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This 5 page paper looks at Canada's laws in respect to human and civil rights. The plight of the ex-convict is explored. The paper uses a fictitious case study and argues that ex-cons should not be discriminated against and that it should be a part of the law. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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File: RT13_SA248Can.rtf
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the world, they rarely see Canada as a problem state. In fact, Canada is quite a forward moving nation in terms of women and minorities. Indeed, those who criticize Canadas
custody and child-support systems agree that the odds are stacked against men (Eisler 19). 1995 statistics reveal that 86% of Canadian child custody cases favor the mother (19). There is
also growing awareness of the situation and a new unwillingness among men to passively accept their fate as noncustodial parents (19). Mike LaBerge says that "after 30 years of feminism,
the idea that women should raise the children does not work any more" (19). Cools agreed and notes that a system that favors women does not mesh with feminisms goal
of equality (19). Still, some feminists would applaud Canadas stance, seeing it as a nation that is forward thinking and considerate of womens rights. Another thing in favor of
the nation, is that Canadian courts treat women quite well. In fact, activist Catherine MacKinnon applauded a Canadian Supreme Court decision that upheld the constitutionality of a law banning pornography
in Canada (Cacas PG). The reason for the decision was that harm to women was seen as harm to society as a whole (PG). Thus, evidence on the harm
of pornography was sufficient for a law against it (PG). The court observed that true equality between men and women can only be achieved if they are shielded from exposure
to certain audiences as well as certain violent and degrading material (PG). Certainly, a society that tries to protect women cannot be seen as misogynist. However, one must also look
at the other side. There have been disturbing statistics released by the Canadian government about women and violence. Although Canada seems to be cognizant of womens rights and wants
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