Pros And Cons Of A Canadian Society

Canadians are brought up to think that society is only as man has envisioned it. That Canadian society is a product of man, a masterpiece of his endeavours, an illustration of his innate ability, motivation and effort, which would give him not only the right, but also the obligation to change and reform society as he seems fit (Brym, Robert J, p. 502, 2005). Why, could one not say that to have this any other way would simply be a mockery of man's reason and exploits? We are taught that Canada, alongside other Westernized countries such as the United States, are based around a social hierarchy called meritocracy. This ideology simply implies that one's success is based on ability and talent, motivation and effort, rather than on wealth or

We learned these fundamental principles in the same educational and other social foundations that taught us the alphabet and the colours of the rainbow, yet statistics gathered throughout the years do not reflect this. In actual fact, one can observe that non-visible minority citizens are wealthier than Black citizens, due to a visibly increased gap in income, salary and education (Gelsbeck, Rob, 2011, CBC 2011). Even after the Government of Canada reorganized this and put into place a costly implementation of “A Canada for All: Canada’s Action Plan Against Racism.” strategy to endorse and support a fair workplace without discriminatory borders, statistics show otherwise. After spending fifty six million dollars for this strategy that was put into place over a year before the 2005 Canadian Census was done, the effectiveness of it is lacking (Government of Canada, 2011). Black women in Canada have a 4.6% higher unemployment rate versus their non-visible minority male counterparts raises some questions that even Stats Canada can only give a satisfactory answer to (Government of Canada, 2011). As quoted by the agency, “wage discrimination may or may not be a contributing factor” (Grant, Tavia, 2011). Phillip Oreopoulos, University of Toronto professor observed that job applicants with English-sounding names have a greater chance of

This glass ceiling inequality represents a gender and/or racial difference that are not justified by a lack of job-relevant skills or characteristics of an employee that causes one to prosper in the workforce (Cotter, David 2008). Aspects such as education, experience, abilities, motivation and other job relevant characteristics such an effort do not play in this form of discrimination that occurs in jobs all over the world. The most commonly used forms of this are racism and sexism, and almost always take a profound effect on women and visible minorities. When advancement of a qualified person is stopped because of commonly used forms of discrimination, it not creates a negative impact amongst everyone (Leck, J. 1995). The notion that women lack the ability and commitment to their careers creates a non-visible handicap that keeps them from breaking the glass ceiling connotation. Additionally, people of colour are perceived as having a lack of ability to handle mundane tasks (Wane, N, 2009);. While the glass ceiling concept goes against corporate policies it is an unofficial poly that is still amongst us