Post-War Change In Canadian Society
Canada from 1945-1982 witnessed a time of great change involving political, social and cultural development. There were both internal and external forces at the root of these changes, which held both positive and negative, long lasting and temporary effects on Canadian society. The majority of these changes occured indirectly from external forces, and have had a significant degree of impact in shaping the way we live our lives today in Canada. Three sizable changes of this time was the baby boom, the introduction of the Canadian Council for the Arts, and the first federal Bill of Rights.
The baby boom in this period was a social change caused by external forces with a profound impact. The external force that was World War II brought a large influx of …show more content…
Prime Minister Diefenbaker campaigned for the bill in response to the events of the war. The Holocaust, and the hatred that Hitler brewed up in Germany against communities because of their religion, race, disabilities, or political beliefs called Canada to action. Something had to be done to stop anything like that from happening again, so Canada took action in the form of passing the Bill of Rights. The bill describes the worth of all humans, and the importance of freedom and rights to all, and the consequences that should accompany any discriminatory behaviour. This was a complete gamechanger to the foundation of the functioning of Canadian society. Minority, majority, woman, man, young, old, officially all had the very same rights and freedoms. This impacted the justice system, the workforce, the government, and the regular everyday lives of every Canadian citizen and the very culture that makes up Canada. The Bill of Rights has had long lasting impacts on Canada’s identity in the
Canada from 1945-1982 witnessed a time of great change involving political, social and cultural development. There were both internal and external forces at the root of these changes, which held both positive and negative, long lasting and temporary effects on Canadian society. The majority of these changes occured indirectly from external forces, and have had a significant degree of impact in shaping the way we live our lives today in Canada. Three sizable changes of this time was the baby boom, the introduction of the Canadian Council for the Arts, and the first federal Bill of Rights.
The baby boom in this period was a social change caused by external forces with a profound impact. The external force that was World War II brought a large influx of …show more content…
Prime Minister Diefenbaker campaigned for the bill in response to the events of the war. The Holocaust, and the hatred that Hitler brewed up in Germany against communities because of their religion, race, disabilities, or political beliefs called Canada to action. Something had to be done to stop anything like that from happening again, so Canada took action in the form of passing the Bill of Rights. The bill describes the worth of all humans, and the importance of freedom and rights to all, and the consequences that should accompany any discriminatory behaviour. This was a complete gamechanger to the foundation of the functioning of Canadian society. Minority, majority, woman, man, young, old, officially all had the very same rights and freedoms. This impacted the justice system, the workforce, the government, and the regular everyday lives of every Canadian citizen and the very culture that makes up Canada. The Bill of Rights has had long lasting impacts on Canada’s identity in the