Nationalism is defined in the textbook as “the feeling of belongings to a nation, as well as the belief that a nation has a natural right to determine its own affairs” (KMI, 324). Canadians feel proud and be actively involved when talking about their country. This affirms that people’s thought in considering northern part and western part of Canada as part of their territories. Furthermore, Grant illustrates that Canadian treat…
I believe that bilingualism is central to Canada’s identity, as well as other languages. Pierre Elliott Trudeau has said that, “Bilingualism unites people; dualism divides them. Bilingualism means you can speak to the other; duality means you live in one language and the rest of Canada will live in another language”.…
Susan Delacourt, a political journalist, says: “To be Canadian mean to be willing to shrug off your own identity so you can imagine what it’s like to be someone else.” This is the Canada we know now, diverse and multicultural, however it took over a century to get to this point.…
Each individual, family, business, or country all had defining moments that have shaped them into their current appearances and outcomes. During the development of a country, its people are fortified by many important events. These events are the "Defining Moments" which developed a country to what it is today. For Canada, their defining moments relate to military and war. Canada has given major military contributions in the Day of Deliverance, the battle of Vimy Ridge, and the Italian Campaign and in return has achieved respect, pride, and independence which are intangibles any nation aspires for. These events are what made Canada today, a strong, independent country with a lot of heart.…
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In Canada we have a very diverse and unique geography that has molded the way Canadians live, act and get by day to day. I believe that despite the fact that all the regions of Canada diversely different creating the argument that we have no actual national identity because of some provinces that feel they should be independent and become their own countries, though there are many there are many people who would want provinces like Quebec to be their own country i believe Canada wouldn’t be its own unique country without all of its provinces, territories and regions Canada wouldn’t be the country it is today because of its vasts landscapes that are filled with great resources that have kept our country afloat by being able to trade through our large borders and coastlines.…
Today Canada is one of the most multicultural nations in the world; however, certain minority groups struggle to represent their true identity. One of these groups includes South Asian girls, who face cultural challenges as well as the attached stigma of being a girl in a South Asian culture. Some of my personal challenges include trying to keep up with cultural standards, striving for perfection, and trying to maintain my parent’s expectation.…
Canada is a country that represents multiculturalism and diversity. It was also the first country to create a policy on multiculturalism. The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms states “Everyone has the following fundamental freedoms: (a) freedom of conscience and religion; (b) freedom of thought, belief,…
On July 1st, 1867, a new country was born. From then on, she has been through moments of glory, pride and warmth, and moments of darkness, defeat and helplessness. All these moments have made Canada the nation as it is. A nation’s identity is not only forged in moments of victory, but also is defined in moments of adversity. There are no historical events that better formed the Canadian national identity than Vimy Ridge, or the October Crisis.…
Canada’s topography is spectacular, you can go from oceans to lakes and from deserts to rainforests all in a day's drive, or drive across this vast nation and experience waves surging onto shore, fields of wheat dancing in the wind, cobble stone roads where Canada's first settlers had a dream for a new nation, and cliffs looking out onto what seems an endless sea. The beauty of my country makes me proud. Canada is the least racist country in the world, in my opinion. Ethnic backgrounds are mixed which makes Canada hard to define. Every culture has their own unique qualities and strengths; in Canada their qualities have merged to become one. This new nationality created from blended backgrounds is Canadian. In other countries a lot of people don’t accept ethnic minorities. In Canada, we treasure the various cultures that reside here. The more ethnic background we incorporate into our society the richer we will…
Canada’s national identity is one that has been formulating since the initial days of human life on this incredibly special piece of rock. The indigenous groups that inhabited this land long before Europeans hustled onto the scene, have left their own imprints on our collective identity, yet the recorded events that took place in this country from when the first colonists arrived to now, are more widely know as the events that shaped Canada’s history. Out of the multitude of events and features that have made Canada the place we know today, two of the most significant and unifying are the completion and building of the Canadian Pacific Railway and the Confederation that brought colonies together under one common government. These events are the two of the most important pieces when puzzling out Canada’s national identity are essential concepts when relating to this country's historical impacts on modern life.…
A close ratiocination of the instances where there have been claims for self determination one can sufficiently claim that the right to self determination and the right of a state to its sovereignty are always at logger heads. When these two rights are pitted against each other, the quest here is for the determination of which rights supersedes the other in such scenarios. It can be referred to as a difficult balancing act. In today’s multi ethnic states there clearly have to be a balance, an acceptable equilibrium between a states sovereign power and the rights of minorities which international law has been extremely succinct about which affirms the commitment of international actors and policy makers to human dignity.…
The largest areas of culturally diverse societies consist within the 5 major metropolitan cites of Canada which are, Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Edmonton, and Calgary (Mercer, 1995, 174). Most crimes occur in these large metropolitan cities, where many cultures are mixed within the large communities. As a result of many of the large Canadian cities being home to a majority group of people from a distinct array of ethnic identities, patterns of crime are often quite similar. For example, statistics have shown a large population of at risk black youth in the City of Toronto often indicted for street crimes. Or, the City of Vancouver, where the Asian youth gang phenomenon is at large (Mercer, 1995, 181). It is very important that the police forces in these communities represent or to the least have knowledge and sensitivity of these ethnic groups. Many of these at risk youth are either immigrants or first generation Canadians; therefore the police must be able to service them with the sensitivity of their background. Although, there have been efforts to diversify Canadian police there is still much work to be done. According to Geoffrey Li, the Law Commission of Canada has noticed through census statistics that: “in spite of concerted efforts to increase diversity in police services in Canada, women, members of visible and ethnic minority groups, as well as Aboriginal peoples, remain significantly underrepresented, compared to their representation in the communities being policed"(Li, 2008, 6). The enforcement and motivation for a more diverse police force is extremely important as the face of Canadian society is becoming less predominantly white males and more women, ethnic minorities, and Aboriginal, fueling the…
One of the many things that Canadian parents expect to be able to do is pass their citizenship onto their children and as a result their grandchildren as well. As of April 17th, 2009 under the law of Bill C-24 if Canadian parents are living abroad and they give birth to a child that child will be considered a Canadian citizen as well, however, if that child decides to follow in their parent’s footsteps and live abroad and have a child that child may not be considered a Canadian. In 2011 Jennifer and Evan Brown had the opportunity to move to the United States. This is where they would give birth to their first child. After talking with a fellow parent who had also given birth abroad the Brown’s discovered that under the legislation put into place by the Conservative government their grandchildren would not be eligible for Canadian citizenship. The Brown family, along with another family have decided to fight for the abolition of this law so that every Canadian citizen will be able to pass the rights and opportunities to their child, no matter where they are born. There has been great concern that this rule will restrict children born abroad from acting on…
Chinese and other dialects of Chinese? People may be shocked but it's true because we…