SOC 2309 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Africville, Antisemitism, Occupational Safety And Health
30 May 2016
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Canada as an ideological construct (our values, our political culture)! 1914 indian businessman who chartered a chip (376 passengers)! Indian citizens (mostly sikh come to vancouver, two months in the harbour, not allowed to land, provided no food, water and supplies)! Government of the day, turned them away and they were forced to return to india; riot upon return, 19 died, many injured and jailed! 2008 harper apology at festival in bc, of cial apology also by trudeau yesterday on. Prejudice: as a nation, we should never forget! Allows us to t into our values (as a fair and peaceful country)! Canadian self-perception as a caring, fair and just society! No place for the state in the bedrooms of the nation: saying if there are two consenting adults, we should not harass them, pierre trudeau introduced an omnibus bill legalizing contraception and abortion!
