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Films about social issues in Canada (4 C) H. Human rights abuses in Canada (15 C, 13 P) P. Persecution of LGBTQ people in Canada (13 P) Prostitution in Canada (6 C ...
In Canada, the entirety of the social provisions of government are called social programs (French: programmes sociaux), as opposed to social welfare in European/British parlance. Like in the United States, welfare in Canada colloquially refers to direct payments to low-income individuals only, and not to healthcare and education spending. [2]
Canada has ratified a multitude of international humanitarian declarations and conventions, such as those outlined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Geneva Conventions and Rome Statute. [124] Canada, as a country, was deeply inspired by the principles laid out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights after world war II. [125]
The JCC was the main advocacy group for the Jewish community in Canada from 1919 to 2011, advocating for human rights, social equality, Canadian immigration reform and civil and political rights in Canada. [9] [10] Canadian Jewish Political Affairs Committee political; Canadian Radio League political; Canadian Snowbird Association political
In the beginning, the Canadian Council on Social Development (CCSD) took a leadership role in bringing the local/regional councils together around social policy issues. Since the 1980s, individuals social planning organizations have taken a greater role in organizing SPO conferences and collaborating on social issues. Due to the high number of ...
Social issues are distinguished from economic issues; however, some issues (such as immigration) have both social and economic aspects. Some issues do not fall into either category, such as warfare. Exemplary for social issues was the so-called social question in the beginning of the industrial revolution. Growing poverty on one and growing ...
Social conservatism in Canada represents conservative positions on issues of family, sexuality and morality. In the European and North American context, social conservatives believe in natural law as well as traditional family values and policies. In Canada's modern context, social conservatism also includes pro-life values on abortion and ...
In order to ensure that social programs such as health care and education are funded consistently throughout Canada, the "have-not" (poorer) provinces receive a proportionately greater share of federal "transfer (equalization) payments" than the richer, or "have", provinces do; this has been somewhat controversial. The richer provinces often ...
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