More languages
More actions
| Canada Kanada Kanata ᑲᓇᑕ Zhaaganaashiiwaki | |
|---|---|
 Flag | |
| Capital | Ottawa |
| Largest city | Toronto |
| Official languages | English French |
| Dominant mode of production | Capitalism |
| Government | Bourgeois parliamentary republic |
• Queen | Elizabeth II |
• Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Area | |
• Total | 9,984,670 km² |
| Population | |
• 2021 estimate | 38,436,447 |
| Currency | Canadian dollar |
Canada is a settler-colonial state in North America.
Settler-Colonialism
After being colonized by the British Empire, Canada was a British colony until 1867. After gaining self-governance, it forcibly assimilated much of its indigenous population by forcing Native children into residential schools from 1894 to 1947.[1] A law was also passed in 1876 that prevented people from testifying or having their case heard in court if they did not adopt Christianity.[2] Children were prevented from speaking their native languages and forced to adopt Christianity and the culture of the settlers. 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.[3] Not surprisingly, Canada was one of only four countries to vote against the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.[4]
Imperialism
Canada spies on its citizens as part of the Five Eyes alliance[5] 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.[6]
References
- ↑ Erin Hanson (2009). The Residential School System. Indigenous Foundations.
- ↑ Andrew Armitage (1995). Comparing the Policy of Aboriginal Assimilation: Australia, Canada, and New Zealand (pp. 77–78). Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press.
- ↑ "Canada: 751 unmarked graves found at residential school" (2021-06-24). BBC. Retrieved 2021-12-31.
- ↑ UN adopts Declaration on Rights of Indigenous Peoples (2007-09-13). United Nations News Centre. Archived from the original on 2014-09-25.
- ↑ James Cox (2012). Canada and the Five Eyes Intelligence Community. [PDF]
- ↑ Christy Somos (2022-04-28). "Mounting evidence Canada trained Ukrainian extremists, gov't needs to be held to account: experts" CTV News. Archived from the original on 2022-05-03. Retrieved 2022-05-22.