Since the 1970s, Canada has been internationally recognized for adopting a political culture of multiculturalism. Canada’s national identity is also perceived by the society and by the government as being culturally diverse. This is due to the vast amount of different cultures that reside in Canada other than the Aboriginal peoples and Caucasian people. People not of aboriginal or Caucasian descent are understood as the visible minorities which make up approximately 19 percent of Canada’s population. To put in perspective, 1 in 5 Canadians identifies as a member of a visible minority and in the province of Ontario, 1 in 4 (Cochrane, Blidook, Dyck, 2017). Despite the official recognition of multiculturalism in Canada, systemic racism against
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There is systemic racism in Canadians schools due to the social constructs associated with the education system. For example, the linguistic stigmatization of the educators and the students towards migrant students in Toronto schools serve as a form of systemic racism. Hyunjung Shin composed an interview-based report of Korean Early Study Abroad Student’s (ESA) treatment in secondary schools in Toronto. She states students initially believed that coming to an English-speaking nation would improve their English tongue however, “their access to authentic English had been constrained for reasons relating to discrimination and sanctions experienced in the local context through racial and linguistic stigmatization - e.g. ridicule, laughter, disrespect and misrecognition” (Shin 2015). Her report shows that Korean students were unable to even learn the English language much less the curriculum due to the prejudices they encountered. As stated in the report, these Korean students felt the education system was constructed in a way that they would be underserving of respect due to their English proficiency. This is an issue that needs to be addressed immediately because these migrant students have a large significance in Canada’s organization. As stated in the report, “These …show more content…
It appears that the topic is often ignored because it doesn’t appear to be as large of an issue as it is in the neighbouring countries. Prime Minister Trudeau has been under scrutiny for not standing up to the racism and hatred against visible minorities that is being openly expressed in the present day. Although his actions have yet to back up his words, liberal policy does discuss the “establishment of a government as diverse as Canada” (Liberal). Based on the reports above of systemic racism/prejudice, there is a possibility to eliminate these practices from Canada’s institutions. With all solutions, the problem must first be identified and in this case, systemic racism against visible minorities needs to be acknowledged as a pressing issue by the government of Canada. Pertaining to the legal system, the journal of Canadian studies states, “First, deliberate acts of legal misconduct must be detected and punished. Untruthful police and expert witnesses should be charged and lawyers disbarred or otherwise disciplined. Legal-aid programmes should be reformed to give the accused, usually a marginalized person, a fighting chance.” (Marquis 2001). The journal is saying that acts of systemic prejudice need to be detected and punished accordingly while providing the visible minorities with a system of support. This can apply in all
There is systemic racism in Canadians schools due to the social constructs associated with the education system. For example, the linguistic stigmatization of the educators and the students towards migrant students in Toronto schools serve as a form of systemic racism. Hyunjung Shin composed an interview-based report of Korean Early Study Abroad Student’s (ESA) treatment in secondary schools in Toronto. She states students initially believed that coming to an English-speaking nation would improve their English tongue however, “their access to authentic English had been constrained for reasons relating to discrimination and sanctions experienced in the local context through racial and linguistic stigmatization - e.g. ridicule, laughter, disrespect and misrecognition” (Shin 2015). Her report shows that Korean students were unable to even learn the English language much less the curriculum due to the prejudices they encountered. As stated in the report, these Korean students felt the education system was constructed in a way that they would be underserving of respect due to their English proficiency. This is an issue that needs to be addressed immediately because these migrant students have a large significance in Canada’s organization. As stated in the report, “These …show more content…
It appears that the topic is often ignored because it doesn’t appear to be as large of an issue as it is in the neighbouring countries. Prime Minister Trudeau has been under scrutiny for not standing up to the racism and hatred against visible minorities that is being openly expressed in the present day. Although his actions have yet to back up his words, liberal policy does discuss the “establishment of a government as diverse as Canada” (Liberal). Based on the reports above of systemic racism/prejudice, there is a possibility to eliminate these practices from Canada’s institutions. With all solutions, the problem must first be identified and in this case, systemic racism against visible minorities needs to be acknowledged as a pressing issue by the government of Canada. Pertaining to the legal system, the journal of Canadian studies states, “First, deliberate acts of legal misconduct must be detected and punished. Untruthful police and expert witnesses should be charged and lawyers disbarred or otherwise disciplined. Legal-aid programmes should be reformed to give the accused, usually a marginalized person, a fighting chance.” (Marquis 2001). The journal is saying that acts of systemic prejudice need to be detected and punished accordingly while providing the visible minorities with a system of support. This can apply in all