The Importance Of Social Justice In Canada

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It’s important to recognize the voices of all Canadians, including people with different culture to learn what their experiences in Canada was like. Without equality of every Canadian voice, the Canadian government will fail to achieve equality that they are trying to aim for. When we look at perspective of Canadian, it is important to recognize the presence of both of good and the bad in the Canadian politic, culture and history. For example, last Unit we have learned about the glorious and the scandalous Canadians. The social justice, we need to be aware of what happened in Canada and represent the voice to government. As we are members of the diverse, multicultural, diverse regional landscape, it is essential that we look at how past decisions,

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