Per year coming to Canada, an average of 250,000 persons is immigrating. This norm has been adopted by all parties and has created a multiculturalism society with multicultural values. Added to this, the charter of rights and liberties implemented by M. Pierre Elliot Trudeau in 1982 has contributed to this shift that we are seeing today because, it gave primacy to the rights of every Canadian individuals over the collective security of the public, therefore, encouraging each one to make demands according to their own value system. Consequently, we are now engaged today, in a controversy including the niqab or the burka in our Canadian society. With big reasons and implications, this is a real debate among Canadians!
Lastly, the Multiculturalism Policy of 1971 has impacted the evolution of the social-cultural identity overtime for Canada. Multiculturalism was first introduced to Canada after the second world war when two key European ethnic groups, the British and the French, joined the aboriginal peoples in Canada. This caused Canada to rethink the role of other ethnicities within the society and became the start of multiculturalism. The Multiculturalism Policy was a way for Canada to no longer be a white country, but to be more diverse, with different ethnicities within the society. Canada’s laws and policies recognize Canada’s diversity by race, cultural heritage, ethnicity, religion and place of origin as well as guarantee to all men and women complete
1. The article that I found is about how the Federal Government was denied the ability to ban women from wearing their niquabs during a citizenship ceremony. The ban on niquabs was first brought to light when a Muslim woman from Pakistan named Zunera Ishaq tried to get Canadian citizenship, but she was unable to do so due to her unwillingness to remove her niquab. In the federal court ruling between the dispute amidst Zunera Ishaq and the government, Judge Keith Boswell stated that denying Zunera Ishaq her right to wear a niquab during her Canadian citizenship ceremony violates her freedom of religion. It was ruled that Zunera Ishaq was allowed to complete the ceremony while wearing her niquab.
We consider the U.S. to be the melting pot of people/cultures, but Minster Trudeau claims that Canada has a higher rate of foreign-born citizens than the U.S. Harper wanted to Ban the niqab, which is a face veil that some Muslim women wear at public ceremonies. Harper hoping that the people would assimilate to their culture. It seems even in Canada that there has been a push of fear over Islam/Muslim immigrants. Minster Trudeau took the stance of embracing the Muslim immigrants that want to live in their country. He wanted his people to know that everyone can make a country great no matter what they believe
How has Canada maintained a diverse cultural identity? There are many different types of Canadians. There are French Canadians, British Canadians, and Native Canadians. Canada becomes a nation. This happens when gold is found in the Yukon and Yukon Territory is made.
In Quebec's attempt to rid itself of religious rule, Quebec's secular politics have become despotic. Rather than banning all religion, its focuses on banning the Muslim religion. In a democratic society, everyone is born equal, free and possesses the same rights. As a result, the law will do harm to the group of women it targets. Therefore, hindering what one religious group can wear, but allowing another no restrictions is discriminatory.
Hockey, maple syrup, and a red leaf. At first glance these things might not see like they have much in common, yet in a very stereotypical fashion these all make up what many consider to be the the Canadian identity. Noted as having an influx of around 300,000 new immigrants each year, stemming from all different parts of the world, bringing in new cultures and identities, is there really a set Canadian Identity? Identity is what sets one apart from the rest rest of the world, in terms of nationalism it refers to the unique culture, characteristics and condition of being a citizen. Beginning from the arrival of Paleo-Indians thousands of years ago, to the colonization by the Europeans, Canada was born from the idea immigration and the experience of new cultures.
Since the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) is such an important factor in uniting Canadians and showing Canadian culture, it must therefore be preserves. Increased funding will provide the CBC with abilities to increase the programming it provides and expand it operations to more digital platforms. Additionally changes to its policy will allow the CBC to create programming that will reflect the changing aspects of Canada’s multicultural society. On more digital platforms the CBC can access a broader audience. The goal of these changes is to preserve the CBC’s role as Canada’s national broadcaster
Although Canada is one of the world’s most multicultural nations and is regarded as a leader in democracy, it has systematically targeted and excluded Muslim women from participating in their political freedom. Through the examination of the Niqab in Canadian society this essay will explore ways Muslim women have been “othered” in Canadian Society specifically concerned with the potential Niqab ban. A ban on the Niqab challenges and undermines the constitutional rights of Canadian Muslim women across Canada. A ban on the Niqab further segregates and excludes Canadian Muslim Woman, which in result incites a slur of negative outcomes.
Greatly valued in the west, Canada is proud to have a set of rights and freedoms granted to every one of its citizens. Under the Canadian Charter Rights and Freedoms, it dictates what the state’s citizens are entitled to, which can involve the right to expression and the right to equality. Of course, there are reasonable limitations to these rights, such as restricting what sort of speech is free, but since the September 9, 2011 attack in New York City (hereby referenced as 9/11), the Canadian government has been passing legislature that has been cracking down hard on these rights. These legislatures, such as Bill C-36, has been created specifically to fight off terrorism, but this fight has been done almost blindly and in a rash manner. Cases
The aspect most concerning in this question is, is it reasonable to limit certain religious articles. The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms under Equality Rights, in Section 15. (1), shows us that this is not a reasonable request as it is unacceptable to discriminate against someone because of their religion. Some may question that it is a safety reason, so they want to prohibit certain religious articles, for instance the burqa. Using the same logic, the society must also consider catholic nuns; they could also be considered a safety concern because they are covered in the same
Race is a social construction. Societies establish the idea of race by identifying it as something that is legitimate and distinct (39). Ultimately, creating inequality for those who do not fit the “norm”. This concept is known as racialization. One clear example of racialization is the Quebec girl who was banned from playing soccer because she was wearing a hijab on the field (Postmedia News).
In Canada, the Aboriginal people comprise of the First Nations, Inuit and Metis comprising 4.3% of the national population in Canada, however, despite the large proportion of the population being indigenous, the relationship between Canada and indigenous people had been a turbulent and tense one. Since late 18th century, various policies were installed to help aboriginal people assimilate into “Canadian Culture”. The most noticeable one are policies concerning residential schools, where Aboriginal children were removed from their families and sent to such institutions. These government-funded, church-run schools were located across Canada and were established with the sole purpose of eliminating parental involvement in the spiritual, cultural
To What Extent can Immigrants Perpetuate to Promote Culture and Religion? Immigration is an integral part of Canada’s history as they are the reason why Canada is so diverse today. Canada may be diverse right now, but if immigrants like Muslims cannot do basic things like wearing a hijab, it may not be for long. Immigrants should have the ability to continually promote their culture and religion. They can do this because it is in the Charter, in the Multiculturalism Act, and it does not bring harm to others.
Yes, I think racism is a serious problem in Canadian society. Most of the groups that are mostly the target or victims of racism are Muslim/Arabs, First Nation/Aboriginals, Blacks, East Indians, Asians, Jewish, Hispanic, and other race. Many of these individuals suffer everyday from all the awful treatment they received from people, racist things that people say about them, denying the jobs they desire, promotions, and other things that prevents them from being free and successful because they are being judged based on their skin colour. It is slowly degrading their personal identity because of racism. Today, many of the black people are struggling to break free from stereotypes and many Indigenous women are facing high rates of abuse and violence
The definition of multiculturalism is when you have cultural diversity within a society. Many people assume that having a multicultural society is a great thing, and in most ways it is. However, with a multicultural society, some problems will occur. In this essay I will debate whether or not a multicultural society is a good thing, and will be pointing out advantages and disadvantages.