History Of Colonialism In Canada

Traditionally in Canada, we have not admitted our colonial past. However, we are beginning to share the truth and acknowledge our many wrong doings as a country. In 2009, Prime Minister Stephen Harper claimed Canada had “no history of colonialism” (Camfeild, 2013). Whilst this comment was a complete shock for many Canadians it amped the movement to start telling the truth. In the five years since that statement we have got a new Prime Minister who made a similar statement to a group of American students in a convention that “Canada doesn’t have the baggage of colonialism (Fontaine, 2016). Although, our nation’s leaders struggle to acknowledge our colonial past, we must also recognize that colonialism is still occurring today. This country