Essay On Inequalities In Canada

When people are asked to describe Canada, usually the first thing that comes to mind are words like “polite” or “kind.” People tend to forget the way certain people have been or are treated based only the colour of their skin. Inequalities have existed in Canada persistently and still exist today. Major examples of inequalities in Canadian history is the treatment of First Nations people and the treatment of Chinese-Canadians. These are only a couple of the millions of examples of discrimination in Canada. Unfortunately, Canadians have not always been the kind and accepting people that others view us as. Canadians have a dark past that we should all be personally ashamed and humiliated of. First Nations people of Canada have almost always been the brunt of discrimination and inequalities in Canada. A prime example of this treatment was the Mohawk people in the film, Kanehsatake 270 years of resistance. These people …show more content…
Canadians wanted the Chinese to immigrate so they could have more workers on the railway at a cheaper cost. Canadians treated the Chinese poorly because they only saw them as workers and not actual citizens of Canada, making them irrelevant. As for the First Nations people a social theory that can be used to describe their treatment is Weber’s theory because it is based on political power. The Canadian government had a lot of power over the First Nations people and to this day still prove that they have the most power. The government controls every part of their life now and in the past as well. The Mohawk people in the film were treated absolutely horrible by the Canadian government, from abusing and beating to using military equipment such as tanks. The government flexed their military muscles and proved to the Mohawk people that they could do anything they wanted and they