We take great pride in providing all our citizens with the means to carry on with daily life and are guaranteed with our Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Being a first generation Canadian, the topic of Canada’s own culture is very interesting to me. My family and I are part our Canada’s multicultural community. We are able to keep our cultural values alive in Canada and have a right to do so, which is what makes us Canadians. It is not good when Canada as a nation is considered a product of Americanization, and when people consider Canada to not have its own culture.
Should reasonable accommodation be implemented in Quebec? “Reasonable accommodation refers to the idea that equality rights set out in section 15 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms demands that accommodation be made to various ethnic minorities. The concept is especially applied with reference to the anti-discrimination laws in Québec's Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms.” (Rock, Hoag) Multicultural and ‘multiculturalism are terms commonly used to refer to “a social condition of ethnic and racial multiplicity, to a government policy for addressing the problems associated with such range, and to an ideal of interethnic harmony and cooperation on the basis of equality”. (Harold Troper) As an ideal or ideology, multiculturalism sets a standard for the equal treatment of new and minority members of an existing national society. It seems as though many calls for accommodation come from the advocates of mixed-up political precision, the promoters of multiculturalism, diversity and communitarianism.
Pierre Elliot Trudeau kept Canada united by avoiding the separation of Quebec. Trudeau gave a very powerful speech on May 14, 1980 in Quebec. A vote was to be made whether or not Quebec was to be separated from Canada. Trudeau pointed out in his speech that Quebec was the national government of French Canadians and the French Canadians and the French culture should be protected. Trudeau wanted French Canadians to feel more comfortable and to feel like they belonged to Canada by saying, “Canada will be a strong country when Canadians of all provinces feel at home in all parts of the country, and when they feel that all Canada belongs to them (Trudeau)”.
Thirdly, indigenous political organisation will be examined; and finally how these two systems allowed for effective functioning of indigenous societies will be explored. As a result, it will be proven, that traditional Aboriginal societies had high functioning and effective legal and political systems in place; and arguments denying
Additionally, it exercises power independently to avoid conflicting with the other branches. The Judiciary, legislative and the executive are the commonly known branches of government and which the constitution ensures that they do not conflict but work together to unify the country (Amar 39). Checks and balances is another aspect that explains the view of a constitution as a living document. This idea ensures that there is no branch within the government acting as though it is the most supreme than others. In this case it provides protection to the minority from being exploited or manipulated by the majority.
There are many events in Canadian history that have contributed to the changes in Canada over time. Some of the significant events that are believed to have contributed to the changes in Canada are The Battle of Vimy Ridge, The Statute of Westminster, and The Immigration Boom. Therefore, these events are significant because the helped shape the country we live in today. We have our own independent government. We have a country full of diversity, multiple cultures/races living and working together.
Canada is a very great country because we practice equality and multiculturalism. AS Canadians we should become examples for other countries on what equality really is. henever there are human rights abominations happening around the world we need to help in whatever way possible. The fact of the matter is that everyone is in this world together. There is nothing that makes us higher than another.
It’s our identity; it’s what makes Canada Canada, a nation for every individual which have equal opportunity in life and success, despite colour, race, or religion. People all over the world have immigrated here and made their marks on the society Canada. Multiculturalism is portrayed as the identity of Canada, as witnessed in the attitudes towards immigrants, ethnic and racial diversity and in Canada’s multicultural policy. Before World War II Canada was mainly inhabited by immigrants of Western European culture and religion, so immigrants either than this cultural background were considered foreigners due to their race, colour and customs. Despite the differences with these “foreigners” Canada needed people.
For example because it is seen as absolutist, it provides a firm moral foundation of rules and clear guidance. Although this is the case for the primary precepts, the secondary precepts are flexible enough accommodate for different people and different situations. The primary precepts can be interpreted to fit in with the time and practices. The natural law is based on our innate ability to reason and it is believed we all have the same ideas of morality within us (out conscience). This means that natural law offers a universal moral code that is for the best of the whole society that can be accessed by everyone.
Does multiculturalism strengthen or weaken America's identity? Explain why and provide some specific examples to support your answer. I believe multiculturalism strengthens America’s identity because it gives people the opportunity to explore themselves with no restrictions on how or who we pray to, work for, and interact with. Multiculturalism gains significance in the United States, by defending individual rights, through things like the "Bill of Rights," our Constitution makes it essential that we respect the civil liberties of all people in the United States, hence also of our cultural minorities. Multiculturalism isn’t the total of various ethnocentric groups, where each one of amalgamates around its specific island of cultural standards, instead it’s a closely intertwined network of cultural cores that every citizen feels welcome to learn from.