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Purpose Of Collective Rights In Canada

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Collective rights are unique rights that are given to minorities in Canada and are part of Canada's constitution. The purpose of collective rights is to protect the collective identities of certain groups. These groups include Aboriginal people as well as Francophones and Anglophones. Citizen one is in favor of collective rights for minorities. He believes that the government should preserve collective rights for Anglophones, Francophones as well as Aboriginal people. This is because they were the original people of Canada and so they deserve to retain their cultural identity and not be assimilated. They also have a right to be educated in their language of choice which will help preserve their culture. Aboriginal people also have unique
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