To the world, Canada is this utopian, peaceful, diverse, accepting, and beautifully scenic country that is blessed with an abundance of natural resources, friendly and warm people who accept new citizens with open arms, and has nothing but the best to offer- universal healthcare, libraries, community centres, schools, among the few that the country provides to its citizens. They’re not entirely wrong, especially compared to most of the world who get less than half of what Canada provides, but they’re ignoring the bigger picture and seeing only a filtered, edited version of Canada that makes it seem perfect when Canada has both its good and bad sides. Canada, for example, seen from the image of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau welcoming Syrian
When immigrants come to become Canadian citizens, they are still encouraged to maintain ties with their birthplace. They’re encouraged to keep relationships with their family, keep their traditions and culture, and relish the freedom in Canada. We have defects like any other country, but as you start spending more time around the country, it becomes easy to sight that Canada is definitely a peaceful country. One that I’m proud to live in. This country, according to the 2016 Global Peace Index, is the 8th most peaceful country in the world, just behind Switzerland (7) and Czech Republic (6). The index looks at a variety of different measures, including military spending, rate of violent crime, possibility of violent demonstrations, deaths from conflicts with bordering countries, along with the political terror scale. But to Canadians, you don’t need a some number to know we’re a peaceful crowd. We’ve never had a colossal on home soil, and are known for being a peacekeeping country. This is why many seek refuge in Canada, and we have many immigrants coming in every year. Canada’s not perfect, but it’s making
Having lived in Canada when I was 8 before the US-Canada magazine dispute occurred, I found myself thoroughly engrossed in Canadian culture. It seemed a perfect culture, built to protect domestic interests and despite the potential division between countries, created a safe environment where people were unafraid to leave doors unlocked, due to almost no crime. The peaceful and respectful nature of most Canadians isn’t just a fluke, the country was designed this way, and one of the primary influencers of this strategy is the media. Watching the news in Canada, the focus is positive, the message is positive, there is no forced fear of sense of doom as we see here in the US. Life is about being sustainable, not so much a struggle to the top of the food chain, but working together, instead of separating and segregating groups. That is except the region of French Quebec; however, Quebec is like a whole new country in itself.
Imagine this. You’re rapidly fleeing your home country, sprinting as your life depended on it, which it did. The memories of the terrible war, still pounding in your head. The piercing roar of the gunshots. The gruesome red blood, glistening in the sunlight. You need to go, go to a free country, a land where everything is safe and sound, and not demolished like your home. You need to go, you need to leave Syria.
Canada is perceived by other nations as a peace-loving and good-natured nation that values the rights of the individual above all else. This commonly held belief is a perception that has only come around as of late, and upon digging through Canadian history it quickly becomes obvious that this is not the truth. Canadian history is polluted with numerous events upon which the idea that Canada is a role model for Human Rights shows to be false. An extreme example of this disregard for Human Rights takes place at the beginning of the twentieth-century, which is the excessive prejudice and preconceived notions that were held as truths against immigrants attempting to enter Canada. Another prime example of these prejudices and improper
Isn 't is depressing to see your loved ones get killed in a pointless war just to acquire a few acres of land? Some have argued that World War 1 "made a nation" out of Canada; others have replied that it has divided us ever since. I think that the benefits did not outweighed the costs.
Other people may disagree with my position, because they have a different perspective on Canada
The Charter adequately protects individuals rights by providing Canadians with a broad set of Constitutional rights, it has had several positive effects on Canadian society. The positive outcomes the Charter has provided us with has truly only had a good effect on all of our rights and freedoms. Examples that could be said is, our criminal justice system in Canada has changed dramatically due to the Charter, it is a much fairer system. Under equality and security of the person, the Charter has brought a promise of modest measure of accountability in the provision of medical and hospital services. With reference to language rights, it's strengthened the rights of official-language minorities. With respect to equality rights, it's led to the popularity and social control of the rights of variety of minority and underprivileged groups that are a vital importance in this land. In penal
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
“Canada is widely considered one of the best places in the world to live.” (The Globe & Mail, 2017) With its stable economy,cultural and religious diversity, wide variety of public services, and strong structure of government, the quality of life in Canada is undoubtedly amongst the best. Throughout the years, the Canadian government has developed into a system that provides liberty, diversity and equality for it’s people but this progression would have never taken place without the leadership of certain Canadian figures from history.
“I get to go to overseas places like Canada” Brittney Spears 2002. Canada is a country we should be extremely proud of. There is no other country like it in the world. The amount of freedom, safety and luxuries we are able to obtain and enjoy is remarkable. Every day there are people suffering from war happening right in their front yard, or not being able to express how they really feel in their front yard, But not here in Canada.
The latest report published by the Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) revealed that the number of international graduates immigrating to Canada through the Express Entry program has increased significantly last year.
The true Stereotype of being Canadian I have always loved ice cream my whole life, and getting an ice cold cone on a hot summer's day makes it all better. The endless possibilities from my home country makes getting a sweet treat even better. This day was like any other day as I pass by beggars and homeless people. I put my head down as my aunt told me not to look.
Education Recent years, immigration policies have changed becoming more selective allowing entry to those who meet the skill and educational credentials. The restrictive policies have created a population of recent immigrants that are highly skilled and educated. A large proportion, approximately one-half of the working-age immigrants have a university-level qualification. From 1991 to present day, the growth in the number of immigrants with at least a bachelor’s degree was comparable to the rise in the level of education among native-born Canadian. Despite the educational advantage among them, earning gap between immigrants and Canadian born persist in today’s society.
Every nation in the world has unique characteristics that make its county and citizens unique. Although it may be hard to quantify the things that distinguish countries from one another, there is a universal recognition of an acceptable standard of living and human rights, which can be measured quantitatively. If you ask almost any Canadian where in the world is the best place to live, their answer out of patriotism, experience, or possibly lack of education will quite unequivocally be, Canada! However, if we look at the idea of basic human rights, Canada's history shows a considerable lack of fluidity when it comes to racism and discrimination to what is now in today's society socially acceptable. As famous South African President Nelson
Canadian citizens understand genocide to be a terrible thing that other countries have done, or are doing. The eradication of an entire population of civilian women, men, and children along with their culture and national sovereignty is something we condemn in our media. When we see genocide happening elsewhere, we debate when we should step in with economic sanctions or military action when it is time to put a stop to a crime against humanity. Rarely, if ever, do we examine our own history long enough to understand that Canada was created by people who committed genocide against the people who were already living here.