Discrimination In Canada

Canada and the issue of racism in society has been an issue for many years. Recently, our country has created new laws or altered old ones to prevent discrimination that exists in society today. In this paper, I will argue that only through recent years Canada has tried to battle discrimination through the creation of the Charter of Rights and Freedom, the modification of the Immigration Act and the creation of the Human Rights Act in Canada. First I will provide background information about discrimination, racism and prejudice. Secondly, I will discuss the creation of the Charter and Rights and Freedom and the creation help deplete discrimination towards minorities. Also, the alteration of the Immigration Act in Canada gave minorities the opportunity to be equal. Then, I will discuss the Human Rights Act and how those modifications are leading Canada in the right direction for a lesser

Several leaders in the past were recognized and are still being recognized for their efforts in trying to deal with various societal issues such as discrimination from those considered superior in the society. Among them inclue Thmas Jefferson and Elizabeth Cady, who spoke in different ways about how leaders should deal with the discrimination challenges and the reasons for abolishing discrimination against the minority. They shared similarities in the way they wanted humankind to achieve liberation in different forms, although they also exhibited differences in the way this objective was to be achieved. They believed that the leadership of any society was responsible for wellbeing of its people in different ways and this implied that they

Discrimination towards ethnic minority continues to find its way in our country. Unfortunately, the subject of racial profiling remains a part of Canada, as officers ignore individual behavior and instead, rely on race in police investigations. According to Katheryn Russell (as cited by Amy Hackney & Jack Glaser, 2013) racial profiling is defined as “The use of race or ethnicity by law enforcement officials as a basis for judgement of criminal suspicion” (Russell, 1998). Racial profiling within our country can be exposed through Canadian history, surveys and interviews from those treated unjustly. All of which stakeholders attempt to remedy for the victimization of the innocent.

Canada before working towards becoming a just society was a very discriminative place. During the events of World War One,WWI black and Chinese Canadians were prevented from joining the war along with aboriginals. Women were treated the same at the time, it was common for most women to stay at home wives and take care of the children. This was the stereotypical family at the time and was believed to be the ideal family too. Canadians thought poorly of minorities and even claimed it was to keep them safe, the aboriginals were an example, Canadians claimed the enemies might believe that they are savages which was a reflection of how they truly felt. Minorities were clearly being treated worse than the majority, they were seen as inferior and only good for

Racial profiling is the act of selecting targets for criminal investigation not on behavioural merit, but exclusively on markers of personal identity such as race, ethnicity, and religious orientation (Perry, 2011, p.9). In other words, racial profiling is the by-product of subjecting individuals who are from a particular racial community to a higher degree of scrutiny and surveillance by criminal justice system agents when compared to other racial communities (Wortley and Owusu-Bempah, 2011, p.135). One Canadian community in particular has been impacted by racial profiling: black Canadians.

Even though, Canada is recognized for plurality and multiculturalism, that does not mean that societal racism can be easily

That's biased; It is unfair to not let someone do something because of their race, or gender. Canada in the nineteen-hundreds was extremely biased. Canada placed a lot of restrictions on people because of their race and gender. Canada was only interested in white males, they got all the attention. No one else could take the spotlight. Females, and men of colour were not treated the same by any means, and were disliked and treated poorly by white men. White men appeared to be at the top of the food chain. Canada in the early nineteen-hundreds was a very discriminatory country as they showed favoritism to certain races of people, treating other races poorly, reserved the duty of a soldier only for white males, and

Renowned equity and Sociology professor at University of Toronto, Sherene Razack defines cultural racism as not only a concept which negates biology and the judgement of people because of their color but as well reframing the prejudice in regards to cultural differences by using cultural difference as the demarcation, racism is evacuated (Ramachandran, 2009).

Canada is not a perfect country that makes no mistakes. Its road to democracy, multiculturalism and equality is long and still continues. Canada once faced serious racism problems, for example, German and Ukrainian Canadians were not treated well during World War I. It was the first time Canadian government and citizens took prejudiced and unfair actions to its own citizens. In 1914, more than a million people from Germany and Ukraine lived in Canada. Many Canadians feared that some of these immigrants from enemy countries might be spies; therefore, Germans and Ukrainians were labelled enemy aliens. They were required to carry their identifications and report their movements to the police, and many lost the right to vote. More than 8000 Germans

During the war, there was discrimination towards many groups such as the African Canadians, the First Nations, the Chinese Canadians, and German Canadians. Many were not allowed to join the Canadian forces unless they fit certain criteria or when the army was in dire need of men. Another event that pulled people apart was the mistrust of German, Austrian, and Hungarian Canadians as they thought that they were spies or that they would threaten their war efforts. Violence and prejudice was thrown upon them and harm was done to a large population of Canada. Conscription also created a rift between the francophones, who did not feel the need to serve Britain, the Mother country of others, and the anglophones who were for it. However, during the

These were five women who acted as activist and was award and recognize in Canada for making Canada a better place to live. The five incidents that involved gender inequality against women. .Constance Backhouse exposed inequalities, for women and other oppressed groups in Canada. Then, Nahanni Fontaine is a special advisor on aboriginal women's Issues for the Aboriginal Issues. Susan Kathryn Shiner highlighting women's inequality as a root cause of violence against women as an issue, as she became aware of incidents of inequality she worked for social change. Last but no leased Julie Lalonde who studied the impact of poverty and isolation on elderly women making a difference in improving the lives of women and girls to end sexual assault and

Though not white, he basically takes upon that role, creating a new form of domination, the town bully. “ Joe viewed the town as a means to exert himself and his self-worth. He forced others to do his bidding such as drain ditches near his store. They had murmured hotly about slavery being over, but every man filled his assignment”(47) Rather than perpetuate the myth of white supremacy, he instead creates another supremacy - his own. Joe becomes the main authority, the “white man” in a sense, in Eatonville because he’s looks authoritative. “He had a bow-down command in his face, and every step he took made the thing more tangible.”(47) The people in the town bow down to him because he acts as if he needs to be. Because he looks the part, so

Canada Must Be One “I've always dreamt of a society where each person should be able to fulfill himself to the extent of his capabilities as a human being, a society where inhibitions to equality would be eradicated. This means providing individual freedoms, and equality of opportunity, health, and education, and I conceive of politics as a series of decisions to create this society” (Pierre Trudeau). Pierre Trudeau’s definition of a Just Society is, for the government to provide equal right status, equal opportunity, and fair treatment for all. Trudeau’s dream was for Canada to become a Just Society which leaves the question, has Canada progressed towards being a Just Society? Yes, Canada has taken a big step into turning Trudeau’s dreams

Canada loses focus on racial discrimination, although it is apparent in everyday life. Canadians like to believe that our country is perfect in every way possible, but, it is not. Due to all the racism that is occurring in other countries, Canadians like to say our country is a perfect paradise for everyone to live, where they will only deal with minor problems, and they will not have to deal with the racism that is established in institutions or attitudes, that would be found in other countries. In my opinion, Canada does have a problem with racism, due to street checks or carding, the way how most businesses in certain parts of Canada only have Caucasian people working for them, and the police behavior that has to do with the rate of different races compared to each other for certain things like being arrested.

Racial discrimination in the workplace has been a persistent theme in Canada’s history as well as present-day times. The occurrence of actions and attitudes that impose a sense of one being less equal than another on the basis of one’s race in Canada’s workplace inhibits both our nation’s ability to move forward as well as strengthen unification within our country. The belief in a more egalitarian society, where one’s race and ethnic background have little to no impact on employees (or potential employees) standings within the job market, would seemingly be reinforced by the majority of Canadians, who consistently show support for Canada’s multicultural identity. Couple that with the noticeable strides Canada has made in the past several