...occurred that governments of today have to face, especially for those that occurred within Canada. To be able to promptly and adequately...
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...According to INAC, the term for Aboriginal peoples is defined as: “a collective name for the original peoples of North America and their descendants. The Canadian constitution recognizes three groups of Aboriginal people: Indians (commonly referred to as First Nations), Métis and Inuit. These are three distinct peoples with unique histories, languages, cultural practices and spiritual beliefs. More than one million people in Canada identify themselves as an Aboriginal person, according to the 2006 Census.” (Indigenous Nationhood) Although many Aboriginal peoples in Canada identify as being Aboriginal, many Aboriginal peoples struggle to maintain or gain a sense of cultural identity due to the Canadian Governments assimilation policies. Throughout this paper I will discuss how the Indian Act, the Canadian Residential School System, and the Sixties Scoop assimilated Aboriginal peoples into a European way of life, by attempting to integrate them into society by abolishing their Aboriginal identities. This assimilation process impacted Aboriginal peoples in negative ways throughout the generations socially, culturally, and economically. The negative impacts within child welfare system, educational institutions, and the socio-economic status of Aboriginal peoples today, prove assimilation and the total integration of Aboriginal peoples within mainstream society is unacceptable. Decolonization techniques should be applied within those areas in order combat the long lasting effects of...
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...group of individuals in Canadian history. They show how Canada has come a long way but also represent how we have a long way to go as well in ensuring the protection of Aboriginals and their culture. Aboriginals have been oppressed by the Canadian government for many years and continue to fight against restrictions in order to preserve their traditions. The mistreatment of Aboriginals is significant to Canadian history because of the mental and physical abuse they endured from Residential schools, the progressive changes from the Indian act, and the lack of basic needs being deprived on the reserves. The creation of residential schools is significant to Canadian history due to the physical and...
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...“To investigate how the Canadian capitalistic structure exploits its workers today.” Ever since the development of currency, individuals have exploited others for the benefit of themselves – due to the origination of the social system Capitalism, there are new ruthless forms of exploitation that has resulted in millions suffering. In a capitalistic society such as Canada, exploitation in the workplace occurs daily. Exploitation can be defined as the utilization of another person for selfish purposes (William Morris, 2000). Since the rise of the social structure Capitalism, there has been a distinctive split between two classes of people – the bourgeoisie and proletarian (Karl Marx, 1848). To some, capitalism is the ‘end-all be-all ‘ social system, but these people are more than likely one of the fortunate few who have benefitted from it. By the fortunate few I mean the bourgeoisie class - the owners of the means of production. They own the capital and the resources (factories, farms, stores) to grow their wealth further, but they need labor to do so. Then there is the proletariat class - the labor. I reference them as the labor because in order to feed their families, they need money, and they have no means to make money other then to sell their labor. It is between these two classes that exploitation occurs. The bourgeoisies offer the lowest wages that the proletariats are willing accept, that way the bourgeoisie consume all the available profit for themselves...
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...Since 1962, Ricky’s has been serving breakfast lunch and dinner faithfully everyday to each family that walks through the door. It has been a Canadian Tradition for over 50 years and continues to grow. Ricky’s All Day Grill has an esteemed history as a successful Canadian family restaurant chain for over 50 years. Not much stays the same, but the heart of Ricky’s hasn’t changed over the years. Value, good food, and family-friendly service were our passion back then and are still our passion today. In 1960, family dining was a treat, something exciting that the whole family enjoyed. That was Al Sheren’s dream when he opened the first location with family at the heart from the beginning; Al named his restaurant after his son, Ricky. Back...
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...witnessed land covered in rocks and unsatisfying for cultivation. Most voyagers who arrived in Halifax were quit poor in England and came to find prosperity in this new country. This unfavourable appearance made passengers onboard the ships looking for a new prospective life in Halifax, wishing to take the long trip back to their homes in England. Even though immigrants today face the similar discouragement upon arriving to Canada, their motives are further discouraged by discrimination faced in their daily lives. Immigrants from rural Bangladesh face different experiences than those of urban Bangladesh upon arriving in Canada. Even so, the initial time in Canada is quite difficult to adapt. Further ignorance by several Canadians leads to cultures and religions being grouped to a specific title or cause especially for Middle Eastern immigrants. Some Canadians fear to allow Syrian refugees in their country because of fear of facing the terrors the Syrians face in their everyday lives. Citizens of Canada are related to those who have come from parts of Europe in quest for a new life style centuries ago. Several Canadians do not realize that Canada had once belonged to the First Nations people, who were eventually tortured and forced to give up their land to those European settlers. Introduction The emotional response from arriving to a new country is not...
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...The conquest of the world by the Europeans was a key event within Historical Globalization. Historical Globalization was the finding of many significant sources by the Europeans. It was the start of their dominance throughout the world. Colonizing a lot of the world, Europe became the most well-known and influential continent throughout the world. Exploring many parts of the world led to many discoveries and the start of Globalization because of the European contact with many people along the way. One major discovery that was made was the Silk Road. This was a very significant pathway to the trading and profitable route for the Europeans. The person that had written this source did not like how Historical Globalization occurred. The reason they could have written this source is because they grew up in a country where they had no say and their opinion didn’t matter to anyone. The era this source could have been written in was maybe during the Industrial Revolution which is around the 1800’s. Either you were developed or strength of your country/continent declined. Europeans always wanted power, but this person totally disagrees with that. The source is saying that each country should have independence because it states that “No country should seek to extend its policy over any other country or people.” The view of the Europeans was very Eurocentric and disagrees with the interpretation of this source. Each should be responsible enough to make their own decision and have confidence...
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...Who is the Greatest Canadian of the Twentieth Century? Thomas Clement Douglas was born on October 20, 1904 in Falkirk, Scotland. He was often called Tommy. He and his family immigrated to Canada in 1911. They settled in Winnipeg, Manitoba. When Tommy was 10, he had a bone infection in his leg, osteomyelitis, which needed many operations. None of the operations helped him and his family could not afford to send him to a special doctor. He was extremely fortunate when a visiting surgeon volunteered to operate on him for free. He was also a minister and a politician. Tommy Douglas is the greatest Canadian due to the fact he achieved Medicare, became the first national leader of the NDP and fought for social programs even in the presence of strong oppositions. Tommy Douglas learnt from the experience of his sickness the importance of doctors. The sickness and how he was saved was his inspiration for the Medicare. He wanted everyone to receive the Medicare they needed, even if they did not have a great deal of money. During one of his speeches as a politician, he said, I came to believe that health services ought not to have a price-tag on them, and that people should be able to get whatever health services they required irrespective of their individual capacity to pay. This inspired him to work hard so as to make health care available to all Canadians at no cost. In 1959, Tommy announced the plan to establish a medical insurance called Medicare. He faced strong...
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...surrounds the question of what constitutes a disability, and a disability to one person can be a typical part of life to the next.”(Jingwen’s article) We are aware of arguments made by some of the activist movement that “disability” is not only such a primary but such a valued aspect of identity(also of social perception).From this point of view ”disabled” doesn’t signify “damaged” identity. Brief concept of Socio-Historical Context of Disability in Canada. From the beginning able-bodied people have historically controlled where disabled people live and how they receive their basic needs. In the Middle Ages, disabled persons were usually cared by family members with support from the church and community (referred to the book).These developments were described as the charity model, which continues to have powerful impact even today. Back then the disabled person is considered an object to be pitied because he or she could neither fit into a society mainstream nor care for his or herself. In the late 18th century the tendency towards disabled people has been changed. Society response was to build large institutions where people with disabilities were accommodated. The further outcome of this movement was the full control of all daily activities and consequent loss of independence.(it is referred to be a medical model).The decision makers of this model were usually physicians who promised to cure or change the symptoms of disability. As a result, disabled persons were defined by...
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...that the mythical archetypes of good versus evil may be found outside of the pages of a story book. However, the circumstances portrayed in Tomson Highway’s play The Rez Sisters are all too familiar to that of Aboriginal Canadians today. In The Rez Sisters, Highway depicts the lives of seven Aboriginal sisters and their journey to “THE BIGGEST BINGO IN THE WORLD,” all while alluding to a wide range of realistic reserve issues such as poverty, substance abuse, and assault. On many First Native reserves in Canada, inhabitants must deal with problems that would challenge the resources of prosperous communities. High rates of infant mortality, substandard housing and little to no social services create conditions similar to the depiction of Wasy in The...
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...Residential Schools became widespread in all Canadian provinces and territories except Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, and Newfoundland. Aboriginal children had been seized from their homes and had been placed into these ‘boarding schools’. They had to do labour work, live with complete strangers, and also study the Canadian culture just to kill the Indian in the Child. The young children had to do all of this for the government while being abused. Sexually, physically and mentally. About one hundred and fifty thousand children were placed into this horrid living and only eighty thousand made it out alive as in two thousand and eight. In order for us to be forgiven, we did two acts that will never make up for what our country had done to them. We wrote a state of apology that was read in front of a crowd of survivors. We had also given each of them a generous amount of money as a materialistic apology. But how did the aboriginal community act upon the materialistic goods and apology? Has Canada as a whole done enough to heal the wounds of aboriginal students that had attended the Residential schools? Firstly, Canada had a requirement to make an apology to the residential community. On June 11th, 2008, Prime Minister of Canada, Stephen Harper, made a Statement of Apology to former students of Indian Residential Schools, on behalf of the Canadian Government. These students had been stripped from their culture as well as their family and were abused. In the early 2000’s...
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...AUTISM 1 What are the key trends or issues presented? Name at least 2 One of the key issues presented was that the BC Children’s Ministry made changes to the amount of money families would receive to assist them with their child’s autism therapy. Funding for an early intervention program was scrapped to provide more money to families. (The Canadian Press 2009). This represented a change from $20,000 a year to $22,000 a year for families with children with autism under the age of 6. (The Canadian Press 2009). The question arises, whether this is enough money for treatment? Another and important issue presented was the question of autism therapy. Is Lovaas the only therapy out there and does it work? The very fact that the government dropped intensive therapy and that the BC Supreme Court ruled in the governments’ favour puts a question mark on the outcomes of Lovaas Therapy. What legislation/litigation is being examined? The legislation being examined in both articles is whether the Province of BC discriminated against children with Autism by not providing them with a widely recognized treatment known as Lovaas Therapy. Specifically did the Province violate equality rights to medical treatment by refusing to fund autism therapy? Some important questions that arise from this debate are: 1. As citizens of BC do we not all have equal rights to medically necessary treatment? AUTISM 2 2. Who decided that Autism Therapy is not...
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...everything they knew behind. They were known as the British Home Children. Hi. This is Tanner and Ashton. We are going to tell you about the British Home Children and what happened to them and how they contributed to Canada. Beginning in 1869, Britain sent orphans, abandoned children and poor children to live here in Canada. About two-thirds of the children had a living parent at the time. But because there was no social system in place to help them get through their difficult circumstances, the family had no other way than to surrender their children to the organizations that were running the program. The idea...
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...Cassidy Lynk May 22, 2014 Mr. Christian The Women of The Canadian Military Women have been brave fighters and rulers since the beginning of time. From Viking warriors, the Amazon women, and Cleopatra; all the way to the World Wars, Queen Elizabeth, and today's women soldiers. During World War Two, women in the Canadian Womens Army Corps (C.W.A.C) paved the future for women in the military as equals. Through devotion, consistent bravery, and dedication, the C.W.A.C had provided a base for equality between men and women in the Canadian Army. Women played a large role in World War Two, the C.W.A.C performed many acts of devotion. The Canadian Womens Army Corps was not always around. Before the C.W.A.C women were a part of small groups across Canada, such as the Women's Volunteer Reserve Corps (from central Canada and the Maritime provinces) or the Canadian Territorial Service (from Ontario and the Western provinces).[i] A short period of time after the creation of the Canadian Women's Army Corps, almost 22,000 volunteers had enlisted.[ii] This proved devotion and challenged many twentieth century traditions. To prove equality, women even took physical and knowledge based courses to improve themselves for the military. The women acing these tests could prove they were equals, as well as devoted t their careers in the military.[iii] Everything these ladies did, was to prove their devotion and equality, as well as their bravery. During World War Two acts of bravery were extremely...
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...I consider myself as a Canadian since I was born in Canada, but my parents are originally Vietnam, making me also Vietnamese. Being Vietnamese is an important factor within my life, as it connects me to my family roots and that I’ve also grown up in a Vietnamese lifestyle. It has also made me have a different perspective in life, as Vietnam is very different from Canada. Going to Vietnam for trips to see relatives, has made me see how lucky my life is, as I live in “luxurious” life style compared to what they have as they are still a growing and developing country. With this perspective it's made me realize I can't complain or get upset over little things because I should be so grateful for what I have here and I am. Personally, I don't feel as connected to Vietnam as I do so with Canada....
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