Racism in Canada

[Goober]

So because human rights aren't perfect in his country he can't wonder about them in Canada?

We criticize other countries' human rights all the time even if our own aren't stellar either.

1 - I asked about racism in his country - then i asked about human rights - as to stellar - we are like heaven compared to where he is. The question was very legitimate - looking for comparability - looking for his opinion - looking for where he stands - I saw no problem with that.

 

[JLM]

Hello everybody, I need your opinion about racism in Canada. I am from Kazakhstan, and I have to do questionnaire!

1. Is it correct to divide Canada into the English-Speaking and French-speaking half?
2. Is it possible to get rid of racism in Canada by joining the two sides into a unified whole?
3. Do you think it necessary to expand the autonomy of Quebec, and even make it independent?
4. Why do you think Canada refused to attend the UN conference against racism (09.21.2011)?
5. How does racial discrimination affect Canada’s socio-political situation?

Thanks a lot!

Speaking for myself I don't discriminate with race, I discriminate with behaviour.

1. No, Canada has a lot of cultures, French and English being the main ones.
2. No. There's lot of racism in Canada that has nothing to do with French and English.
3. No, Quebec could function just fine as a province like Ontario.
4. Because the UN is being used as a tool to go into subjects that have nothing to do with its mandate.
5. Racial discrimination hurts Canada's standing as a virtuous ideal of societal behaviour, but when you examine it, Canada is no worse than any other country, and better than the vast majority in this regard.

No Problem!

Not to overlook the Aboriginals which are actually more widespread than French.

 

[MADMOE]

Canada has been cited repeatedly by the United Nations because of its extreme racism.

But, this has absolutely NOTHING to do with the French speaking population and the English speaking population. In fact, generally, they get along fine, with no "racism" at all, because they are the same race. They are Caucasians, of European ancestry.

There is a bit of religious "racism", with Roman Catholics being somewhat oppressed in some areas of Canada. But even that is slowly dying away.

The real racism, and it runs very deep in Canadian culture, is whites against Native Peoples. Canada has been cited at least 7 times by the United Nations because of its institutionalized,. and virtually complete, racism against its natives.

Canada, until very recently, stripped away the Native status of any Native woman, the instant she married a non-Native.

Canada is the ONLY country that determines who its Native (Aboriginal) peoples are, and that denies all bands/tribes the right to self-determination.

Canada then divides those that they consider to be "Natives" into those that are members of a band/tribe, and those that are not. Status Indians (those that belong to a band or tribe) have a great many rights that Non-Status Indians do not have. Once again, only the Federal government is allowed to determine who can, and who can not, belong to any band or tribe.

Then, there are the Métis people. The Charter of Rights and Freedoms recognizes the Métis as being one of the 3 aboriginal peoples of Canada, but as late as 2008, the Federal government was arguing before the Supreme Court that the Métis no longer existed, that they were extinct. The argument of the government was that they became extinct with the issuance of "Manitoba Script" (which was issued to all "recognized" Métis people in what had been "Rupertsland", to make up for the lands that the government confiscated from them. Of course, the Script was essentially useless to the Métis, but what did that matter?).

The Supreme Court held that in fact, the Métis do exist, and that they ave aboriginal rights to hunt, fish and gather. The Federal government, and most Provincial governments are still fighting to deny the Métis any such rights.

Canada has denied equality of education to almost all minority groups, especially the natives and Métis. The schools available on the Reserves are horrible, and the schools in the "less affluent" parts of most cities and towns are also "second rate". Without a decent education, it is very difficult to climb out of poverty and despair, but so what. They're just Indians, Métis, Natives, Pakistani's, etc., right?

Then you can look back on how Canada has treated various ethnic groups such as: the Chinese, Japanese, Ukranians, Germans, Italians, etc. etc. It didn't (and sadly still doesn't) matter how many generations a family has been in Canada, if there is any crisis, minorities are immediately rounded up, their property confiscated, and they go into internment camps (also called CONCENTRATION CAMPS).

Canada held their "enemy aliens" (which were generally people that had beenin Canada for 2 or more generations) far longer than any other western country did, following World War II.

Just look at the newspapers in SK, AB, BC, MB, ON and even in NS, and see how the Natives, the Métis, foreigners, etc. are written about in letters to the editor.

Or, take my cousin, a retired Crown Attorney, who was devastated when I proved to him that his mother was Métis. As he put it, in his final letter to me, "You have destroyed my memories of my mother". All because we have a common native ancestor.

Yes indeed, racism is very much alive and well in Canada. Canada is FAR from the enlightened country that so many of you want to believe that it is. You just don't bother to "look under the rug", and thereby keep yourself in ignorance about reality.

I can't believe your talking about 1812 for pete sakes ,young natives are just a bunch of drunken hooligans that don't listen to their elders and don't really care about the heritage, just the perks that come with it! . Tell me why natives are allowed to smoke their "sweet grass" inside of our Colleges and Universities .......because they are natives,are you kidding me?
This stuff just drives me crazy,sorry for the rant.

Moe

 

[YukonJack]

Since I've been told time and again by pseudo-patriotic so-called Canadians to go back to where the Hell I came from I don't feel guilty to give you the same advice.

 

[Johnnny]

Canada has racism yes, but throughout our history we have been tackling the problem with diplomacy since day one. We are the envy of the world because our only civilwar so far was basically a barfight.

 

[Unforgiven]

I can't believe your talking about 1812 for pete sakes ,young natives are just a bunch of drunken hooligans that don't listen to their elders and don't really care about the heritage, just the perks that come with it! . Tell me why natives are allowed to smoke their "sweet grass" inside of our Colleges and Universities .......because they are natives,are you kidding me?
This stuff just drives me crazy,sorry for the rant.

Moe

They are getting alot more like the white folk after all.

 

[YukonJack]

All I know is the Man is always keepin me down!

So, you must be a white, heterosexual, religious Christian male.

 

[Angstrom]

We are the envy of the world

Don't hurt yourself there, Johnnny.

 

[Nuggler]

No racism in Canada whatsoever.............long as you're white.

 

[Unforgiven]

So, you must be a white, heterosexual, religious Christian male.

That's what they call me. Well most of me. lol

 

[Nuggler]

All I know is the Man is always keepin me down!

:lol:
:lol::lol:............you must be one of the two on the bottom................:smurfinlay dem blues.

Oh yes, I forgot to mention one other tiny aspect of this.

The Supreme Court of Canada held that Native peoples do not have the right to go back and forth across the US/Canada border, with their goods.

This right is enshrined in the treaties that ended both the American Revolution AND the War of 1812. Those treaties specifically state that natives have the right to move back and forth across the border, without hindrance, to work in either country without having to formally emigrate, and to move their personal household goods without any duties, etc.

The Supreme Court of Canada denied Native peoples the right to do this. In fact, they stated that the clauses that guarantee this are "non-operative".

In effect, the Supreme Court of Canada has abrogated the treaties that ended those wars, and they have reinstated a State of War between our two countries. (If the treaty is meaningless, then we are still in a state of war, aren't we?)



By the way, the USA honors the right of any Canadian native person (50% native or more) to come to the USA, to get a Social Security Card, to work, and to move any and all of their personal property into the USA, without any customs duty whatsoever. They do not have to register as foreign nationals, they do not have to get anyone's permission to work, etc.

Look it up on the Internet, it makes for some fascinating reading.

So do the citations by the United Nations against Canada for racism.

There is ABSOLUTELY no chance one of our first nation bros or sis's would smuggle guns, drugs, people, exotic snakes, cigarettes...........nah.........what we've done here is definitely racist.:roll:

 

[dab]

Racism in Canada? it depends on the language your speak before coming here. As far as i am concerned, my only mistake is to settle down in Montreal without speaking good English. I came here by the skilled immigration program, but unable to find a job in my field, been obliged to go back to school, the second mistake have been attending the french famous business school in montreal, until now am looking for a job but they always argue my english is not enough good and they are right. There are many jobs where you only need to speak french but an immigrant like me will never access to because they will always prefer a local even i am more skilled or educated. An other thing i noticed on TV networks, it is the difference between english channels where you can find many kind of coloured people and the french quebecers where they are only between them if you see what i mean.