of the Understanding Canada programme. In the area of support for scholarship Canada was a world leader - and what is it now? It is distressing to see the Canadian government wantonly destroying a programme which internationally was one of its greatest strengths. I trust this regrettable example will not be followed elsewhere

]]> Fri, 15 Jun 2012 01:00:32 UTC 13107857 Ms Caecilie Fitting [Signature #2163] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13107803?utm_medium=rss Fri, 15 Jun 2012 12:55:08 UTC 13107803 Anja Krueger [Signature #2162] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13107400?utm_medium=rss Fri, 15 Jun 2012 12:11:42 UTC 13107400 Mr David Lavin [Signature #2161] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13106471?utm_medium=rss Fri, 15 Jun 2012 10:26:15 UTC 13106471 Ms Julia Hammer [Signature #2160] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13106155?utm_medium=rss Fri, 15 Jun 2012 09:54:50 UTC 13106155 Dr Dave Thomas [Signature #2159] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13106108?utm_medium=rss Fri, 15 Jun 2012 09:51:15 UTC 13106108 Katja Sarkowsky [Signature #2158] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13106060?utm_medium=rss Fri, 15 Jun 2012 09:48:08 UTC 13106060 Dr Simon Kiss [Signature #2157] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13105836?utm_medium=rss To Whom It May Concern:
The Understanding Canada program is integral to promoting the study of Canada in other countries. Cutting it is both short-sighted and contrary to pressing interests of the Canadian people and government. Yours truly, Simon J. Kiss

]]> Fri, 15 Jun 2012 09:32:01 UTC 13105836 Dr Burkhard Niederhoff [Signature #2156] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13105400?utm_medium=rss Fri, 15 Jun 2012 08:54:05 UTC 13105400 Dr. Anonymous [Signature #2155] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13105164?utm_medium=rss Fri, 15 Jun 2012 08:33:07 UTC 13105164 Ulrike Rausch [Signature #2154] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13105071?utm_medium=rss Fri, 15 Jun 2012 08:25:03 UTC 13105071 Ms Julia Hennemann [Signature #2153] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13104847?utm_medium=rss Fri, 15 Jun 2012 08:05:21 UTC 13104847 Dr. Monika Boehringer [Signature #2152] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13104792?utm_medium=rss What a short-sighted decision by the current Canadian government! It will have negative long term consequences.

]]> Fri, 15 Jun 2012 08:00:12 UTC 13104792 Prof. Dr. Hartmut Lutz [Signature #2151] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13104607?utm_medium=rss This is a heavy blow to supporters of Canada and Canadian Studies worldwide. It is also economically shortsighted, since for every dollar the Canadian government invests in CanStudies abroad, about 30 (thirty) dollars are spent for Canadian Studies in total (including in kind costs), 14 dollars of which are spent IN CANADA.
The FEP and FRP programs have attracted more than a thousand scholars to Canada where they spent much of their private money and became "converted" to Canadian Studies.

]]> Fri, 15 Jun 2012 07:45:45 UTC 13104607 Dr Elke Nowak [Signature #2150] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13104575?utm_medium=rss Former President of the Association for Canadian Studies in the German Speaking Countries (2001-2003), President Elect (199-2001); Member of the Adjudication Committee, International Council for Canadian Studies; Member of the Advisory Board International Journal of Canadian Studies.

]]> Fri, 15 Jun 2012 07:43:13 UTC 13104575 Dr Thomas Greven [Signature #2149] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13104552?utm_medium=rss Fri, 15 Jun 2012 07:41:45 UTC 13104552 Ms Mareike Dittmer [Signature #2148] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13103666?utm_medium=rss Fri, 15 Jun 2012 06:30:25 UTC 13103666 MR David Schnabel [Signature #2147] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13103627?utm_medium=rss Fri, 15 Jun 2012 06:26:38 UTC 13103627 Dr Michael Friedrichs [Signature #2146] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13103592?utm_medium=rss Fri, 15 Jun 2012 06:21:38 UTC 13103592 Julia Michael [Signature #2145] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13103588?utm_medium=rss Fri, 15 Jun 2012 06:21:06 UTC 13103588 Prof. Dr. Antje Kley [Signature #2144] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13103552?utm_medium=rss Fri, 15 Jun 2012 06:17:01 UTC 13103552 Dr Maria Loeschnigg [Signature #2143] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13103470?utm_medium=rss Fri, 15 Jun 2012 06:08:46 UTC 13103470 Mr Philipp Budka [Signature #2142] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13103378?utm_medium=rss Fri, 15 Jun 2012 06:00:52 UTC 13103378