An Analysis of Racism In Canada. Is Canada a Racist Country?

An Analysis of Racism In Canada. Is Canada a Racist Country?
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Introduction
Racism plays a significant role on economies throughout the planet. The effect of racism
on economies can be viewed to be both positive, and at times negative. Conversely, racism plays
a predominantly negative effect on the lives of those who are being discriminated against. By
definition, racism can be defined as the act of discrimination directed against individuals who are
viewed to belong to a different race, tribe or with different skin color (Allan and Smylie,
2015).
The United States has been viewed to be predominately a racist country due to the
utterances that have been heard from the president. Unlike the united states, Canada and
Canadians have denied on various occasions, that indeed racism exists within the confines of
Canada- but this is not the case. Racism does exist in Canada. This can be seen by the way in
which cases of missing persons of the Aboriginal people are handled unlike those of the
"ordinary" people within Canada. Another direct representation of racism is the way in which
people interacted with various studies. Individuals were more comfortable at eliciting empathy in
cases where people of the same color were brought forward in these experiments. There was
more pronounced eye contact when individuals looked at photos of people who had the same
skin color as themselves unlike when they had different ones (Kubota, 2015).
The Indian act is an act that was established to control the Aboriginal people. The act
holds that individuals in the leadership of communities have to be answerable to the state. The
communities facing control from the act were basically the Aboriginal people. Over five billion
dollars are allocated for the act. The state uses this act to control the Aboriginal people. This can