Disadvantages Of Liberalism In Canada

Liberalism, a collection of ideologies all committed to the principle of the dignity and freedom of the individual as the foundation for society. Many would be correct to argue that liberalism is the only contemporary ideology that is both viable and promotes the betterment of the people through political and economic systems by its emphasis on the will of the people. Liberalism provides society with security, freedoms and economic safety, such as Canada’s Anti-terrorism Act of 2015, the United Nations’ Declaration of Rights of Indigenous People or the United States’ Marshall Plan.

One of the essential aspects of liberalism is the security that comes with it. In Canada we have the Passenger Protect list from 2007 and the Anti-terrorism Act …show more content…
Some substantial of freedoms guaranteed by liberalism are the minority rights and language rights. Quite frequently minority groups have to struggle to receive the same freedoms as their majority counterparts. In a society governed by liberalism, minority groups do not usually have to fight as much as they would have to in a illiberal society. In Canada this is provided via section 35 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, treaty rights and the United Nations’ Declaration of Rights of Indigenous People. Section 35 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms recognizes existing aboriginal and treaty rights under the law and land claim agreements. It also guarantees all aboriginal and treaty rights are insured to both male and females. Additionally, section 35 states that the government of Canada agrees to invite representatives of the aboriginal people to participate in discussions relating to changes to any part of the Constitution Act involving them. Section 35 is in law in order to protect aboriginal groups and their treaty rights. The United Nations has also created a declaration for the rights of aboriginal peoples. This declaration states the rights that aboriginal people are entitled to, such as culture, identity, language, employment, health, and education. It also prohibits discrimination against aboriginal people and encourages countries to work alongside their indigenous …show more content…
The United States saw this as an opportunity to help and created the Marshall Plan. The Marshall Plan was a federal rescue plan developed to allow the United States to assist European nations in rebuilding after World War II. A secondary goal of the Marshall Plan was to help prevent the spread of communism. The Unites States gave $17 billion to European countries. This was also beneficial from Americans because the Marshall Plan help created markets for American-made goods. Since the Marshall Plan was rejected by Stalin the Soviet Union created the Molotov Plan in order to provide aid to Eastern Europe countries that were politically and economically aligned with the Soviet Union. This allowed Soviet aligned countries to stop relying on American aid and reorganize their trade to go the USSR instead. In mid-2009 foreignpolicy.com published an article written by Glenn Hubbard entitled, Think Again: A Marshall Plan for Africa, in this article Hubbard states the great benefits of what America did at the end of World War II, using the Marshall Plan. He then goes on to explain the benefits of creating a second ‘Marshall Plan’ in order to aid Africa in shrinking the poverty gap. The Marshall Plan is radically different from the aid Africa is currently receiving because the Marshall Plan made loans to European businesses, which repaid them to their