SOCI 3P97 Lecture Notes - Forcible Entry, Visible Minority, Chinese Head Tax In Canada
22 Nov 2012
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Assess canada"s rights record via historical epochs: period before 1960, era of rights. We will, for analytical purposes, divide this period into 2 periods: pre-canada humans right issues, occupation and land grab, why aboriginal rights not protected. Interaction with and treatment of aboriginals: birth of canada (1867-1960) Alteration of indigenous culture and social organization. Birth of a nation; more concerned with sovereignty of the new nation. Protecting nation from external aggression-american expansionism: protect us from invasion and america trying to expand and take over canada. The division of power between the federal and provincial governments: who is in charge of what. The act laid more emphasis on political, economic and defence institutions. Effective opposition as protection against arbitrary government action. The adoption of the federal system of government. Aboriginals: no title to land, denied political and other rights. Immigrants and visible minorities (racism?: chinese head tax. To reduce the number of immigrants coming over: opium act, komagata maru, india.
