Human rights are what allow people to live life to it’s fullest, and live equally among each other, Canada along, with many other countries has signed The Universal Declaration Of Human Rights and have sworn to abide by rights put in place, but still, there have been multiple instances when Canada has not abided by the rights. Canada has not adequately protected women's rights. There have been multiple instances when Canada has not protected the rights of those in the labour force. People of minority in Canada have had their rights taken away, and have been mistreated. Canada has not shown dedication to protecting the human rights of Canadian citizens.
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The gender wage gap is still a problem in Canada to this day, and there is little being done by the government to finally stop the gender wage gap. Secondly, Canadians are being denied their right to form a union. Under article 23 on the Universal Declaration Of Human Rights it states that “Everyone has the right to form and to join trade unions for the protection of his interests.” On the December of 2003 bill 7 was made in Quebec that would prevent some workers working in the health care services to create or join a union because they were considered to be self-employed. Lastly, many peoples rights were abused in 1911 during the Winnipeg general strikes. During the Winnipeg General strikes unions formed to voice the opinion of the workers, they would fight for higher wages, and hold protests. In response the Canadian government had ordered the RCMP to charge the strikers and force them to stop or to face criminal charges. Canada would arrest 6 union leaders and try one of the big leaders for seditious libel. Canada has not been diligent in protecting the labour rights of the hard working and has lots of places to improve before it can be proven that Canada has protected the rights of all it’s …show more content…
To begin with, Aboriginals are prone to be mistreated by the Canadian government and have not had their human rights protected by the government of Canada. In Neskantaga Ontario, first nations have not had access to safe to drink fresh water since 1995, and the government has been refusing to intervene and fix the issue. Canada is violating human rights to safe water (general comment 15). Additionally, on section 25 on The Universal Declaration Of Human Rights, it states that everyone has the right of standard living adequate to the health, well being of their family and must have access to food, water, clothing and medical care. The communities located near Neskantaga not only have access to fresh water, but they also do not have not had the right to adequate health care. Thirdly, on The Canadian Human Rights Act (Made in 1985) it states that it is illegal to deny, or to deny access to, any such good, service, facility or accommodation to any individual based on
In the Universal Declaration of human rights it states that everyone is entitled to the …show more content…
The gender wage gap is still a problem in Canada to this day, and there is little being done by the government to finally stop the gender wage gap. Secondly, Canadians are being denied their right to form a union. Under article 23 on the Universal Declaration Of Human Rights it states that “Everyone has the right to form and to join trade unions for the protection of his interests.” On the December of 2003 bill 7 was made in Quebec that would prevent some workers working in the health care services to create or join a union because they were considered to be self-employed. Lastly, many peoples rights were abused in 1911 during the Winnipeg general strikes. During the Winnipeg General strikes unions formed to voice the opinion of the workers, they would fight for higher wages, and hold protests. In response the Canadian government had ordered the RCMP to charge the strikers and force them to stop or to face criminal charges. Canada would arrest 6 union leaders and try one of the big leaders for seditious libel. Canada has not been diligent in protecting the labour rights of the hard working and has lots of places to improve before it can be proven that Canada has protected the rights of all it’s …show more content…
To begin with, Aboriginals are prone to be mistreated by the Canadian government and have not had their human rights protected by the government of Canada. In Neskantaga Ontario, first nations have not had access to safe to drink fresh water since 1995, and the government has been refusing to intervene and fix the issue. Canada is violating human rights to safe water (general comment 15). Additionally, on section 25 on The Universal Declaration Of Human Rights, it states that everyone has the right of standard living adequate to the health, well being of their family and must have access to food, water, clothing and medical care. The communities located near Neskantaga not only have access to fresh water, but they also do not have not had the right to adequate health care. Thirdly, on The Canadian Human Rights Act (Made in 1985) it states that it is illegal to deny, or to deny access to, any such good, service, facility or accommodation to any individual based on