Minority Rights Research Paper
To what extent should governments protect minority rights?
Nearly every nation in the world has some form of minority groups from within it. These minority groups aren 't limited to ethnicity, race or religion but can also include language, nationalities, sexual orientation, gender, economic and political groups . However the most domineering groups that seem to be asking for substantial sacrifices made on behalf of the majority of Canadian citizens safety, interests and welfare are Francophones, religious groups (Sikhism in particular) and homosexuals. Due to the Francophones rough history (FLQ crisis, separatists etc.) with the rest of the country and the government, political parties go out of their way to make promises to Quebec in hopes …show more content…
The government tries to keep them happy by offering special deals and implementing their demands. In the province of Alberta there just fewer than 2.7 million citizens, less than one percent (52, 380) of these are Francophones . However recently the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that courts could demand provincial governments to be held accountable for not building French Language schools . Out of the 2000 schools present in Alberta, 26 of them are Francophone, over one percent . While hundreds of schools in Alberta are receiving funding cuts and new schools are needed badly to keep up with the population. But only Francophones are guaranteed education in their first language, as stated in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms . Here the majority (99%+) of the population 's education and most important 12 years of their lives is being sacrificed to deliver to a minorities …show more content…
The Francophones are taking away from the educational systems in Alberta that are already in desperate need of reform. The Sikh 's are allowed to carry a threatening weapon, while jack knifes are outlawed in schools. Finally gay and lesbian marriages are offensive to a good proportion of the population and their unions insult the majority 's values and beliefs. It is irresponsible of the Canadian government to be willing to sacrifice its citizen 's safety, wishes and money for the sake of minority 's
Nearly every nation in the world has some form of minority groups from within it. These minority groups aren 't limited to ethnicity, race or religion but can also include language, nationalities, sexual orientation, gender, economic and political groups . However the most domineering groups that seem to be asking for substantial sacrifices made on behalf of the majority of Canadian citizens safety, interests and welfare are Francophones, religious groups (Sikhism in particular) and homosexuals. Due to the Francophones rough history (FLQ crisis, separatists etc.) with the rest of the country and the government, political parties go out of their way to make promises to Quebec in hopes …show more content…
The government tries to keep them happy by offering special deals and implementing their demands. In the province of Alberta there just fewer than 2.7 million citizens, less than one percent (52, 380) of these are Francophones . However recently the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that courts could demand provincial governments to be held accountable for not building French Language schools . Out of the 2000 schools present in Alberta, 26 of them are Francophone, over one percent . While hundreds of schools in Alberta are receiving funding cuts and new schools are needed badly to keep up with the population. But only Francophones are guaranteed education in their first language, as stated in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms . Here the majority (99%+) of the population 's education and most important 12 years of their lives is being sacrificed to deliver to a minorities …show more content…
The Francophones are taking away from the educational systems in Alberta that are already in desperate need of reform. The Sikh 's are allowed to carry a threatening weapon, while jack knifes are outlawed in schools. Finally gay and lesbian marriages are offensive to a good proportion of the population and their unions insult the majority 's values and beliefs. It is irresponsible of the Canadian government to be willing to sacrifice its citizen 's safety, wishes and money for the sake of minority 's