Public health officials requested that the government ban trans-fat and reduce sodium levels, but the government made no attempt at changing or stopping the release of fatty foods. At one point the government had ideas of how to control sodium which would save on health care costs and lengthen lives but decided against it due to financial consequences. The government’s inactivity gave way to the increasing level of health issues and obesity in Canadians. Some Canadians realize that they are unhealthy, but don’t realize the food they eat is the cause. Because of the absence of labels most Canadian’s don’t even know the nutritional value of the food they eat.
Canadians strongly resist viewing their society as one characterized by entrenched inequities (Allahar & Coté, 1998). In Canada, and many other modern world countries, children are not born equal to adults, women are not born equal to men, black people are not born equal to white people, nor are the poor born equal to the wealthy. Canadian
Despite their overall small numbers and their ambivalent relationship with the Canadian government, Canada’s First Nations people contributed significantly to the Great War. Exact numbers are not available for many reasons. The Department of Indian Affairs at the time did not track “Indian Enlistments” as closely as they should have and many men who enlisted were overlooked. As well, because the government department focussed on “status Indians,” many Natives who enlisted from the Metis people, Inuit and other groups, were not counted. As well, the government did not track Natives from Newfoundland and Labrador because they were not part of Canada at the time.
As much as Canada tries to pride itself on treating everyone equally, unfortunately this is not even the case with those of true Canadian decent, our First Nations people. It is human to error, but these errors of judgement and turning a blind eye are costing this minority more than just hurt feelings, it is taking away their rights and making it harder for them to get ahead. Maybe the problem with inequality is people aren’t educated enough. Not educated enough to understand the harsh living conditions forced upon Canadian Aboriginal people, and damages being caused by these unfair limitations brought on by reserves and the Indian Act. These acts of violence do not give them the same opportunities to get ahead as the average while male or
Ableism portrays the skills and talents that the abled-bodied have, while the disabled-bodied are illustrated by the Canadian society as less skilled and have less opportunities due to the labels set on them. Canadian citizens demonstrate disparity by illustrating the unfair differences of the abled-bodied and disabled-bodied openly. Lastly, tokenism always illustrated by many people in various industries and events; they are trying to demonstrate that the disabled citizens are treated equal to the abled-bodied, but it is only appearance for the public to show that they are changing to adapt for the disabled, however it is not working for them. The Canadian society illustrate ableism, disparity and tokenism in the public eyes and exemplify the negative side of the disabled-bodies and their
One of the biggest issues in Canada regarding racial discrimination is the difficulty for minorities to receive Recognition of prior learning (educational and professional); “People who are trained in Western scientific or knowledge systems in the South are not given the same recognition as if they were trained in the North. People who are trained within non-western educational world views or scientific traditions experience great difficulties in gaining recognition for their training and skills.” For an example, Emily Espinosa, a Pilipino woman with a university degree in science and commerce who came to Canada with her family in 1988 has still been unsuccessful in finding a job that matches her expertise. Since landing in Canada, she became certified as a Lab technician in 1990, and has been working in a doctor’s office for $10 an hour, while still searching for a job. She thinks the main reasons she is not getting hired is because of her race, gender, and age (54).
Judges, lawyers, and other members of the legal community all over Canada believe that infanticide should not be used as a legal defense. Isabel Grant, a law professor who specializes in mental health and criminal law at the University of British Columbia argues that infanticide should not be used as a defense even though a killing like this is less culpable than murder. “The vast majority of women would risk their lives to save their baby and in these cases something goes terribly wrong” (Grant, 2010). Grant argues that even though a woman suffers from a mental condition, it is not fair to be more lenient to the mother when treatment is so easily attainable in a country such as Canada. She believes that the mothers that use infanticide as a legal defense basically use that as an excuse in order to avoid a life time sentence in jail.
Poverty in America today is an unrecognized social dilemma that exists everywhere. Poverty comes in many ways but no one can pick up on it right away. Poverty is hunger the lack of shelter the face that you can be sick and not being able to see a doctor. Poverty is not being able to go out and peruse and education. Poverty is not having a job and living one day at a time.
Everyone should be treated as equals but that’s not the case with Indians, , because no one person is better than another. In the text book Canada Revisited 8 on page 208 it read “the purpose of the Indian Act was to assimilate First Nations people into Euro- Canadian culture”. The text in quotes stated that the beliefs and culture of the First Nations were primitive, and had no place in society. This is absolutely unfair to the First Nations people because the Canadian government is discouraging them to follow their customs, cultures, and beliefs. Another example of assimilation was that in 2002 the
The impression the documentary gives of Chicago is not very good. It is mainly about poverty and homelessness. The good parts of Chicago is not revealed, because it would not contribute to get Mr. Schodorf’s message across. His message about how the ‘invisible’ welfare system fails to help those who need it the most, comes across clearly. It also seems like Mr. Schodorf wants to change the general population’s minds about what causes poverty and homelessness.