Racialization still Occurring in Canada Today

Racialized people in Canada Today

     According to Canada rights and freedoms, all Canadians are entitled to equality, liberty, and freedom. This being said, Canada is a far cry from equality of all people. Everywhere you turn there is discrimination of minority groups and a fight for equality. The indigenous people of Canada have an ongoing battle with our government for their land and the treaty rights signed by our government and their ancestors. Blacks have a stigma of being delinquents and always up to know good, especially in major cities in poverty stricken neighborhoods. Poverty rates for minority groups are at an all-time high according to Canada’s Colour Coded Labour Market Overview. (Regoiyo, 2012) If Canada is equal why are the minority groups in poverty more so than the rest?

    In the Toronto Star article I reviewed, it speaks of police being more likely to card black males in particular no matter where they live. They also stop colored people in neighborhoods that are largely populated by color. Not only are racialized people considered a greater crime threat, they also face greater surveillance. (Grace Edward Galabuzi, 2012) If Canada is a diverse country then why are these issues still occurring?

    I believe that we have started resolve some of the issues concerning racialization in Canada, but they are far from resolved. I think that people in Canada chose to turn a blind eye to these issues and that our government helps them in doing this.  I can only hope that these issues will be resolved, as I would hate for my children’s generation to have to face these kinds of issues.

Kate

Works Cited
Grace Edward Galabuzi, A. C. (2012). The persistence of Racial inequality in Canada. The Toronto Star, 1.
Regoiyo, H. (2012, Novemeber 12). Canada's Colour coded Labour Market: The Gap for racialized workers. Edmonton Social planning council, 1.