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< | '''Canada''' is a nominally independent country which is still ruled by the [[British Crown]] through the [[commonwealth system]].<ref>[https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/53036/10-things-queen-england-still-does-canada 10 Things the Queen of England Still Does for Canada] by Kathleen Elise for Mental Floss [https://web.archive.org/web/20220308042440/https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/53036/10-things-queen-england-still-does-canada (archived)]</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=77–78|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=== | |||
Canada forcibly assimilated much of its indigenous population by sending Native children into residential schools from 1831 to 1996.<ref name=":0">{{News citation|newspaper=CGTN|title=Hundreds of unmarked graves found at another indigenous school in Canada|date=2021-06-24|url=https://news.cgtn.com/news/2021-06-24/More-unmarked-graves-found-at-another-indigenous-school-in-Canada-11m7cJUslBS/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210703060743/https://news.cgtn.com/news/2021-06-24/More-unmarked-graves-found-at-another-indigenous-school-in-Canada-11m7cJUslBS/index.html|archive-date=2021-07-03|retrieved=2022-07-01}}</ref> The terrible conditions at these schools led to many deaths, and children were often buried in unmarked graves at the schools. In 2021, 751 graves were uncovered at a single school in [[Saskatchewan]].<ref>{{News citation|journalist=|date=2021-06-24|title=Canada: 751 unmarked graves found at residential school|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-57592243|newspaper=BBC|archive-url=|archive-date=|retrieved=2021-12-31}}</ref> In [[British Columbia]], two more mass graves were found, one at Kamloops with 215 indigenous children<ref name=":0" /> and another with 182 graves at Cranbrook.<ref>{{News citation|newspaper=CGTN|title=182 unmarked graves discovered at another indigenous residential school in Canada|date=2021-07-01|url=https://news.cgtn.com/news/2021-07-01/182-unmarked-graves-found-at-another-indigenous-school-in-Canada-11xstLW62GY/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210702080331/https://news.cgtn.com/news/2021-07-01/182-unmarked-graves-found-at-another-indigenous-school-in-Canada-11xstLW62GY/index.html|archive-date=2021-07-02|retrieved=2022-07-01}}</ref> | |||
==Imperialism== | |||
Canada spies on its citizens as part of the [[Five Eyes]] alliance<ref>{{Citation|author=James Cox|year=2012|title=Canada and the Five Eyes Intelligence Community|chapter=|section=|page=|quote=|pdf=https://web.archive.org/web/20150910204519/http://www.cdfai.org.previewmysite.com/PDF/Canada%20and%20the%20Five%20Eyes%20Intelligence%20Community.pdf|city=|publisher=|isbn=|doi=|lg=|mia=|title-url=|chapter-url=|trans-title=|trans-lang=}}</ref> and is part of the terrorist organization [[North Atlantic Treaty Organization|NATO]]. It intervened in the [[Russian Civil War]] to help the monarchist [[White Army]], invaded [[Democratic People's Republic of Korea|Korea]] in 1950, and invaded [[Libya]] in 2011. | |||
===Ukraine=== | |||
Canada's military also trained far-right [[Ukraine|Ukrainian]] groups including [[Military Order Centuria]] and the [[Neo-Nazism|neo-Nazi]] [[Azov Battalion]]. In 2018, Canadian officials met with the Azov Battalion but did not denounce their far-right ideology. Canada's federal government has spent over $890 million on training Ukrainian forces as part of [[Operation Unifier]].<ref>{{News citation|author=Christy Somos|newspaper=CTV News|title=Mounting evidence Canada trained Ukrainian extremists, gov't needs to be held to account: experts|date=2022-04-28|url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/mounting-evidence-canada-trained-ukrainian-extremists-gov-t-needs-to-be-held-to-account-experts-1.5879303|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220503190700/https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/mounting-evidence-canada-trained-ukrainian-extremists-gov-t-needs-to-be-held-to-account-experts-1.5879303|archive-date=2022-05-03|retrieved=2022-05-22}}</ref> | |||
==Economy== | |||
75% of the world's mining companies are based in Canada.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Owen Schalk|newspaper=[[People's Voice]]|title=Going for Gold: Neocolonialism and Canadian mining in Africa|date=2021-09-06|url=https://pvonline.ca/2021/09/06/going-for-gold-neocolonialism-and-canadian-mining-in-africa/|retrieved=2022-12-27}}</ref> | |||
==References== | |||
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Revision as of 16:47, 6 January 2023
Canada is a nominally independent country which is still ruled by the British Crown through the commonwealth system.[1]
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.[2]
Settler colonialism
Following colonization by the 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.[3] 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.[4] In 2020, indigenous people were seven times as likely to be murdered as settlers.[5]
Residential schools
Canada forcibly assimilated much of its indigenous population by sending Native children into residential schools from 1831 to 1996.[6] The terrible conditions at these schools led to many deaths, and children were often buried in unmarked graves at the schools. In 2021, 751 graves were uncovered at a single school in Saskatchewan.[7] In British Columbia, two more mass graves were found, one at Kamloops with 215 indigenous children[6] and another with 182 graves at Cranbrook.[8]
Imperialism
Canada spies on its citizens as part of the Five Eyes alliance[9] and is part of the terrorist organization NATO. It intervened in the Russian Civil War to help the monarchist White Army, invaded Korea in 1950, and invaded Libya in 2011.
Ukraine
Canada's military also trained far-right Ukrainian groups including Military Order Centuria and the neo-Nazi Azov Battalion. In 2018, Canadian officials met with the Azov Battalion but did not denounce their far-right ideology. Canada's federal government has spent over $890 million on training Ukrainian forces as part of Operation Unifier.[10]
Economy
75% of the world's mining companies are based in Canada.[11]
References
- ↑ 10 Things the Queen of England Still Does for Canada by Kathleen Elise for Mental Floss (archived)
- ↑ Canada's role in Libya its biggest military gambit in decades by Paul Koring on The Global and Mail
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