Canadian Identity Web

DeceptiveThis event just further proves how little the Canadian government cared and still seems to care about Indigenous people, specifically Inuit people here, where the government put in no regard for the feelings of the Inuit people in their relocations, before, during, or after the whole process. They hurt many families with relocation, separation, and deceit, all to gain sovereignty over some pieces of land This baiting technique had already been used countless times on Indigenous people and because of that, Indigenous people have had to and are still suffering from the consequences, whether it be not having the right access to basic health care and food, or gaps in cultural knowledge in their families while having to see the appropriation of their own cultures in Halloween costumesAnd still today, I feel our government is still being rather deceptive when they say that they're going to improve lives of the Indigenous people and while maybe a bit of it is true, we still see many Indigenous people struggling to make a And this all makes me wonder, how far has Canada really come since then? Have we really gotten better, or are we still staying in the same place? I really feel that Canada needs to change this negative identity trait by actually following through with our plans to improve the lives of Indigenous people

The Korean War began on 25th June, 1950, when North Korean armed forces invaded South Korea. The war’s combat phase lasted until 27th July, 1953, when an armistice was signed. As part of the United Nations, 26,791 Canadian military personnel served in the Korean War and left Korea in 1957. During the war, 516 of them died and more than 1,000 of them were wounded.The Korean War was started because of the outbreak of civil war in the country in the late 1940s, which was caused by the fact that both the pro-West Republic of Korea and the communist Democratic People’s Republic of Korea sought to unify all of Korea. As a result, the North Korean Army invaded the ROK with Chinese and Soviet-supplied weapons and equipment in late June 1950. As a UN member, the Canadian government organized a Canadian Army Special Force to help with the Korean War.

I think this identity trait is genuine because as you can see throughout history, Canada has never shied away from doing its duty when it should. As a UN member, the Prime Minister of Canada, Louis St. Laurent’s announcement of organizing a Canadian Army Special Force to fight for the world’s peace, which expands the country’s UN contributions to Korea.This identity is shared with the Canadian government and all the Canadian army, because they both contribute to the UN a lot and as allies to other countries, they give them enough help when they need it. Additionally, most of the Canadian citizens also have this identity, in the perspectives of education, business,  health care and so on, every employee does what they are capable to do in order to get the job done better.I think it is kind of the stereotype of Canada which is absolutely good, because Canada is regarded as a very friendly nation, which takes responsibility for their responsibilities in other people’s minds.I don’t think this identity needs to change in the 21st century, because it is such a good identity that many countries don’t have. I believe this identity can win the trust of other countries and gain more Allies, which will help the development of the country in the future.

DeceptiveThis event just further proves how little the Canadian government cared and still seems to care about Indigenous people, specifically Inuit people here, where the government put in no regard for the feelings of the Inuit people in their relocations, before, during, or after the whole process. They hurt many families with relocation, separation, and deceit, all to gain sovereignty over some pieces of land This baiting technique had already been used countless times on Indigenous people and because of that, Indigenous people have had to and are still suffering from the consequences, whether it be not having the right access to basic health care and food, or gaps in cultural knowledge in their families while having to see the appropriation of their own cultures in Halloween costumesAnd this all makes me wonder, how far has Canada really come since then? Have we really gotten better, or are we still staying in the same place? I really feel that Canada needs to change this negative identity trait by actually following through with our plans to improve the lives of Indigenous people

Due to concerns on Canadian sovereignty over the Arctic and a declining fur trade that could cause the Inuit to rely on government assistance, the Canadian government decided to relocate the Inuit in Inukjack to the High Arctic Islands in Nunavut in 1953 and 1955The Inuit were promised improved living conditions and access to abundant wildlife, even the option to return to their homes after two years by the RCMP, 7 Inukjack families were relocatedHowever, the 7 families later realized that they had been lied to and had to live under harsh conditions (many already separated from their families) with little outside help, they were even denied a return home after 2 years and told they had to pay to go backDuring the 1970s and 80s, many of the relocated Inuit were able to return home either by paying themselves or the government eventually paying for them, this event caused intergenerational trauma and gaps in cultural knowledge for many Inuit families

DeceptiveThis event just further proves how little the Canadian government cared and still seems to care about Indigenous people, specifically Inuit people here, where the government put in no regard for the feelings of the Inuit people in their relocations, before, during, or after the whole process. They hurt many families with relocation, separation, and deceit, all to gain sovereignty over some pieces of land This baiting technique had already been used countless times on Indigenous people and because of that, Indigenous people have had to and are still suffering from the consequences.This is a trait that must change, especially in the 21st century with our reputation in the world. It was only recently that the Canadian government has finally given importance to reconcilation with what they did to Indigenous people, but still haven't made much progress to actually improve Indigenous people's lives, including the Inuit in the High Arctic Islands. We need to stop stalling and the government needs to actually follow up with their plans so Indigenous people, who are very much part of our identity as a nation as people who had been here for centuries with distinct cultures/practicesand were negatively impacted by our actions And this all makes me wonder, how far has Canada really come since then? Have we really gotten better, or are we still staying in the same place? I think a lot of the time, because of Canada's identity to the rest of the nations as this overly polite and nice country really makes the Canadian people forget how deceptive its been towards Indigenous people and its own people as well. I'm sure very little people knew about this relocation and that's bad because we can only grow if we know where our mistakes and faults lie

Sixties Scoop The sixties scoop was the phenomenon of indigenous children being taken from their homes, without parents consent. The children were relocated to mostly white families in Canada and the US. This was the result of Canada's government trying to assimilate first nations children into “whiteness”. The Impact of this event is still felt now from adoptees feeling lost in their cultural identity and separation of their birth families. Because of the Indian Act policies, Indigenous communities were suffering and the conditions on the reserves were bad. There was a high poverty rate, high death rate, and low literacy rate because of residential schools. Instead of providing necessary support and resources for the community, child welfare agencies chose to remove children from their homes. From the 1960s to the 1980s, the government thought the easiest way of resolving Indigenous child welfare issues was to remove them from their home. At this time Indiginus children made up one third of the child welfare system while only being a small proportion of the population. An estimated 20,000 First Nation, Métis and Inuit children were removed from their homes.

Sixties scoop I think this is a genuine trait for Canada because there is a general ignorance of indigenous issues and hardships in Canada both in the government and non-indigenous citizens. The government still has not completed or started on all of the demands on the 94 calls to actions created by indigenous peoples. I think it’s shared by a lot of canadians. Many people believe that indgenous communities should not be given funding for their reserves and genuinely don't know about residential schools and the harm the Indian act did to communities. They also don't know about the discrepancies in education, healthcare and mental health support on reserves. Being ignorant is not a good trait especially if you are choosing to be ignorant about these issues. By being ignorant you can potentially do things that harm others because you have a lack of knowledge and understanding of that area. I think being ignorant is a Canadian stereotype because people tend to think that Canada is a perfect place of diversity and inclusion when in reality it is not. When they say that they are being ignorant of the discrimanation people face in canada and they are invalidating their experience. I definitely think that this trait needs to change in the 21st century because we need to do better for the indigenous community and make reparations for what was done to them in the past. We need to continue to educate the public about the Canadian government's history with indigenous peoples. I also think that we are currently in the process of changing this stereotype. With the discovery of unmarked graves by former residential schools, there has been an increase in awareness of indigenous issues and activism for the indigenous community. In the election campaign this year all major parties put out a statement for what they would do for the indigenous community. This shows that Canada is becoming a more aware society and people are more interested in helping the indigenous community. 

In 1960, with a provincial election coming, Premier Tommy Douglas was ready to take the next step and introduce universal, publicly funded medical care in Saskatchewan - known as medicare, however, the reactions of doctors were anger and frustration and brought in Canada's first universal health insurance plan.After a long debate, this law was adopted in November 1961, to take effect the following July 1. But what people didn’t expect is that on that day, about 90% of the province's doctors went on strike. To make some solutions about the strike of doctors, the government made some amendments to the Act, which included allowing doctors to practice outside the plan. After 23 days on strike, the doctors returned to work, but hostilities still remained. However, a survey in 1965 found that most doctors favoured continuing the plan. Within ten years of the Saskatchewan strike, the entire country was covered by medicare.

I think this identity trait is genuine because from the article we can know that the government of Saskatchewan was the first government in the country to provide hospital insurance for its citizens. Moreover, from the point of view of the world, the attempt to bring medicare was the latest in a series of measures adopted across Canada and throughout the western world in the years after the Second World War. Although the doctors were not satisfied with this law at first, five years later, a survey found that most doctors favoured continuing the plan, which meant this advanced idea was meaningful.This identity is shared with all Canadians. From the perspective of doctors, although they couldn’t get as much money as before, they were allowed to do other things to earn money that they were not allowed to do before. From the perspective of citizens, the start of medicare could save lots of money for medical needs and give the poor a chance to cure their illnesses instead of waiting to die because of lack of money.I think it is not the stereotype of Canada, because people regarded Canada as a too dutiful nation and did not have many new ideas of its own, which is not a truly good stereotype for Canada to have.I think this identity needs to change in the 21st century, because in today’s world, it is very important for a country’s development to have its own unique and advanced ideas like medicare.  And the Canadian government should be more creative in order to come up with new ideas.

Expo 67Expo 67 was a "Universal and International Exhibition," and was the focus point for the celebration of Canada's 100th birthday. It lasted from Apr 27, 1967 – Oct 29, 1967.The Bureau International des Expositions decided that the 1967 world exhibition should be held in Moscow, but the USSR cancelled and so the responsibility was rewarded to canada. The exhibition was to be held in Montreal as a three-way partnership, with 50 per cent participation by the federal government, 37.5 per cent by the Québec government and 12.5 per cent by the city of Montréal. The theme for the expo was "Man and His World".  It was expected to cost $320 million to build. To have enough room for the exhibition Île Sainte-Hélène was expanded, costing 40 million. The theme was divided into; Man the Creator, Man the Explorer, Man the Producer, Man the Provider, and Man and the Community. There were exhibitions of sculpture, photography,  industrial design as well as themes of social sciences and humanities. The countries that participated in Expo 67 built their own pavilion shared with other countries to make regional pavilions. Other special groups also made pavilions, examples include: a Christian pavilion, United Nations Association pavilion, House of Judaism pavilion, and a Youth Pavilion. 

Expo 67- Collaborative I think this a genuine Canadian trait because Canada has worked on lots of projects with other countries and is part of the UN and world agreements, like the pair agreement. Canada also is part of NATO so they have alliances if there was a war.  This proves that Canada is a collaborative nation and works with other countries and groups. Canadians also do more local things like create food banks and charities as well as building community spaces. Another example of Canada's collaboration is paying taxes. These are paid by everyone and go towards things for the community like education and healthcare. I think this trait is shared by some canadians. Ways that Canadians show collaboration is different from the government and Canada as a whole. For example an act of collaboration could be someone donating to a local food drive. Collaborative is a good identity trait to have because it makes everyone feel like they belong and are important. It also means working with other people and contributing. All of these are good traits and being collaborative will benefit everyone. I think it is part of the canadian stereotype because people picture Canadians with a strong sense of community and being collaborative is part of that. I think it's a good stereotype but I don't think it is 100% the truth and there are people who definitely do not collaborate and are exclusionary. For example, rich people pay less taxes than other canadians. This means that they are benefiting off the system but are not giving back to help others. I think  more people need to collaborate, whether it be donating to charity, volunteering or protesting. People can get more done if they work together, that's why Collaborating is a good trait. It means everyone is contributing and being welcoming but everyone brings something to the table. If everyone collaborated no one would feel left out and it would help strengthen communities and people would be more united.

DeceptiveThis event just further proves how little the Canadian government cared and still seems to care about Indigenous people, specifically Inuit people here, where the government put in no regard for the feelings of the Inuit people in their relocations, before, during, or after the whole process. They hurt many families with relocation, separation, and deceit, all to gain sovereignty over some pieces of land This baiting technique had already been used countless times on Indigenous people and because of that, Indigenous people have had to and are still suffering from the consequences.This is a trait that must change, especially in the 21st century with our reputation in the world. It was only recently that the Canadian government has finally given importance to reconcilation with what they did to Indigenous people, but still haven't made much progress to actually improve Indigenous people's lives, including the Inuit in the High Arctic Islands. We need to stop stalling and the government needs to actually follow up with their plans so Indigenous people can lead better lives and help make our country better. (but first, we need to treat them better)And this all makes me wonder, how far has Canada really come since then? Have we really gotten better, or are we still staying in the same place? I think a lot of the time, because of Canada's identity to the rest of the nations as this overly polite and nice country really makes the Canadian people forget how deceptive its been towards Indigenous people and its own people as well. I'm sure very little people knew about this relocation and that's bad because we can only grow if we know where our mistakes and faults lie

The CanadarmGemma B. The Canadarm was a remote-controlled mechanical arm, also called the Shuttle Remote Manipulator System (SRMS)The robotic arm's job was to deploy, capture and repair satellites, position astronauts, main equipment, and moved cargoThe $110-million Canadarm development program was under the direction of the National Research Council of Canada and carried out by Canadian industriesThe Canadarm was signed over to NASA in February 1981, where it was built in Spar's Toronto plant. After being taken to the Kennedy Space Center, it was integrated into the space shuttle Columbia in June.It performed well and exceeded all design goals. Between 1981 and its final flight in 2011, the Canadarm flew 90 times.

InnovativeInnovation is an essential trait for a country to have because it also means prosperity. For Canada, designing, planning, and constructing the Canadarm established Canada’s reputation as a leader in technological innovation. It inspired a series of other Canadian robotics used on the International Space Station, including Canadarm2.Innovation in Canada has continued in the 21st century through our research and development of COVID-19 vaccines. Without Canadian scientist Ian MacLachlan’s innovative delivery system, it would be impossible for Moderna and Pfizer mRNA vaccines to get into your cells. Why does hardly anyone acknowledge the Canadian biochemist’s contribution? Should Canada get more recognition for our contribution to space exploration and development?

Due to a 1987 report, the Canadian government found that the current policy at the time for multi-culturalism no longer fit the needs of the Canada's multicultural society, with more and more immigrants not coming from Europe (which the policy focused its interests on), but from Asia, Africa, and the Middle EastAnd so, the Canadian Multicultural Act came in affect in 1988, acknowledging how important multiculturalism was as a characteristic of Canadian society and in shaping the countrie's futureThe act detailed the rights of racially/culturally diverse Canadians to keep and share their cultural heritage while being able to fully participate in Canadian society, as well as its goals to eliminating and overcoming discrimination against those individuals

Ever-changingI think this identity trait is very genuine because by changing government policy to help fit the needs of the Candians living in Canada at the time, with many coming from other countries other than Europe. This act shows how open Canada has become to reflecting our own faults as a society and government and how willing we are now to try and change our policies for the betterAnd not just the government, society as well. Many things were changing in Canada at this time and I'm sure many more Canadians were starting to be more aware of the problems Canada had and how important multiculturalism was to Canada's identityAnd it's shown to really benefit Canada as a country and help improve our identity, with it being a part of our stereotype as a nation because this act established Canada as the first country to pass a national multiculturalism law, which has a big impact on the world! Of course, I think this is amazing and defnitely crucial to Canada's identity, and gives hope to Canada's future that while we may have made and still make mistakes, we still have the ability to grow from that and make this country better for everyone

The October CrisisGemma B. The October Crisis was a sequence of terrorist attacks by the Front de Libération du Québec (FLQ), a Quebec separatist group. Founded in the early 1960s, the FLQ aimed to establish an independent Quebec through violent meanOn the 5th of October 1970, three disguised and armed members of the Liberation kidnapped British Trade Commissioner James Cross from his Montreal home. An ultimatum was made by the FLQ for the release of Cross, they demanded, the release of 23 FLQ “political prisoners”, the broadcast and publication of the FLQ manifesto, $500,000, and safe passage to Cuba or Algeria. Within the next two weeks, FLQ members also kidnapped and killed Quebec Minister of Immigration and Minister of Labour Pierre Laporte. Quebec's premier, Robert Bourassa and Montreal's mayor Jean Drapeau, called for federal help to deal with the crisis. Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau responded by deploying the Armed Forces and invoking the War Measures Act The War Measures Act gives broad powers to the Canadian government to maintain security and order during “war, invasion or insurrection", but was used controversially to suspend the civil liberties of people in Canada who were considered “enemy aliens” during both world wars. In this case, the FLQ was outlawed and even membership became a criminal act under the emergency regulations. Then the men behind the kidnapping and murder of Pierre Laporte were found and were sentenced to life imprisonment. All the members of the Liberation cell, who were granted safe passage out of Canada in exchange for the release of James Cross, eventually returned to Canada.

Impulsive:The October Crisis could be due to Anti-Quebec sentiment in Canada, which is a form of prejudice that is expressed toward the government, culture, and/or the francophone people of Quebec. For years, many French Canadian governments and groups have wanted to separate from English speaking Canada and the FLQ aimed to accomplish an independent Quebec The War Measures Act was enforced, to me, with not much thought- it was very impulsive. Additionally, it was not monitored enough and was used against French Canadians as a tool for discrimination. Ordinary civil liberties were suspended, and arrests and detentions of French Canadians were authorized without charge. Within 48 hours of Trudeau’s call on the War Measures Act, over 250 people were arrested. The enforcement of the Act should have been debated and thought about more, to determine if it was in everyone's, including French Canadians, best interest. On the other hand, the tensions between Francophone Canada and non have been going on for years from when British and French settlers colonized Canada. The could have been time focusing on more pressing issues, like lack of clean water in indigenous communities, hate crimes against members of the 2SLGBTQ+ community, and climate change, among endless others. In the 21st century, this kind of rash decision-making is still risky. In response to COVID-19, I feel the Canadian government did a good job taking time in their decision-making, like delaying the opening of the Canada/U.S. border

As Ken Taylor worked as an ambassadorial posting, he ran headlong into the Iranian Revolution instead of expecting a serene time as a promoter of Canadian business and trade. The revolution took a solid hold in early 1979, driving the Shah which was supported by American from his royal perch. Seeing this situation, Taylor's embassy scurried to evacuate the 850 Canadian workers in Iran. In the same year, on 5 November, an angry band of Islamic militants stormed the United States Embassy, grabbing more than 70 Americans as hostages. Luckily, six Americans escaped the militants' notice and asked for the Canadian Embassy’s help and got help immediately. The cool and courageous Canadians even offered to take in any and all of Tehran's foreign correspondents should they get into trouble with the unpredictable revolutionaries.The escape of the six Americans had to be engineered. The Canadian Embassy arranged for their Canadian passports and identity documents and helped them to return home quietly. On 27 January, 1980, Canada's American guests navigated their way nervously through the airport and onto a flight to Frankfurt. As the help was finished, Taylor and the remaining Canadians shut the Embassy down and left Iran.

I think this identity trait is genuine because at the time of the Iranian Revolution, as an ally of the United States, when six Americans were in trouble and looking forward to the Canadian Embassy’s help, they got it instantly and with the full backing of the Canadian Prime Minister. This identity is also Canada’s truth, because throughout history, Canada is always regarded as a trustful ally and a nation that helps to ensure world’s peace.In this history, this identity was shared with the Canadian Embassy, it put their own lives at risk to manage its ways to help America when it was threatened but there was nothing it could do. Moreover, it was also shared with the Canadian government at that time because Joe Clark showed total support toward this event. However, nowadays, not only from the political level, but also from the people's livelihood, we can see that Canada is friendly to almost every country and offers help when needed.I think it is the stereotype of Canada and it is absolutely good, because Canada is known as a friendly country which includes the identity of supportive. Because Canada is supportive to every ally, it is rare to see Canada initiating wars or having wars with other countries, mostly as a UN or ally to help other countries defuse wars.I don’t think this identity needs to change in the 21st century, because being supportive is a very important quality of a nation, which lots of other countries should learn from.