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Disadvantages Of Canadian Government

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“We have been working hard, in partnership with other orders of government, and with indigenous leaders in Canada, to correct past injustices and bring about a better quality of life for Indigenous Peoples in Canada,” said Trudeau. Aboriginals and the First Nations are the first people who landed in Canada and are now suffering the most. Aboriginals should have the same right as everybody else like the golden rule: “to do unto others as you would have them do unto you”. Over many years the Canadian government has not improve the aboriginals lives which makes us ask. Why? Maybe, it’s because the Canadian government couldn’t find any benefits for themselves. So what are the advantages and disadvantages if the Canadian government improves the …show more content…

Since Canada is widely complimented for an engaging diversity but Canada’s treatment to the aboriginals is generally considered a national tragedy and an international disgrace. It is disadvantage to improve the lives of the aboriginals because even with the increase of government funding it won't fix the education of the natives.The Fraser Institute argues the current system is failing Canada’s young Aboriginals, who are among the fastest growing populations in Canada. The Canadian government thinks that more money isn’t the solution for the problem-plagued system it’s the restructuring. Ravina Baines, associate director of the Fraser Institute’s Centre for Aboriginal Policy Studies said “If we’re paying for a system that [doesn’t] have these fundamental building blocks, and we’re getting the results that we’re getting, clearly adding more money isn’t necessarily going to be the solution.” This is a result of the Federal Government has already invested $1.5-billion annually on education for 116,000 students who live on reserves but “That money is going into, basically, a system that isn’t really a system,”said Baines. Another drawback would be low income levels because in 2010 the median income for Aboriginals was $20,701, whereas the median income for non-Aboriginals was $30,195. The earning gap between Aboriginal workers and non-Aboriginal workers shrank between 1996 and 2006 but, according to The Income Gap Between Aboriginal Peoples and the Rest of Canada, if the gap continued to close at the current rate it would take 63 years for the gap to

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Indigenous people are incarcerated at much higher rates than non-Indigenous in Canada and are incarcerated for longer periods of time (Cook & Roesh, 2012, p.222). Canadians have put Indigenous communities through much heartache and pain. With the colonization of Indigenous people to residential schools, Canadians continue to stigmatize and treat Indigenous people poorly. Indigenous people are more likely to suffer from drug abuse using needles because of the intergenerational trauma suffered through their parents attending residential schools in Canada (Bombay, Matheson, & Anisman, 2014, p. 327). This puts them at a higher criminal risk than others because of what they have been subjected to.

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These facts prove Talaga’s (2017) argument that the Canadian government is still making it very difficult for indigenous people to receive an education, as there appears that the government is taking no action to remedy

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This criminal code encourages sentencing judges to have recourse to a restorative approach to sentencing. Also, the enactment of s. 718.2 (e) is a definite direction by Parliament to pay particular attention to the circumstances of aboriginal offenders during the sentencing process because those circumstances are unique and different from those of non-Aboriginal offenders. Further, when sentencing Aboriginal offenders, courts must take judicial notice of such matters as the history of colonization, displacement, and residential schools. And they should look at how that history continues to translate into lower educational accomplishment, lower income, higher unemployment, higher rates of substance abuse, suicide, and, of course, higher levels of imprisonment of Aboriginal peoples. (Canadian Law, an Introduction 6th Edition: Neil Boyd 2015; page,

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Many Aboriginals have tried to push for equality, as Maria’s father did when he was trying to unite the people and create “an organization that the government couldn’t ignore.” (73). However, this is largely not the case as many aboriginals are under represented or have been denied their entitlements through a fair court case. The unfair representation of Metis has caused those to give up and ridicule those who do, an example of such ridicule is when others of the community ridiculed Maria’s father for enacting for political change, sarcastically saying “Saskatchewan has a new Reil.” (74) As stated by Kelly L. Saunders in “the hunt for justice: Metis harvesting rights and the pursuit of self government”, “the governments denied that metis collectivities existed, denied that they were aboriginal, denied their aboriginal treaty rights, and denied that government had any legal obligations towards the Metis.”

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Newfoundland made the right decision in joining Canada in 1949 because in return they were given the promise of prosperity and security due to family allowance, higher standards of living and relief of debt. When Newfoundland joined Confederation, it was by far the the poorest province. Billions of dollars of equalization payments later and investments into the province by the Federal Government, now means Newfoundland is richer than the average Canadian province and has not qualified for equalization payments since 2008. The first reason why Newfoundland made the right decision in joining Canadian Confederation was because Canada relieved Newfoundland of the financial debt burdening it.

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Both these initiatives taken by the Liberal reflect the pressing concern amongst the Indigenous community. Improvements in housing and infrastructure will increase the quality of life and health care accessibility. Moreover, Trudeau's gendered approach to Indigenous issues resonates with the prevalent gender discrimination and violence that occurs within these communities. Consequently, the Liberals positioned themselves as the favourable alternative to the disengaged

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In order to get rid of cultural assimilation policy, and to support self-determination, language revitalization, and cultural maintenance, “Report of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples” has been published. It announces the closer relationship between government and native people in Canada. In the report, they are willing to take self-governance instead of assimilation policy, and it shows a connection between self-governance and education. In this regard, they will pay much attention to the “education for self-determination”. However, this report is not only expresses the will to abolish cultural assimilation and achieve cultural maintenance, but also the desire to take control of their own education in a long term (Canada, Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples.

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Forget the funding for things that are not necessary, such as the new stadium and by-pass. The province could have gone without those expenses while in a deficit, but since the government decided to dig Saskatchewan in a deeper debt with the new stadium and by-pass, the education system is forced to suffer. At this point, the government needs to be wiser about how they spend their money, and realize how much teachers are really

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Like many articles on Aboriginal Peoples issues, Anna Banerji’s CBC article “Improving Indigenous Health Starts With Reconciliation” (Banerji, 2015), is a critique on the treatment of Native Peoples in Canada. Her main thesis focuses on the inequality that exists in Canada, by underscoring the biases and discriminations perpetrated on Indigenous Peoples, in terms of basic human rights. Banerji’s advocacy, although commendable, leaves an empty space, in terms of both a governmental (policy) perspective, and her own assertion’s credibility, due to her writing style and content. These ingredients are essential for an understanding by the target audience (Canadians, in general), as it could allow for a powerful critique on the human rights violations

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According to Anzovino and Boutilier (2014), “the legislative definition of Aboriginal peoples includes all persons of “Indian” blood who were known to belong to a specific band, living on specific land, with their descendants [and] all persons intermarried with any such “Indians” who resided among them” as well as all children and persons adopted in infancy (p. 90). These persons are immensely proud of their good character, race, beliefs, values and morals. However, they are receiving abuse and a lack of promised assistance from the government. How can Canada act so neglectful and inattentive to those that live north of the suburban area? Are we not all equal and deserve the same rights, especially basic living conditions in order to survive?

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Governments have been shaping the way people live ever since the first. Each different political system that a government uses are similar and different and have their pros and cons. These similarities allow friendships between countries because of similar political beliefs, but also make enemies between countries because of differences in political beliefs and systems. The government system for the United States (US) being a representative democracy is an example for this because some governments with political systems similar to the US are allies. For example, Canada having socialism as its system which is similar to a representative democracy is an ally with the US.

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Tony Ruan Tobias Kenny NBE301 June 10, 2023 The Canadian Government's Injustice through the legal system against Indigenous communities In the ongoing struggle for justice and equality, the broken promises and discriminatory actions of the Canadian government against Indigenous peoples reveal a dark truth - a pattern of betrayal that perpetuates systemic injustice and displaces FNMI (First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Initiatives) communities from their rightful place in society. The Canadian government has consistently demonstrated a pattern of signing legal contracts with Aboriginal peoples, only to undermine the agreements later, disregard their terms, or impose restrictive measures.

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Despite being enfranchised, indigenous people were not guaranteed equal rights, there were still controls in regards to enfranchised indigenous people. Those who were enfranchised still did not have full autonomy. Discriminatory practices, systemic racism, and limited access to education and healthcare continued to marginalize indigenous communities. Indigenous people also faced high levels of poverty as well as a lack of access to employment opportunities. The right to vote may not even seem worth enfranchisement in the mind of an indigenous person when they take into account the barriers still in their way of voting.

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The actions imposed by white European settlers are why many of Canada’s Aboriginal population are affected by numerous social issues like poverty, increased violence and incarceration among the Aboriginal population and has resulted in many conflicts that exist today between the Canadian government and the Aboriginal

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It impacts all Saskatchewan and Canadian citizen’s personal beliefs, societal and political positions, and the process of reconciliation. All of these factors show how someone's perspective can determine someone's future. Gaining an understanding of the Aboriginal people's lives could help those people reach the reconciliation they deserve. The inequity Aboriginal people face through the government can be changed but only by those willing to raise their voice and become heard. It is Canada's turn to change the negative perspective of all the non-Aboriginal

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