Komagata Maru incident

Comparison of Racism in History “ I have a dream... where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.'; -Martin Luther King Jr. We have come a long way since the Civil Rights Movement in the United States. Our cities are filled with numerous minority groups with different religions and cultures. We live in a multicultural society where we don’t have to think about hate crime too much. We can feel safe when going to the corner store

The three pictures that I chose to discuss are the pictures of the Komagata Maru, the workers of the Canadian Pacific Railway, and the residential school. I chose these pictures because they were important moments that shaped Canadian history. The Komagata Maru has historic significance because it represents a period of Canadian history where we were xenophobic, racist, and had exclusionary immigration policies. The Komagata Maru was designed to test of Canadian immigration policies, as the passengers

Canada demonstrates their acceptability through their actions towards the minority groups with the women’s rights movement, their resolution of the Oka Crisis, and the apology towards the South East Asians on the Komagata Maru. Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau had a vision for Canada to become a just society. First of all, Canada’s treatment to the women was just because of the women’s rights movement. The Supreme Court of Canada accepted the decision to give rights to

Aboriginal people have long rich history in Canada, but with this history they have dealt with an abundant amount of injustice, they have been constantly been overgeneralized in the Canadian system of justice leading Aboriginal people to a circle of disadvantage involving poverty and inequality, to employment barriers, health care matters, and education matters as well. Explicit procedures were deliberated to help break this cycle specific methods were put in place. Hence, Aboriginal people have

Which leader style is more effective- democratic or authoritarian? Throughout the world, different groups of people have different ideas on the best methods of making decisions. However , based on what was learned about Civics in this course so far, the most effective style of decision making is democratic. In general the democratic style of decision making is more effective because we, ourselves are living in one equal rights of society right now:The Canadian Charter Of Rights And Freedoms . Firstly

Programs outside of health and public health sectors influence the social determinants of health. Often, policies and programs in various non-health sectors, such as education and agriculture, can intentionally or unintentionally impact population health (National Collaborating Centre for Healthy Public Policy, 2012). These programs and policies can be assessed for their impacts. Program evaluation is a “systematic way to improve and account for program actions involving methods that are useful,

In the eyes of many Canadians our country is viewed as a historically racially-inclusive society. This idea is false, and there is very limited evidence to support the contrary. Many events in Canada’s history have shows that it is guilty of promoting racial hierarchies and cultural insensitivities. Throughout Canada’s development there has always remained an emphasis on promoting the supremacy of the white race, and Anglo-Canadian culture. After further examination of evidence from the courses

Canada today is known for the pride it carries for being multi-cultural, inclusive and combination of many cultural, races and religious backgrounds, but for decades in the past Aboriginal children were abducted from their homes unwillingly to go to these Residential School enforced by Canadian government and laws. The goal of the government at the time was to destroy Aboriginal people and their existence overall. Fast forward in 2008 the former Prime Minister Stephen Harper made a public apology

Canada is referred to as a ‘land of immigrants’ since a large number of newcomers have settled here and helped to enhance and preserve its ethnicity and diversity. Every country has its own norms and principles in accommodating new immigrants and assisting them to settle down. However, not all the immigrants are fortunate enough to sustain the uncertain circumstances that they had foreseen before migrating to a new country. While in the process of adjusting to a new society, these settlers are often