An injustice is described as a “unjust act or occurrence” which can be interpreted in many ways . Injustices could range from someone cutting in line to being marked unfairly on an extremely important project. However, these “injustices” appear miniscule alongside injustices that include internment of enemy aliens and intolerance against others based on their heritage. Dealing with these injustices proves to be extremely hard, as the response needs to be sensitive to those affected, and promptly address the factors involved in the injustice. Furthermore, throughout history, numerous injustices had occurred that governments of today have to face, especially for those that occurred within Canada. To be able to promptly and adequately…show more content… This was not the case in the 20th century, as Japanese Canadians were imprisoned in internment camps due to World War II. In 1942, the federal government declared all Japanese Canadians enemy aliens, regardless of their citizenship. At the time, seventy-five percent of Japanese Canadians were already Canadian citizens, but all that changed during the war. The government ordered all those living on the West Coast (British Columbia) to leave all their property behind and evacuate the coast. All were sent to internment camps or farms all across Canada, with most being located within Interior BC, when even one being located in Hastings Park, where the Pacific National Exhibition (PNE) currently takes place every year. Each person were only allowed whatever they were physically able to carry, with the rest of their property taken away from them by the federal government. Most families were separated from their husbands and fathers, and sent to labour camps, similar to the Ukrainian Canadian internment operations during World War I. The conditions were extremely harsh for those in the camps and although they received pay for their work done for the camp, it was not enough to sustain their families or even themselves and those interned felt that they have lost all their dignity and freedom that they used to have as part of Canadian society. When the end of the war rolled around 1945, politicians began to call for the deportation of Japanese Canadians from Canada. Those who chose to stay in Canada were strongly encouraged to move to the East Coast as returning to the BC coast became a non-existent option. In the end, only about a third of the original Japanese population in British Columbia stayed to continue on their lives, only to find that it would be an uphill battle for them to recover all their lost and sold belongings. In the
