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Love

In Canada, we say that ALL people are “equal” and have equal rights.

Do you believe this is true or not?

I don't believe this statement is true.  I believe that everyone deserves equal rights, but in Canada and in other countries not everyone has equal rights and not everyone is treated equally. In Canada, immigrated people don’t have the full rights as born-Canadians. While “Canadians” and immigrants can live in any houses they want, many aboriginals can’t afford to live and pick any house they want, and most of them live in reserves that aren’t very nice and have environmental issues, seeing as it is the result of the Indian act, a racist act towards the Indigenous people. In a lot of cities in Canada a lot of people don’t get picked for jobs because of discrimination. In a lot of jobs in Canadian society, many people that have any type of disability aren’t allowed to work in places like McDonalds and at the mall, and I think it’s unfair. jobs shouldn’t be based off disabilities, it should be based off your skills and interest. In my opinion we should all have equal rights in Canada, without discrimination based on race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, sex, age, or mental or physical disability.

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Floreese

In Canada, we say that ALL people are “equal” and have equal rights.

Do you believe this is true or not?

S- I believe that this statement is not true.

E- I myself have experienced and witnessed people being discriminated either because of their race, colour, age, or disabilities.

R- When I went to my first school, I was the only one who was Filipino in my class and I couldn’t speak English very well, so I never spoke in my first year. Teachers and students would treat me differently by having teachers always by my side and I would also have different lessons than everyone else in my class. I have witnessed people with disabilities, mental health issues or disorders get treated differently than others. Someone is always by their side helping and talking to them. There is this stereotype with teenagers that we always steal from stores (which is not true) and so employees would usually follow or keep an eye out just to make sure teenagers would not still and then there would be adults or younger kids that they wouldn’t really care about when they look around the store.

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Kiara

The statement “In Canada, we say that ALL people are “equal” and have equal rights.” Is a statement that I don’t believe is true. Let me explain; My entire life in Canada, I’ve heard of countless stories of everyone being equal and yes, I’ve seen it before but, I believe we only scratched the surface. If you look back into the past, there was a majority of mistakes that we have made as Canadians. Realize how we treated some of the races that came to Canada back then. Now, later in history we have improved. But not fully perfect, there are some groups of people that don’t have the same capability or rights to do so, such as the disabled or some sexual orientations and race. Example, you never see a disabled person or a transgender person work, whether it is a fancy restaurant or a fast food place. I believe that racial discrimination will not probably go away until we learn how to fully accept one another.

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Jeremy Durante

I disagree with this statement. I disagree with this statement because there are still too many racist things that happen to Canadian citizens on a daily basis. For example the Indian act. The Indian act is a racist policy that impacts the lives of indigenous people. It doesn’t let aboriginals live like any other Canadian citizen, the policy doesn’t let them own land, it doesn’t let them sell goods such as meats and fish and it also doesn’t let them leave there property without a card that indicates the time they left there property. Another example of Canadians that don’t have equal rights is politics. I think that politics is pro-dominantly ruled by male politicians. I think this because there has only been one female prime minister in Canada and that was in 1993 and she only served a 3 month term. In my opinion I think that is sexism. Also in 2015 out of 338 seats in the House of Commons there were only 88 female MPs. In conclusion, there is room for improvement in Canada for all citizens to be treated equally.

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Ashton La-Forrest

In Canada, we say that ALL people are “equal” and have equal rights. do you think this is true not?

I disagree with this statement because some people in the world think that that they are better then others. People with money ignore the people in need but when there’s someone struggling, the people in need try to help them out. Its hard trying to not get judged but everywhere there’s judgment.

1. people with disabilities can’t really get a job because the manager might think that they don’t know how to do it. Sometimes the people with disabilities are good at the job but the manager might not want the person to work for him/her.

2. homeless people don’t get treated equally by people ignoring them and getting mad at them by telling them to get a job. It could be hard for the person to get a job because the person could have a mental disorder or something that’s going on in their life.

3. some people from diverse cultures get treated differently by getting racist responses to them and getting mocked. The immigrants that come to Canada are here to live here but some people think that they steal our jobs and houses.

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I believe that all people are not treated equally and have equal rights in Canada. I disagree with the statement because I have witnessed and heard of some unfair actions in Canada. Firstly, I’ve heard that people with disabilities are treated unfairly. Specifically, I heard from many people that the people with disabilities are having a harder time finding a job than other people just because they have disabilities. I am certain that no one will think this is fair to people with disabilities. They are having a harder time living than people without disabilities, so I believe that they should be treated better if they are going to be treated differently. Secondly, I have witnessed how people are trying to avoid poor people and aboriginal people in downtown. I saw how people working at the Walmart for example, aren’t smiling in front of aboriginal people, but smiling in front of others. Also, if people are going to avoid poor people on the side walk, they can just walk normally past them, but I see many people who stare at them with a no smiling face when they walk past them. It’s mostly not their fault for being poor. Lastly, I’ve heard that immigrants from countries where the terrorists were born in are treated unfairly. Many people prejudge them as bad people. I don’t think just because they are from a same country as some terrorists, that makes them terrorists. These people are treated unfairly because of their race, disabilities and how they are poor. I believe that they should be treated better than this because they could be you someday, or someone you love. Also, they are same as you. They are humans, Canadian citizens. All in all, I believe that everyone in Canada should be treated fairly.                                                     Jade L.

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Savanaugh

S – I don’t believe that all Canadian’s are equal and have equal rights. The Canadian law states that every citizen has the same rights as everyone else, but is that true?

E –  There are different classes of people, with different races, physical, and mental abilities. I don’t believe that everyone in Canada—that is a citizen—have the same rights.

R – I don’t believe that all Canadian citizens have the same equal rights because everyone is different. Not everyone has the same physical or mental abilities as everyone else. Some people aren’t the “typical person” when it comes to what they can do and how they can do it. Not every person is in the same situation. There are people in Canada who are in poverty while there are others who are extremely wealthy. Sometimes we don’t really understand that there are people homeless in our country; one of the greatest in the world. People who are homeless don’t have the same rights as the people who are wealthy because the wealthy people have more resources when it comes to their situation. People are racist, and that’s why people of colour can sometimes find it difficult to get jobs. Canada is supposed to be a good country, with no segregation, or racism. So why does it still linger among us? I haven’t experienced this first hand, but I’m positive that employers still do this when it comes to people of colour, especially Syrians. Whether it be a disability physically, or mentally; a person of colour, or a white person; or a rich man versus a poor man; I don’t believe that all Canadian’s are equal when it comes to rights. The Canadian law states that every citizen has the same rights as everyone else but, is that true? I believe not.

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Do you believe that all the people in Canada are equal?

Amber Zebrynski

I strongly disagree that statement. I don’t think every citizen in Canada is equal. In any country nobody is treated equal, I don’t find it to be realistic. Every country has its flaws, just because everyone says we need more country’s like Canada, because its known to be one of the top best, that doesn’t mean it doesn’t have its own flaws. Canada is not equal in my opinion. For example, you don’t see people with a disability, or people with special needs working at restaurants, or clothing stores etc. That shows how we can’t be all equal. Those people are humans just like us, we all have are imperfections, and unfortunately those people were born with a rare flaw. As people we all have our strengths and weaknesses, but its not far to say to people we can’t hire you because of the different flaw you have. Canada is a very multicultural country and except all cultures, but some people disagree. We can’t please everyone. Some people can be brutal and be disrespectful to others that aren’t just like them, which can make people feel not equal. People like that need to stop and understand that everyone has a place and should be a far and equal spot where ever they choose to live. At any point no one should feel unwanted or useless which is a sign of not feeling equal. Sexuality. I see typically at school kids that are transgender gay, etc. being treated like there a different species. I can’t stress enough how much that annoys me Nobody should ever treat someone different because of who you are and what you like. Let’s try our best as Canadian citizens and make people feel equal if they are coming into Canada and even people who were born here, there’s no reason why we should ever let people feel not equal. Overall, I understand that Canada isn’t an equal place and I didn’t expect it to be. As citizens we can help get to that point where everyone feels equal, but its up to our behaviours as humans to make that difference.

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Eman

I believe that everyone in Canada is not getting equal rights. I believe in this because people who are different from the normal population are treated differently than people with disabilities, trans people and aboriginals. Forty-four percent of workers with disabilities reported they have experienced discrimination or unfair treatment in the workplace. It meant not only being misunderstood, but being rudely mistreated. Male-to-female transgender workers can see their earnings drop by nearly a third. And how Brian Sinclair an aboriginal man died in the hospital waiting room because no one bothered to ask him what he was doing in the hospital for 34 hours.

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😊 Krish Patel😊

I strongly disagree with the statement “In Canada all people are equal”. Throughout my experience of being in Canada and in the Canadian education system, I have noticed and learned many situations in which a group was treated unequally than the locals. I have learned in school, that during the Indian Act, aboriginals were being discriminated as being wired people because they had different beliefs and traditions. To date, this act is still being implied individually because some people think they are different. For example, sometimes when I am in the car with my uncle or cousin brother and an aboriginal is walking by, they would make an inappropriate comment on how they look or on their clothing and I would have to remind them that we are all human. I also have noticed when social media shows a person doing a crime, a stereotypical thought would go into many people’s minds that the person and his kind are all bad. For example, if social media shows a black person doing a crime, then from that day on many people will try to avoid contact with black people. Also, I have seen this happen in many schools and communities. Lastly, I have experienced inequality when it was my first day in school, many kids and even the teachers would give me the look as if I am an invader or from a different plant. All in all, I disagree with the statement “In Canada all people are equal” because of stereotypical thoughts, and the misunderstanding of someone being different.

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Naol

S: No, I don’t agree with the statement that Canada’s citizens are all equal.

E: Canada is not equal at all because we humans make mistakes all the time and there are people who treat people completely different because of how they look or where they’re from which makes it completely unfair for other people because no one is special in our country everyone should be equal.

R: first when I was in grade 8 I went to an all-white school where I was the only black person in grade 7 and 8, I felt like I was being treated differently by my science teacher who would always blame someone else’s mistakes on me and only me so that really made me mad.

Secondly when I was 12 me and my dad were driving to my friend’s house, so while we were driving to the place we stopped at a red light and were waiting for the light we didn’t do anything we just waited, then a lady behind us was honking at us while we were at a red light so once she passed us she yelled “Go Back To Africa” which was totally uncalled for.

Lastly through the 14 years of my life in Winnipeg people talk about people behind there backs all the time using gross racial slurs. Also, I’ve seen people making fun of mentally challenged kids like its fun and they start impersonating them for a laugh which makes me sick.

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Adam

Question: In Canada, we say that ALL people are “equal” and have equal rights. Do you believe this is true or not?

The stance I take with this one isn’t a simple “yes” or “no”, I feel that although we do have equal rights there are still some people who are discriminated on. I feel this way since, we do have equal rights and are equals in the view of the government, some races, genders, disabled people, etc. are still discriminated on by the citizens of Canada. Discrimination is everywhere whether you see it or not, its harder for some types of people to get jobs, for example it is very uncommon to see a disabled waiter at a high-class restaurant like “Earls” or “The Keg”. Another issue is stereotypes and stereotyping. In todays society there are stereotypes which can be either good or bad against almost all types of people, some are of these stereotypes may be true for some people but none of these stereotypes are true for an entire group of people. There is also another issue of discrimination, which is discrimination against people by gender or orientation which is sometimes called “homophobia”. Which is much less noticeable by somebody who isn’t directly involved in it but is still sadly, rather common in todays society. To conclude I feel that although we are all seen as equals and have equal rights in the governments view, the government isn’t able to do much against the citizens not treating each other as equals.

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Bailey

In Canada, we say that all people are “equal” and have equal rights.

Do you believe this is true or not?

S- I believe that this statement is not true.

E- In my experience, I have seen people be discriminated against.

R- I believe that Aboriginal people are still discriminated against. The Indian Act still exists today which doesn’t let Aboriginal people own their own property on their reserves. This is a very racist act and it should not be around anymore. Another example is people with disabilities. It is much harder for a person with a disability to get a job. I have not personally seen someone with a disability in a workplace. I know there are some jobs that you can’t hire someone who is disabled but there are some jobs that are ok for people with disabilities. I have also seen discrimination against teenagers in some stores. A lot of people believe that most teenagers steal from stores. This may be true that some teenagers steal but that doesn’t mean all of them do. I’ve noticed that store clerks sometimes follow teenagers around stores to make sure they won’t steal or make them drop their bags at the front of the store. Those are the reasons I still believe that there is discrimination and that not everyone is treated equally.

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Nolan                   I disagree with the statement “In Canada, we say that all people are equal and have equal rights” for these main reasons.  I have noticed that many people have been discriminated by race, gender and disabilities.  From the Indian act, to having trouble finding jobs.  Many people who have disabilities are being treated differently from other people because they do things differently.  They face a harder challenge of finding jobs than other people, because they have a harder time doing things than people who don’t have disabilities.  One great example of discrimination is the Indian act.  This is a clear example of restricting a certain group of people from their rights, because they belong to that group of people. They shouldn’t be restricted from owning property just because they are “Indian.” Finally, people of different nationalities are facing racism and discrimination.  People are discriminating, and stereotyping people of different nationalities based on facts that aren’t true.  I have heard many people make racist comments and none of them have been pleasant.  As a result of these comments, people are treated differently and worse than other people.  If these stereotypes are bad enough, it can make a person not like a certain group of people.  Although Canada is a great country, we need to ensure that everybody has the same rights.

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Name: Lauren

Question: in Canada we say that all people are “equal” and have equal rights.

do you believe this is true?

I don’t believe this is true, for the most part everyone is treated relatively equal. However, there are many, many, many examples of how Canada is really dropping the ball considering all their big talk about being so fair to everyone. There is so much discrimination in our society. People who are disabled, mentally unwell, or who are religious have a harder time in daily tasks. They are labelled as freaks, ridiculed and they usually don’t get all the good deals, jobs, and treatment from stores, etc. this is totally unfair, and is very cruel, but Canadians are so snotty that if they are to hear about someone who’s different then what they know as normal they immediately label and gossip. Our society is so warped, and they don’t even realize.

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No, I believe that in Canada doesn’t everyone has equal rights.

This not true because I know from my experience equality can not truly be obtain within this day and age

Groups of people are still using offensive slurs to address a group of people instead of just saying of ex: look at that dude over there here looks fresh.

Indian people are still being treated unfair ever since the Indian act.

And deserve the right of being treated like everyone else.

social media is also going nuts with backing highly offensive jokes (MEMES) about Canada and how we have unequal rights even thought t

he country there are from is 10 times worse. Harley