Canada has come a long way and has made progress over the years; The country has made steps towards gender equality and multiculturalism, trying to reconcile with all indigenous peoples, and consistently making progress in terms of environmental protection and sustainability! Canada has become a more inclusive and progressive country and resumes to work towards creating a better future for all Canadians. Thesis statement: Canada has made a great improvement over time by becoming a more inclusive, sustainable country, and more conciliatory. Most may believe that Canada is better than it was before.
For the past few decades, Canada has made significant efforts to promote diversity, inclusivity, and equality, in LGBTQ+ rights, multiculturalism,
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The northwestern country has made significant strides in environmental protection and sustainability, including investing in clean energy, implementing carbon pricing, and protecting natural habitats. These efforts demonstrate Canada’s commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and preserving the planet for future generations. Canada Country has put measures into place to lessen greenhouse gas emissions, protect biodiversity, and promote clean energy. Canada’s goal is to reach net-zero emissions by 2050 and the implementation of a carbon price system as a means of encouraging emissions reductions to provide an example of this. Large areas of land and water have also been protected across the country thanks to programs like the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society. Canada is committed to environmental sustainability and protection, demonstrated by its investment in clean energy, implementation of carbon pricing, and protection of natural habitats. In 2019, the Canadian government announced a plan to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, which includes increasing the use of renewable energy and investing in clean technology. Additionally, the government has implemented a carbon pricing policy, which puts a price on carbon emissions and encourages businesses and individuals to reduce their carbon footprint. Canada has also made efforts to protect natural habitats and wildlife, including the …show more content…
The country has worked to make amends with indigenous people and try to rectify its colonial history. The authorization of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples is one example of this; As are programs such as the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which tried to confront the history of residential schools. The promotion of Indigenous rights as well as increased understanding and racial harmony between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples has benefited from these efforts. Canada is making progress in the areas of reconciling with indigenous peoples, including the implementation of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s 94 Calls to Action. The government has committed to addressing the legacy of residential schools, which includes providing compensation to survivors and their families and supporting language and culture revitalization efforts. Additionally, the government has worked to establish a new relationship with indigenous peoples based on recognition of rights, respect, and cooperation. This has included the development of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) Implementation Act, which aims to ensure that federal laws are consistent with the standards set out in UNDRIP. These efforts demonstrate Canada’s commitment to reconciliation and building a better
Justin Trudeau and the Liberal party is determined to creating more opportunity for the indigenous people, and allowing their voices to be heard more throughout Ottawa. Working towards this, the Liberal party will abolish all changes that deter the indigenous people from exercising their voting rights and to ensure that the indigenous people can freely practice their rights. In addition, the Liberal party will guarantee that the Kelowna Accord agreements will be embraced, along with the spirit of reconciliation which drove the agreements. Cognizant of the fact that there is a massive increase in population and inflammation in the First Nation community, the Liberal party will immediately increase the two percent cap on funding the First Nations, creating a community with a sufficient funding. Furthermore, owing to the underfunding of First Nation education system, many First Nation students are being held back in comparison with their provincial peers.
For decades, Canada has treated the Aboriginal peoples of Canada unfairly and that must change. The Environmental Party of Canada will strive to shine a light on these issues and bring awareness
Trudeau envisions Canada as composed of “diverse cultures” living in mutual respect, support and by sharing the nation in peace and in justice. Through bilingualism and the Multiculturalism Policy in 1971, Trudeau attempts to strengthen the national identity of Canada as a multicultural nation. At the same time, it encourages Canadians to embrace aspects of collectivism such as cooperation and collective interest. Trudeau further emphasizes the need for collectivism by stating that it is not regional barriers that will strengthen the economy but rather the bilingualism and the sharing of land such as crown like like national parks. While collectivism was emphasized through bilingualism and the Multiculturalism Policy in 1971, individualism was emphasized through the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Stephen Harper presented this apology to formally recognizes the dark chapter in our history as wrong and that it “has no place in our country.” This apology was long overdue and should have happened earlier since the last residential school closed in 1996. Without an apology, the government recognized that “there has been an impediment to healing and reconciliation” for those who have been impacted by residential schools. With this apology, it acknowledges the fact that residential schools were real and has deeply impacted the lives of Aboriginal people. The apology ended with by mentioning of “the cornerstone of the settlement agreement is the Indian Residential Schools Truth and Reconciliation Commission [TRC].”
However contemporary Canada is not without its issues, as stated earlier. Even with these important lessons, and our written out charter that has the basic rights for humans, we still fail to support and provide these rights to many marginalised communities and
Canada is a nation known for the multicultural population. It is seen as an attractive destination for the great social policies adopted by the charismatic leaders the country was able to create. Since the 1800’s, Canada’s immigration laws were severely restricted to non-whites, nevertheless, the country has now evolved to encompass all ethnicities equally. Canada’s identity, especially since the 1950’s and onwards, experienced rapid growth and change. This can be seen through the following examples: Immigration, Pierre Trudeau and the F.L.Q crisis.
In Jason Stabler’s article Canadian Identity and Canada’s Indian Residential School Apology he argues that true reconciliation can only be accomplished if Canadians realize the extent of the wrongs done to Indigenous people and come to the terms with the cruelty and illegality of the early settlers. Stabler discusses how Canadians believe in the country’s lawfulness despite its questionable methods of obtaining land. According to Stabler, benevolence, another important part of Canadian Identity, as Canadian’s believe settlers treated the Indigenous people humanely whereas it very much misrepresents the “cultural genocide” that occurred. Stabler maintains that these are enormous obstacles in the way of reconciliation between Canada and Indigenous
Throughout the 60’s Canada had two prime ministers who impacted the lives of everyone in Canada and had an important role in Canada’s identity. In the beginning of this epoch the Indigenous people were given a voice to vote in the polling place without being stripped of their identity, culture and status. This socially changed Indigenous
Honouring the Truth, Reconciling for the Future Summary of the Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, 2015.Retrieved March 26, 2023, from https://ehprnh2mwo3.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Executive_Summary_English_Web.pdf Mcneil, J. (2023, Jan 31). Inequalities and Outcomes [PowerPoint Slides]. Lecture notes from PLAN 233, Faculty of Environment, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada. Mcneil, J. (2023, Feb 7.).
Tony Ruan Tobias Kenny NBE301 June 10, 2023 The Canadian Government's Injustice through the legal system against Indigenous communities In the ongoing struggle for justice and equality, the broken promises and discriminatory actions of the Canadian government against Indigenous peoples reveal a dark truth - a pattern of betrayal that perpetuates systemic injustice and displaces FNMI (First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Initiatives) communities from their rightful place in society. The Canadian government has consistently demonstrated a pattern of signing legal contracts with Aboriginal peoples, only to undermine the agreements later, disregard their terms, or impose restrictive measures.
The author of this report discusses Canada's efforts to reconcile with indigenous nations and the challenges that came with it. Due to the many laws Canada has made that protect wrongdoers and abusers and hide the fact that the church had harmed generations of indigenous tribes in these residential schools. Indigenous and Aboriginal people do not trust the legal system of Canada. The author mentions that..." Failure to recognize such truths hinders reconciliation.
This is the exact tactic Canada used on Indigenous people” (Elliott 105). This quote illuminates how the structural genocide by the Canadian government caused Indigenous people to become reliant on them. Under those circumstances, their freedom, autonomy, and agency are stripped away. In her essay “Not your noble savage”, Elliott discusses how Trudeau pretends to be pro-Indigenous but his government is not doing enough for reconciliation: “True reconciliation with Native peoples requires Canada to stop its paternalistic, discriminatory policies and, most important, stop interfering with our sovereignty over our identities, communities, and lands. These are by no means easy or comfortable actions for Canadians to undertake, but they must be undertaken regardless” (Elliott 163).
The rejection of discriminatory programs and the acceptance of deportees from countries similar to Vietnam played significant roles in shaping Canada's multicultural identity during this period. These modifications altered both the social structure and the country's financial structure, transforming Canada into a country that values and celebrates variety. References: The Canadian Encyclopedia. (2013, April 22). Immigration to Canada.
Canada is known globally for diversity and acceptance of different
Critical Summary #3: First Nations Perspectives In Chapter eight of Byron Williston’s Environmental Ethics for Canadians First Nation’s perspectives are explored. The case study titled “Language, Land and the Residential Schools” begins by speaking of a public apology from former Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper. He apologizes for the treatment of “Indians” in “Indian Residential Schools”. He highlights the initial agenda of these schools as he says that the “school system [was] to remove and isolate [Aboriginal] children from the influence of their homes, families, traditions and cultures, and to assimilate them[…]” (Williston 244).