issues and incidents, the social media is also revealing the information about Komagata Maru journey, a historic racism incident. Some sources are showing reality of racism against the Indians in which some are writing and making their own views, some sources shows opposition and some shows favour. Recent article on SMART NEWS, “The Story of the Komagata Maru is a sad mark on Canada’s Past”, why
Poster Brainstorming: Inquiry Question: Why were the passengers on the Komagata Maru rejected to stay in Canada? Answer: The one and only reason Canada reject the entrance of the Komagata Maru passengers was racism Racism: Why were Canadians racist? Since the Indian immigrants were part of the British Empire they should have been able to enter Canada, just like they were able to enter Uganda and Malaya. In 1906, the prime minister of Canada Wilfrid Laurier had said “if an immigrant arrives in
Processes by the way we think and act may seem automatic and for most of us we may never reflect on why we go about the way we do things. Aside from genes and heredity, people, groups, communities, organizations, and even government has shaped my views to certain extents. Decolonizing the self calls for action to break down layers of influence, which has moulded us into a society settlers cemented years ago. By decolonizing the self, I remove Eurocentric ways to better understand my true self and
How Intolerance has Been an Issue in Canada Since 1914 Intolerance: unwillingness to accept views, beliefs, behavior, or other physical differences from one’s self. Intolerance is an issue that has grown throughout history and effects every part of the world. Canada specifically has had a dark past when it comes to intolerance. Sydney J. Harris, a famous American journalist once said “Intolerance is the most socially acceptable form of egotism, for it permits us to assume superiority without personal
former Supreme Court of B.C., which was the institution that would have supported the colonial injustices represented in Lum’s public art. Lum (2001) refers to the role of the building as “the site of discriminatory action against the people of the Komagata Maru as well as other migrant peoples, and is now the seat of high art in the city, presenting work that both belies this history and that complicates and criticizes it.” In engaging forces of globalization, Four Boats Stranded acknowledges the dark
and diversity Canada prides itself with today; Canadian immigration policies in the past presented a dark history of prejudice, intolerance and discriminatory practices. Earlier this year, Justin Trudeau issued a formal apology for the 1914 Komagata Maru incident, in which Canada refused to welcome most of the passengers from a ship carrying a majority of Sikh individuals along with some Muslims and Hindus (CBC, 2016). Prior to the Immigration Act introduced in 1978, Canada’s immigration policies in
Canada is largely viewed as a country that is open to newcomers. But the Canada-US Safe Third Country Agreement, which requires asylum seekers to apply for refuge in the first country they arrive in, has casted some doubt on this narrative. Over the years, the law has led Canadian authorities to deny entrance to thousands of claimants seeking asylum. In all likelihood, it has deterred many more from attempting to reach the border in the first place. The agreement was criticized by rights groups
Twenty-five years from 1914 to 1939 had made Canada what it is today because political, social, and economic events gave many Canadians a sense of national pride and identity. Firstly, in social, three big events were contributed to make the new identity of Canada. The Battle of Vimy Ridge is the war which happened during World War I. By 1917, British and French forces unsuccessfully tried to take Vimy Ridge. Hence, in April, the Canadian Corps was ordered to seize Vimy Ridge. They fought under the