Canada Canada is a nation famous for its tolerance for different ethnic and
cultural backgrounds. It is said that Canada is a mosaic of cultures,
and every individual culture is treated the same with the same
respect. Yet that is idealistic, wishful thinking. While Canada might
offer a more tolerant environment than most, it is certainly not
without its problems. Intolerance has been an issue in Canada since
the first settler stepped onto this land. Injustice and discrimination
permeates every era and aspect of Canadian history, observed in the
political injustice of enemy aliens and internments of both world
wars, the social discrimination of Canada’s immigration policy, and
the cultural oppression and assimilation the aboriginals faced and
still face.
Perhaps the most infamous act of racial discrimination in Canadian
history was the internment of Japanese Canadian during WWII. After the
bombing of Pearl Harbour, t...
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