Japanese-Canadian Redress Rally
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Do some external research and compare Canada’s official apologies to the various groups. What are some similarities and some differences? In what years were the apologies given? What was happening — in Canada and around the world — at this time that may have encouraged groups seeking redress to come forward?
THINK
Why do you think there hasn’t been an official apology for arrests made during the October Crisis?
Extension: If redress was made for those affected by the October Crisis, what form do you think it should take?
THINK
Do you think the apologies and reparations for those affected by First and Second World War internments were sufficient? Why or why not?
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Date 1988
Materials - Photograph
Historical Context
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- Many redress (apology) movements emerged in the late 20th century.
- This photograph shows a group marching on Parliament Hill, seeking redress for the wrongs committed against Japanese Canadians.
- The federal government acknowledged its wrongdoings and made official apologies to Japanese Canadians, Italian Canadians, Ukrainian Canadians and the Stoney Point First Nation but, as of 2021, there has been no official apology to those imprisoned during the October Crisis.
By the end of the 20th century, many redress movements were emerging across Canada.
In 1988, the government issued an official apology to Japanese Canadians and provided financial compensation. At the National Congress of Italian Canadians in 1990, the government announced an official apology for internments during the Second World War. In 2008, the government issued an official apology to Canadians of Ukrainian descent and created the Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund. Lastly, in 2016, the Department of National Defence ceded Ipperwash lands back to the Stony Point First Nation.
As of 2021, there has been no official apology to those who were detained and imprisoned during the October Crisis.
This 1988 photograph shows a group marching on Parliament Hill, seeking redress for the wrongs committed against Japanese Canadians.
As this package discusses, the War Measures Act infringed upon the civil liberties of many peoples. Whether government actions were justified or not, the Act had an enduring impact on the lives of real people. By the end of the 20th century, many redress movements were emerging across Canada.
After the Second World War, people who had suffered civil rights violations formed community groups across Canada to make their voices heard. The National Association of Japanese Canadians, the National Congress of Italian Canadians, and the Ukrainian Canadian Civil Liberties Association are a few examples. These groups, and others, pressed the federal government to apologize for past wrongs and financially compensate those affected.
As a result, the federal government has acknowledged its mistreatment of a number of different peoples. In 1988, the government issued an official apology to Japanese Canadians and provided financial compensation. At the National Congress of Italian Canadians in 1990, the government announced an official apology for internments during the Second World War. In 2008, the government issued an official apology to Canadians of Ukrainian origin, and created the Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund. Lastly, in 2016, the Department of National Defence ceded Ipperwash lands back to the Stony Point First Nation.
As of 2021, however, there has been no official apology to those who were detained and imprisoned during the October Crisis.
This 1988 photograph shows a group marching on Parliament Hill, seeking redress for the wrongs committed against Japanese Canadians.
- Many redress (apology) movements emerged in the late 20th century.
- This photograph shows a group marching on Parliament Hill, seeking redress for the wrongs committed against Japanese Canadians.
- The federal government acknowledged its wrongdoings and made official apologies to Japanese Canadians, Italian Canadians, Ukrainian Canadians and the Stoney Point First Nation but, as of 2021, there has been no official apology to those imprisoned during the October Crisis.
By the end of the 20th century, many redress movements were emerging across Canada.
In 1988, the government issued an official apology to Japanese Canadians and provided financial compensation. At the National Congress of Italian Canadians in 1990, the government announced an official apology for internments during the Second World War. In 2008, the government issued an official apology to Canadians of Ukrainian descent and created the Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund. Lastly, in 2016, the Department of National Defence ceded Ipperwash lands back to the Stony Point First Nation.
As of 2021, there has been no official apology to those who were detained and imprisoned during the October Crisis.
This 1988 photograph shows a group marching on Parliament Hill, seeking redress for the wrongs committed against Japanese Canadians.
As this package discusses, the War Measures Act infringed upon the civil liberties of many peoples. Whether government actions were justified or not, the Act had an enduring impact on the lives of real people. By the end of the 20th century, many redress movements were emerging across Canada.
After the Second World War, people who had suffered civil rights violations formed community groups across Canada to make their voices heard. The National Association of Japanese Canadians, the National Congress of Italian Canadians, and the Ukrainian Canadian Civil Liberties Association are a few examples. These groups, and others, pressed the federal government to apologize for past wrongs and financially compensate those affected.
As a result, the federal government has acknowledged its mistreatment of a number of different peoples. In 1988, the government issued an official apology to Japanese Canadians and provided financial compensation. At the National Congress of Italian Canadians in 1990, the government announced an official apology for internments during the Second World War. In 2008, the government issued an official apology to Canadians of Ukrainian origin, and created the Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund. Lastly, in 2016, the Department of National Defence ceded Ipperwash lands back to the Stony Point First Nation.
As of 2021, however, there has been no official apology to those who were detained and imprisoned during the October Crisis.
This 1988 photograph shows a group marching on Parliament Hill, seeking redress for the wrongs committed against Japanese Canadians.
Summary
- Many redress (apology) movements emerged in the late 20th century.
- This photograph shows a group marching on Parliament Hill, seeking redress for the wrongs committed against Japanese Canadians.
- The federal government acknowledged its wrongdoings and made official apologies to Japanese Canadians, Italian Canadians, Ukrainian Canadians and the Stoney Point First Nation but, as of 2021, there has been no official apology to those imprisoned during the October Crisis.
Essential
By the end of the 20th century, many redress movements were emerging across Canada.
In 1988, the government issued an official apology to Japanese Canadians and provided financial compensation. At the National Congress of Italian Canadians in 1990, the government announced an official apology for internments during the Second World War. In 2008, the government issued an official apology to Canadians of Ukrainian descent and created the Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund. Lastly, in 2016, the Department of National Defence ceded Ipperwash lands back to the Stony Point First Nation.
As of 2021, there has been no official apology to those who were detained and imprisoned during the October Crisis.
This 1988 photograph shows a group marching on Parliament Hill, seeking redress for the wrongs committed against Japanese Canadians.
In-Depth
As this package discusses, the War Measures Act infringed upon the civil liberties of many peoples. Whether government actions were justified or not, the Act had an enduring impact on the lives of real people. By the end of the 20th century, many redress movements were emerging across Canada.
After the Second World War, people who had suffered civil rights violations formed community groups across Canada to make their voices heard. The National Association of Japanese Canadians, the National Congress of Italian Canadians, and the Ukrainian Canadian Civil Liberties Association are a few examples. These groups, and others, pressed the federal government to apologize for past wrongs and financially compensate those affected.
As a result, the federal government has acknowledged its mistreatment of a number of different peoples. In 1988, the government issued an official apology to Japanese Canadians and provided financial compensation. At the National Congress of Italian Canadians in 1990, the government announced an official apology for internments during the Second World War. In 2008, the government issued an official apology to Canadians of Ukrainian origin, and created the Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund. Lastly, in 2016, the Department of National Defence ceded Ipperwash lands back to the Stony Point First Nation.
As of 2021, however, there has been no official apology to those who were detained and imprisoned during the October Crisis.
This 1988 photograph shows a group marching on Parliament Hill, seeking redress for the wrongs committed against Japanese Canadians.