Essays on Canadian Society

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The world of today is characterized by an abundance of plural societies, where people from different cultures, languages, races, and ethnicities coexist in a spirit of tolerance and harmony. The majority of these civilizations have experienced diversity as a result of particular global phenomena, including slavery, colonization, and immigration among others. The existence of assorted racial and ethnic factions in the contemporary society presents a challenge of inclusion and participation in diverse national issues, especially political processes. Obviously, indigenous groups reserve and exert the greatest influence as far as participation and inclusion in political processes in host countries are ...

The lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer movement (LGBTQ movement) is one that has faced a long history of oppression and repression at the hands of society. It has only been very recently that the LGBT movement has gained some traction in society. It seems to be a trend, overall: when society begins to transition and change, groups that have been downtrodden rise up and force society to confront its inequalities and imbalances. The issue of slavery is one example of such an issue, but so too is the women’s suffrage movement and, in more recent years, the ...

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Canada is known internationally as a peacekeeping nation that does not take part in larger imperialist agendas and is a haven for refugees and immigrants. This has caused the country to adopt multicultural state policies meant to provide a safe and progressive environment for its diverse society. However, the country has a history of indigenous colonization, slavery, white settlement policies, and racialized immigration policies meant to settle people of color. Despite the multicultural policies being in place, Canada’s history has influenced racism in the nation with the Canadian minorities being marginalized socially, politically, culturally and economically. This essay ...

Multiculturalism in Canada is the creating of a sense whereby people from diverse races, religions and cultural background appreciate and celebrate their diversities. This concept of multiculturalism came into being in 1960 to counter Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism’s biculturalism policy. Multiculturalism aims at creating a feeling of equality amongst the different ethnic, cultural and racial groups in Canada. Apart from being officially implemented as a policy by the Canadian federal government in the year 1971, multiculturalism was enhanced by subsequent policy adoptions by various provinces in Canada. Since 19th century, Canada has seen several immigration regimes ...

Inequality is one of the greatest social problems as the result of the racism. The differences can be perceived not only economically, but also politically and is one of the major global challenges. Studies show that inequality can result in poverty and creation of social classes in the societies. This situation can be elaborated by Marxist theory of Communist Manifesto. The theory states that states that those who own the means of production ‘capitalists’ take advantage of the poor ‘proletariats’ and amass wealth which causes the social class issues. I am going to discuss the inequalities that result as ...

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One of the most notable developments and changes that have incrementally taken place in the Canadian labor market is the increased involvement or participation of women in the Canadian workforce. Throughout the history of Canada, the female gender has continued to play an important role in pushing and lobbying for more favorable and equitable working terms and conditions for women. As a matter of fact, more married and cohabiting women are now involved in the country’s labor force than they were two centuries ago when women’s voice and role in the labor market were insignificant. While the ...

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Canada has been hailed as one of the best countries in term of universal health care system. However, despite these positive reviews and global admiration of its health care system, there are various factors that are not admirable. The Canadian society is anchored on social justice and social equality. Therefore, every citizen, irrespective of color, ethnicity or sexuality is entitled to good healthcare. As such, it is a right to enjoy good healthcare system that is universal to all. However, this cannot be said to be true especially to the people of color such as the aboriginal. Over the ...

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Cultural diversity plays important roles in people’s identity. This is because cultures influence how people relate as well as how a society interprets its values. It is also through culture that nations are defined, for their identity is mostly founded in their cultures (Ruhl, 26). One country whose identity has had great influence from cultural basis is Canada. This paper looks into different aspects and features which are associated with Canadian culture. This is in consideration of Canada’s multicultural aspects with different traditions and customs derived from different people who form Canadian community. The paper attempts to ...

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Abstract Multiculturalism is a concept discussed today in the scientific circles as well as among the public. In Canada, this topic generates heated clashes between the experts and community. As the analysis shows, it is a heated dispute where people are divided into two camps, those who advocate for diversity and their opponents emphasizing the need to revive the core Canadian culture. Both sides of the conflict agree that Canada has become one of the most multicultural countries in the world due to its politics of inclusion and loyalty to all cultures. The historical facts imply that multiculturalism in ...

Post-War Indian Policy and Aboriginal Activism

Post-War times in the United States were marked by the rise of Indian termination policy and African-American civil rights movement. Against the background of its neighbour, Canada also decided to overview policies and attitude toward First Nations. In 1969, Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau and Minister of Indian Affairs Jean Chretien wrote the 1969 White Paper, a policy paper proposal, according to which Indians became equal to Canadians and Indian status was eliminated. The White Paper abolished the Indian Act that had existed in Canada since 1876 and was considered to be discriminating. However, the new proposal did not ...

In developed nations such as Canada, the more accurate measure of poverty is relative poverty. Relative poverty is the standard by which individuals are unable to maintain the average living conditions in the society by which he or she lives in. This school of thought is largely based on the standard prevailing in the country. It thus differs depending on the country. For poorer countries, the threshold is low. Meanwhile for richer countries, those whose earnings may be considered within range in another state may be classified as poor in terms of such count. Research has shown that poverty ...