Category: Just Society

Pierre Trudeau once said, The past is to be respected and acknowledged, but not to be worshipped. It is our future in which we will find our greatness. As one of Canadas greatest politicians Pierre Elliott Trudeau was the 15th Prime Minister of Canada, serving from 1968-1979 and 1980-1984. Trudeau served through the October Crisis,…

What makes a just society? This question has been subject to scholarly and political debate for millennia and, in many regards, still is. However, in a contemporary and liberal context, the concept of justice includes  relatively uncontroversial  at least a foundation of representative democracy, the rule of law and principles such as equality,…

Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was 35 years old when he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. He was the youngest person to have received it at that time. This grand achievement was in recognition of his efforts to end racial segregation and discrimination in the United States  entirely through nonviolent…

Canada racial discrimination In the whole historical process of British North America and Canada, the policy towards indigenous peoples has always been promoted in two contradictory goals – ‘protection’ and ‘assimilation’, correspondingly, there have always been two kinds of policies. On the one hand, the government believes that the best way to protect the interests…

The Merici Mentoring Program is a volunteering program that runs for over 2 years and goes through years 9 and 10. It is a partnership between Merici College and Black Mountain School that has been running for around 10 years. In year 9, the mentors go to Black Mountain School once a week for a…

For my senior capstone paper, I will be discussing several key items. First I will be discussing my vision; my view on a social worker’s responsibility to contribute to a just society, my strengths related to those views, any knowledge or skills I need to develop to meet that responsibility, and the mechanisms I will…