CHARLES UNGERLEIDER DIRECTIONS EVIDENCE AND POLICY RESEARCH GROUP, LLP AUGUST 19, 2010 Social Justice and Social Cohesion in Canada.

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CHARLES UNGERLEIDER DIRECTIONS EVIDENCE AND POLICY RESEARCH GROUP, LLP AUGUST 19, 2010 Social Justice and Social Cohesion in Canada

Directions Evidence and Policy Research Group A fundamental problem of all social units How much and what kinds of differences can the social group permit or sustain and still remain a cohesive group? Directions Evidence and Policy Research Group

Canada: a fragile nation Vast geography Diverse population Proximity to the United States Lack of evocative, unifying symbols Fragmented political landscape Weak central institutions Regional differences Directions Evidence and Policy Research Group

Discrimination Directions Evidence and Policy Research Group Mistreatment Indigenous Canadians Limitation on immigration from China  Chinese Immigration Acts (1885, 1903, 1923) Limitation on immigration from India  Act to Amend the Immigration Act (1908) Limitation on European Jews seeking sanctuary Japanese Internment

Directions Evidence and Policy Research Group Social Justice and Human Rights Uniting Canadians during WWII United Nations Charter (1948) Human rights legislation  Racial Discrimination Act (Ontario, 1944)  Saskatchewan Bill of Rights Act (1947)  Ontario Human Rights code (1962) French-English relations  Simultaneous translation in Parliamentary proceedings (1958)  Issuance of Government of Canada cheques in French (1962)  Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism ( )  Official Languages Act (1969) Immigration reform Directions Evidence and Policy Research Group

Social Justice and Human Rights Multicultural policy proclaimed (1971) Constitutional reform 1982 Employment Equity Act 1986 Anti-racism initiatives in Canada’s third order of government Multiculturalism Act proclaimed 1988 Japanese Redress (1991) Chinese Redress (1996) Apology to former students of Indian residential schools (2008) Directions Evidence and Policy Research Group

Canada’s unique course Canadians may retain their heritage, languages, and cultural identifications so long as doing so does not create inequalities within or between groups Directions Evidence and Policy Research Group

Out-group pairing by visible minority group (2006) Directions Evidence and Policy Research Group

% of persons in couples in inter-religious unions (2001) Directions Evidence and Policy Research Group

Political Engagement Among Canadian Immigrants (pooled sample ) Bilodeau, A. and M. Kanji (2006) Political Engagement Among Immigrants in Four Anglo-Democracies

Directions Evidence and Policy Research Group Inequality threatens Canada’s social cohesion

Directions Evidence and Policy Research Group Language used at home: Cumulative graduation rates, Montreal (1999 cohort) Directions Evidence and Policy Research Group Mc Andrew, M. et. al., (2009) Educational Pathways and Academic Performance of Youth of Immigrant Origin. Ottawa: Canadian Council on Learning (CCL) and Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC)

Directions Evidence and Policy Research Group Language used at home: Cumulative graduation rates two years after expected, Vancouver (1999 cohort) Directions Evidence and Policy Research Group Mc Andrew, M. et. al., (2009) Educational Pathways and Academic Performance of Youth of Immigrant Origin. Ottawa: Canadian Council on Learning (CCL) and Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC)

Directions Evidence and Policy Research Group Language used at home: Graduation, Toronto (2000 cohort) Directions Evidence and Policy Research Group Mc Andrew, M. et. al., (2009) Educational Pathways and Academic Performance of Youth of Immigrant Origin. Ottawa: Canadian Council on Learning (CCL) and Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC)

Directions Evidence and Policy Research Group Income inequality in Canada is increasing (OECD, 2008) Directions Evidence and Policy Research Group

Income poverty in Canada is increasing (OECD, 2008) Directions Evidence and Policy Research Group

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