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As a de-facto British territory, it has been a supporter of the Anglo-Saxon global unipolarity through its support of NATO and the US's in foreign interventions.<ref>[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/canadas-role-in-libya-its-biggest-military-gambit-in-decades/article583888/ Canada's role in Libya its biggest military gambit in decades] by [[Paul Koring]] on [[The Global and Mail]]</ref> | As a de-facto British territory, it has been a supporter of the Anglo-Saxon global unipolarity through its support of NATO and the US's in foreign interventions.<ref>[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/canadas-role-in-libya-its-biggest-military-gambit-in-decades/article583888/ Canada's role in Libya its biggest military gambit in decades] by [[Paul Koring]] on [[The Global and Mail]]</ref> | ||
== | ==Settler colonialism== | ||
Following colonization by the [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland|British Empire]], Canada was under British rule until 1867. In 1876, Canada passed a law that prevented people from testifying or having their case heard in court if they did not adopt [[Christianity]].<ref>{{Citation|author=Andrew Armitage|year=1995|title=Comparing the Policy of Aboriginal Assimilation: Australia, Canada, and New Zealand|chapter=|section=|page=77β78|quote=|pdf=|city=Vancouver|publisher=University of British Columbia Press|isbn=|doi=|lg=|mia=|title-url=|chapter-url=|trans-title=|trans-lang=}}</ref> Children were prevented from speaking their native languages and forced to adopt Christianity and the culture of the settlers. Canada was one of only four countries to vote against the [[Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples]] in 2007.<ref>{{News citation|journalist=|date=2007-09-13|title=UN adopts Declaration on Rights of Indigenous Peoples|url=|newspaper=United Nations News Centre|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140925040218/http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2007/ga10612.doc.htm|archive-date=2014-09-25|retrieved=}}</ref> In 2020, indigenous people were seven times as likely to be murdered as settlers.<ref>{{News citation|newspaper=[[CGTN]]|title=Homicide rate for Indigenous people 7 times higher than non-Indigenous in Canada|date=2021-11-26|url=https://news.cgtn.com/news/2021-11-26/Homicide-rate-for-Indigenous-people-7-times-higher-in-Canada-15uV2CyO8cE/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211127034214/https://news.cgtn.com/news/2021-11-26/Homicide-rate-for-Indigenous-people-7-times-higher-in-Canada-15uV2CyO8cE/index.html|archive-date=2021-11-27|retrieved=2022-07-01}}</ref> | Following colonization by the [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland|British Empire]], Canada was under British rule until 1867. In 1876, Canada passed a law that prevented people from testifying or having their case heard in court if they did not adopt [[Christianity]].<ref>{{Citation|author=Andrew Armitage|year=1995|title=Comparing the Policy of Aboriginal Assimilation: Australia, Canada, and New Zealand|chapter=|section=|page=77β78|quote=|pdf=|city=Vancouver|publisher=University of British Columbia Press|isbn=|doi=|lg=|mia=|title-url=|chapter-url=|trans-title=|trans-lang=}}</ref> Children were prevented from speaking their native languages and forced to adopt Christianity and the culture of the settlers. Canada was one of only four countries to vote against the [[Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples]] in 2007.<ref>{{News citation|journalist=|date=2007-09-13|title=UN adopts Declaration on Rights of Indigenous Peoples|url=|newspaper=United Nations News Centre|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140925040218/http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2007/ga10612.doc.htm|archive-date=2014-09-25|retrieved=}}</ref> In 2020, indigenous people were seven times as likely to be murdered as settlers.<ref>{{News citation|newspaper=[[CGTN]]|title=Homicide rate for Indigenous people 7 times higher than non-Indigenous in Canada|date=2021-11-26|url=https://news.cgtn.com/news/2021-11-26/Homicide-rate-for-Indigenous-people-7-times-higher-in-Canada-15uV2CyO8cE/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211127034214/https://news.cgtn.com/news/2021-11-26/Homicide-rate-for-Indigenous-people-7-times-higher-in-Canada-15uV2CyO8cE/index.html|archive-date=2021-11-27|retrieved=2022-07-01}}</ref> | ||
===Residential schools=== | ===Residential schools=== | ||