Interesting

As I was preparing a personal statement for admission to various law schools, I was struck by something quite extraordinary.

I was trying to do some research, so I could make the point as to how the courts, and in particular, the Supreme Court of Canada have safeguarded and guaranteed the rights of minorities, and I came up with absolutely nothing of significance.

This is interesting only because, if I were an American, I could've easily pointed to a half-dozen Supreme Court rulings that guaranteed my right to equal schooling, that upheld my right to vote freely and so on.

My finding isn't actually a critique of Canada at all. It's actually quite nice to know that the Canadian Supreme Court has been allowed to be conservative because Parliament has been activist (and by definition, "liberal" in the good sense) enough over the decades to safeguard and ensure rights on their own.

Naturally, a lot of southern states had a lot of incredibly racist governments - it's nice to know that Canadian governments, at least eventually abandoned institutionalized racism on their own and didn't have to be forced to do so by the courts.

PS. If I'm wrong or mistaken in my analysis - please do let me know how the Supreme Court has struck down institutionalized discrimination and I would be very thankful as it would assist me greatly.