We take great pride in providing all our citizens with the means to carry on with daily life and are guaranteed with our Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Being a first generation Canadian, the topic of Canada’s own culture is very interesting to me. My family and I are part our Canada’s multicultural community. We are able to keep our cultural values alive in Canada and have a right to do so, which is what makes us Canadians. It is not good when Canada as a nation is considered a product of Americanization, and when people consider Canada to not have its own culture.
Firstly, a description of homelessness in Canada, listing reasons why there is a problem in our country involving; families, First Nations peoples, women, and youth. Secondly, a description of eight ways to reduce homelessness; decreasing the gap between the rich the poor, increasing minimum wage, increasing welfare, subsidized childcare, subsidized housing, land banking, support for special needs people, and a participatory democracy. THE PROBLEM: PART 1 Families Homelessness in Canada is a growing problem. Since the social housing cuts that happened starting in 1993 by Paul Martin, while
The Chinese have contributed countless of efforts to build one of most important asset of the country, the Canadian Pacific Railways. The Chinese were mistreated by the Canadian government in many ways such as wages, basic needs, and job protections. Even after when the railway was completed, the Canadian government continues to impose further more segregation onto the Chinese from the general society. Actions like gradually incremented head taxes and elimination of their right to vote are things that the government has done. For these actions, Canada discriminated its own
Labour Market Policy in Canada The working class in Canada is one of the most underrepresented groups in Canadian government. Since 1985 onward, however, the working class has been profoundly affected by severe cutbacks in social spending, privatization, deregulation and the adoption of neo-liberal policies. As the political party most affiliated with the organized labour movement, the New Democratic Party [NDP] is the party most representative of Canada’s working class. The NDP has based much of its party around protecting workers rights to join unions and bargain collectively, pay equity, wage protection, pension protection, and protecting employment insurance, one of the most important concerns of the working class. This paper will explore the ability of the NDP to effect labour market policy through the institutions of the Canadian state.
Running head: WOMEN POVERTY IN CANADA Women Poverty in Canada Introduction: In June 2010, a member of Canadian Parliament, Tony Martin (NDP) introduced Bill C-545 (AN act to Eliminate Poverty in Canada). Although that bill doesn’t become a law, it defines poverty as “the condition of a human being who doesn’t have the resources, means, choices and power necessary to acquire and maintain economic self-reliance and facilitate their integration into and participation in society” (openparliament.ca). More than that, the bill went on to consider poverty as a human right issue. Most of Canadian studies such as Statistic Canada findings, show that poverty rate in Canada is high to some extent (9%). Still among that average, more subgroups tend to be poorer, such as children and women (statcan.gc.ca).
The Facts Amidst incredible wealth, more than 3.5 million Canadian live in poverty. In fact, poverty is increasing for youth, workers, young families and immigrants and people of colour in this country. Poverty in Aboriginal groups remains appallingly high, both on and off reserve. While Canada officially ranks an impressive 4th on the UN Human Development Index, the statistics measuring poverty in Canada's Aboriginal communities would place us 78th—a ranking currently held by Peru. The inherited poverty facing our youth is especially emergent.
The Canadian Commission noted a wide spread consensus in Canada on three basic principles that will be reflected in our laws. “First, the protection of human life is a fundamental value. Second, the patient has the right to autonomy and self-determination in making decisions about his medical care. Third, human life needs to be considered from quantitative and qualitative perspectives.” (Law Reform Commission of Canada, 1983). These essay will outline some other reasons why is this issue important in our society.
Generational Poverty Angela Lipford BSHS/345 December 23, 2013 Chelie Saffeels Generational poverty explains poverty that continues from generation to generation. The definition of generational poverty is poverty that extends through at least two generations (“Urban Ventures”, n.d.). There are several characteristics of generational poverty. There are also several reasons why generational poverty is so hard of a cycle to break. In this paper, we will discuss these characteristics and reasons.
These children work alongside adult beggars, who lost their limbs, husbands some lost their parents and can not attend school because they are responsible for the family’s income. In conjunction with all aspects of poverty in Afghanistan, poverty’s effects on education system is very obvious and considerable. As it is apparent, the backbone of a government is its economy and well-organized economic system. If the economy of a country is weak or by other words, if poverty spreads out its roots in a country, the country will be affected through different angles. As result of poverty, Afghanistan is constrained by medical problem (HIV/AIDS, MALARIA…), regional problems (INSECURITY, OPIUM POPPY CULTIVATION AND DRUGS TRAFFIC), lack of shelter, shortage of food and clear drinking water, and
Poverty in America’s Rural Communities Liberty University Spring 2011 Abstract This paper discusses the intricacies of poverty in rural America. The main argument of the paper is that rural poverty differs from urban poverty on various levels. Researchers have provided documentation of the causes for rural poverty, one of which being spatial concentration. Various case studies have been conducted that provide evidence of the causes as well as solutions to the causes of persistent poverty in rural America. The author of this paper found that a great deal of rural poverty is caused by the lack of opportunities that are available in urban areas.