Readings

Oxford Paper

“Abstract:
Nation building which has social inclusion as a desirable outcome must have the concept of diversity imbedded in its political framework.  However, in the Canadian case, diversity is paradoxically entangled between legal frameworks, welfare traditions and political privileges.  Yet, it has become fashionable for nations such as Canada to pose the notion of ‘diversity’ on the world stage as a national achievement which merits distinction.  This presentation of diversity as social achievement is premature and sits in tension with moral realities. In Canadian nation-building, diversity in is a national work in progress caught up in political ambivalence….”

The Migrant Workers Family Resource Centre

“Abstract:
The Canadian labour market depends on both the influx of permanent new labour participants categorized as immigrants, and also those whose Canadian work experience is temporary and task-limited. The latter access the Canadian labour market through the various temporary work programs which range from household service work to agricultural industries. Temporary work programs are market driven and rarely labour sensitive. These programs privilege production over people and emphasize structural rules over quality of life and human rights. The rules governing temporary workers and rights established for protecting workers in the Canadian labour force are not usually socially complementary…”read more here