Throughout the course of several decades, Canada has gone through many notable changes. These moments in history still continue to affect Canadians and show how it has influenced Canada to what it is today. Canada’s identity was shaped by defining moments that illustrate growth and change. This can be seen through the following three examples: the women’s movement, Medicare, and Pierre Trudeau.
Pierre Elliott Trudeau’s remarkable contributions to Canada has made him an asset towards shaping Canada’s identity. He’s changed the lives of many future generations in Canada and is known as one of the greatest politicians of this nation. Keeping Canada united was one of the many goals he has accomplished, he avoided the separation of Quebec. …show more content…
Previous to 1929, women were not considered “persons”. A group of strong women called the Famous Five pushed for women’s rights. In order for to be appointed to the Canadian Senate, you had to be a “qualified person” which women were not at the time. For this reason, the five wrote a letter to the Supreme Court of Canada to look into having women legally considered “persons”, this was known as the Person’s Case. Many Canadians’ hearts dropped when the Court ruled that women were not qualified as persons. Although they lost, that did not stop the Famous Five, they took this case to a higher authority, The Privy Council in England. On October 18, 1929, women were officially deemed as “persons” and were eligible to become senators. The women’s movement also accomplished the legalization of birth control pills. It was frowned upon as people argued that every child should be wanted and nurtured. Others defended that the pills gave women control of their own bodies by letting them avoid unwanted pregnancies. Ultimately, it should be a women’s choice whether they want to conceive or not. As a result of Planned Parenthood Education of Canada (PPEC) urging the Canadian government to remove the pill from the Criminal Code, birth control pills were officially legalized and open to the public in 1969. The Person’s Case and the birth control madness were both effective
Pierre Elliott Trudeau’s remarkable contributions to Canada has made him an asset towards shaping Canada’s identity. He’s changed the lives of many future generations in Canada and is known as one of the greatest politicians of this nation. Keeping Canada united was one of the many goals he has accomplished, he avoided the separation of Quebec. …show more content…
Previous to 1929, women were not considered “persons”. A group of strong women called the Famous Five pushed for women’s rights. In order for to be appointed to the Canadian Senate, you had to be a “qualified person” which women were not at the time. For this reason, the five wrote a letter to the Supreme Court of Canada to look into having women legally considered “persons”, this was known as the Person’s Case. Many Canadians’ hearts dropped when the Court ruled that women were not qualified as persons. Although they lost, that did not stop the Famous Five, they took this case to a higher authority, The Privy Council in England. On October 18, 1929, women were officially deemed as “persons” and were eligible to become senators. The women’s movement also accomplished the legalization of birth control pills. It was frowned upon as people argued that every child should be wanted and nurtured. Others defended that the pills gave women control of their own bodies by letting them avoid unwanted pregnancies. Ultimately, it should be a women’s choice whether they want to conceive or not. As a result of Planned Parenthood Education of Canada (PPEC) urging the Canadian government to remove the pill from the Criminal Code, birth control pills were officially legalized and open to the public in 1969. The Person’s Case and the birth control madness were both effective