From the turn of the century and right through the nineteenth century there was a lot of discrimination towards people because of there race, gender, and culture. Because of some people’s skin colour and gender it affected the way they were treated. For instance, if you migrated from China, and were looking for a job, there would not be many jobs opportunities out there for you that would be safe. Many minority groups were often given jobs that were extremely dangerous and they would be at a high risk of getting injured or killed. Jobs like working in mines which

How can one say that Canada, at the turn of the century was at a “golden age of prosperity.” Low standard of living, laborious jobs and long hours was a daily routine for many Canadians. Sweat shops, slums and poor health issues were rampant in many of Canada’s metropolitan areas. Canada was a divided country, political and morally. At this time, Canada was trying to recover from a long economic slump. The Boer War had many Canadian politicians divided on what direction to follow. Daily life in Canada was often hard, exhausting, and risky. Both men, women and children regularly carried out hard physical labour in order to maintain life’s basic necessities. Canada was entering a new century with uncertainties. This is definitely not a time of prosperity.

Many immigrants and lower class people no matter what race they

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