1. Multiculturalism and the Hyphenated Canadian
Canadians view some practices of difference cultures as violations of human rights: "clitoridectomy, polygamy, and the forced marriage of girl children to men selected by their families." Susan Moller Okin makes this claim: "many culturally based customs aim to control women and render them, especially sexually and reproductively, servile to men's desires and interests." Canada, says Leslie, needs to serve, to protect, and to respect the human rights. ... The law protects the rights of individuals as priority; however, it limits the practice of some cultural traditions that would violat...
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