occasions. Although we are now known as a country that accepts all cultures and races, we haven’t always been deserving of that status. During World War I, World War II, and post-war times we treated other ethnic groups unfairly and because of this Canada does not deserve its multicultural reputation. Canada’s army limited who could fight, be treated with respect, and be acknowledged in the army during World War I, depending on their ethnic background. To begin, all Canadian…
Vancouver, Canada: An urban city that overlooks the sea with mountains as its backdrop, not to mention renowned for its international reputation as a multicultural mosaic with a diverse community, has consistently ranked in the top three most livable cities in the world. Canada is the first country in the world to legislate a multicultural policy (Williams) that compelled all Canadians to pride themselves in the integration of cultural diversity through their communities. This policy was the…
The Treaty of Paris involved the French losing everything they’ve fought for. All the land in Canada, East of the Mississippi, and New France were given to England (Hanson 2014). The land that was towards the west of the Mississippi was given to Spain, who had nothing to do with the war. The only land that is preserved to the French is a land in…
struggle for freedom in Quebec in the context of decolonization battles around the world and the Black’s struggle in the United States of America. In terms of its importance to Quebec, Valliéres believes that Quebec has been oppressed because both Canada and the United States have exploited their work class. His comparison to African Americans is a rhetorical writing strategy used to express the use of racism because of the capitalist system. For “the workers of Quebec are aware of their…
country that is an industrial society is Canada. While Canada had been populated by earlier societies like the hunter-gatherers, they were founded as a country in 1867. According to the World Factbook, the population of Canada is currently around 34,834,841. The population growth rate is .76 percent, with the birth rate at 10.29 births per 1,000 persons. The current death rate is 8.3 deaths per thousand people. There are currently several urban areas in Canada. The major ones are Toronto…
What fosters Canadian nationalism or at the very least- makes Canadians want to remain Canadian? Is it our unanimous love for hockey, our patronage of French and English or our role in the world? Pierre Elliott Trudeau, the 15th Prime Minister of Canada, writes in his book Federalism, Nationalism and Reason that ‘will’ rather than the aforementioned factors of geography, common language, common culture is the most critical to the ‘foundation of the nation’. He furthers his point by comparing…
All the refugees that come from around the world to the United States need to have programs that they can join. I know this because the refugees don 't feel like they fit in here and can get into trouble when they don 't have something to do in our society. Refugees that don 't have things to do in our society can cause trouble, join gangs and become criminals. If we don 't help them out with refugee programs and let them do these things, they will corrupt our society and split our towns in half…
into an institutional legalism for the protection of individual rights and freedoms in the community. In this manner, the federal enforcement of multicultural rights defines a new era of Canadian institutionalism that realized Trudeau’s vision for Canada. The Canadian Multiculturalism Act of 1988 provides these legal aspects of institutionalization that could address the specific issues of racism and ethnic bigotry that were protected under this form of…
Now Canada has embraced the fact that no one group rule over the other, however the United State still has, even though they say they do not, a two tier social system. This social revolves around wealth and that is one of the reason Donald Trump is doing so…
According to Statistics Canada, immigrants make up about 20% of the Canadian population. People from around the world migrate to Canada because they are encouraged to maintain their cultural heritage, while being a part of the Canadian culture as well. Culture is an important part of people’s life, as it influences one’s beliefs, values and basic ways of conducting life. Many countries expect immigrants to forget about their cultural heritage and to adopt the cultures of that country, a…