Global Citizenship In Canada

Global Citizenship

A Global Citizen is someone who first and foremost identifies with the world and not with their nation (Heater, Pg. 53). While making decisions, they consider others and how it affects them. The idea of global citizenship1 was first discussed by the Stoics, who stated “I am a citizen of the world” (cited in Kornelsen, Pg. 21). The Stoics created a set of rings that identified who they first identified with and acknowledged the human race as an outer ring (cited in Kornelsen, Pg. 22). Furthermore, treat everyone the same way no matter your relationship with them. Although there was thought about global citizenship during this period, the biggest progression towards cosmopolitanism was following World War Two (WW2). After WW2

However, I would argue that this is not true. In the past Canada and many other countries have not, but we are now working towards fixing this. An example of this is at the University of Winnipeg. The University has made it mandatory to take a course in Indigenous studies. Education is an important piece of learning why and how others act. Through classes like at the university, we are able to see the world through the lens of someone else (Kornelsen, Pg. 29). By having a safe place to learn and discuss the differences of others, we are able to learn from each other while finding common ground. Understanding others traditions are essential in moving towards political

Israel Castillo spoke about the global problem of the war on drugs. Cartels are making a great deal of money off of drugs, this is because there is a global demand for them. In Canada Federal prosecutor Richard Pollock said “All the cocaine in Canada, pretty much, likely comes via Mexico at the point and time” (Lancaster, 2013). This shows that users of cocaine in Canada are directly funding the war by continuing to buy cocaine. This makes it easy for cartels to constantly be making a profit off of drugs, especially when people in Canada and the United States will pay a high price for it. Moreover, another issue is that 90% of guns from shootings or seized at the border have been linked to the United States (Lopez, 2016). In Mexico it is legal to own a gun, but it is difficult for cartels to buy them because the shops are controlled by the army. Instead, they go to the United States where they are easily assessable and smuggle them across the border (Lopez, 2016). This is not just a Mexico problem this is a global