I chose this picture because I think it really represents Canada and the fact that we have rights and freedoms that some places don’t have. We in Canada are lucky to have equality, rights to education and freedom of speech. Canada is a great place to live and is a place where people of all cultural backgrounds are treated both equally and fairly. While this may be so today things weren’t always that way. The worst offences being towards the First Nations people, while they may have the right to education now First Nations people were sent to residential schools and taken from there families. Things have definitely changed for the better, not just for the First Nations but everyone in Canada.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-40416696

The reason I chose this website is because it talks about our ancestry and how Canada has changed over the years. Canada is full of people with mixed cultural backgrounds and it is a large part of our identity, we have been open to bringing in immigrants and taking in people from all around the world. A ton of new people came to British Columbia for the gold rush and have created a unique environment that we can still see today. We have also accepted the black slaves who came through the Underground Railroad trying to escape and gain their freedom. Not only has this happened in BC but althroughout Canada we see this and it is part of who we are as a people. I am proud to be Canadian because we are a diverse and accepting people who help those in need.