Wednesday, 13 February 2013

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This is a picture of a drawing with people from different races surrounding the maple leaf.

This maple leaf in this photo represents Canada, and the hands around it represents how all the different races/cultures make up our country. The hands also represent how our country is multicultural, and that we treat everyone equal. Our Human Rights Commission states that "human rights are universal. With few exceptions, they apply to all human beings, simply by virtue of our common humanity. This idea is reflected in the purpose clause of the Canadian Human Rights Act , which specifies that "all individuals" are to be treated equally and without discrimination."   http://www.chrc-ccdp.ca/proactive_initiatives/section_67/page3-eng.aspx

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  1. Anonymous13 February 2013 at 08:30

    I agree with you because we as Canadians in our country do support immigrants and we try to treat everyone equal. Great photo! :)

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    1. Sarah Le13 February 2013 at 17:06

      Hi Riley,

      I love how you go beyond stating that you agree. You give reasons for agreement. In the future, you could expand on your reasons. For example, how do Canadians try to support immigrants?

      Mrs. Le

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  2. Sarah Le13 February 2013 at 17:05

    Hi Sarah,

    I think you selected an interesting image. You clearly identify that it represents the many races and cultures make up Canada. You make the statement that "we treat everyone equal". Your quotation supports the idea that equality should be the case in theory, but in practice, some Canadians are not treated equally.

    In the future, please remember to title your post. Thank you for remembering to label your post.

    Mrs. Le

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  3. Anonymous16 February 2013 at 13:26

    I like the photo that you chose partially because mine is so similar, I had the same thoughts in my blog post aswell. However I realize now that even though our human rights state that all human beings are to be treated equally without discrimination often times people in canada are still ridiculed and singled out for their nationality. But despite that one thing I also agree that multiculturalism is a huge part of canada's idenity.

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    1. Sarah Le16 February 2013 at 16:45

      Abby, you have given a solid response. You have explained why you agree and explain your new learning. Well done.

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