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Author Howard-Hassmann, Rhoda E., 1948- author.

Title Compassionate Canadians : civic leaders discuss human rights / Rhoda E. Howard-Hassmann
Published Toronto : University of Toronto Press, ©2003

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 322 pages)
Contents Hamilton's civic leaders -- Being Canadian -- Moral circumspection and freedom of speech -- A note on hate crimes -- The gay cousin: learning to accept gay rights -- Limits to multiculturalism: gay rights, women's rights, and minorities' rights -- The sins of the fathers: employment equity -- The duty to respect: aboriginal rights -- Short bootstraps: poverty and social responsibility -- A comfortable consensus: responsibility to strangers -- Compassionate Canadians
Summary Understanding the moral reasoning of these civic leaders helps to illuminate the moral consensus among ordinary Canadian citizens around the formal human rights laws that govern Canada. It also illustrates the sort of human rights policies that Canadians are likely to support
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-303) and index
Notes English
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Subject Human rights -- Canada
Civil rights -- Canada
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Freedom & Security -- Civil Rights.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Freedom & Security -- Human Rights.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Philanthropy & Charity.
Civil rights
Human rights
Bürgerrecht
Mensenrechten.
Ethische aspecten.
Canada
Kanada
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781442673182
1442673184
1282022857
9781282022850
9786612022852
661202285X