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Originally Posted by rubecube
I'd also argue that social liberalism is not effective for addressing inequality, largely due to the fact that it embraces the concept of negative rights as opposed to positive rights. There is some good literature on the nature of Charter challenges and the fact that the ones that succeed are very rarely the types that propose some form redistribution or reparation.
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'Positive rights' will never get much traction in Canada, besides the treaty rights and other deals negotiated for Natives (which aren't especially popular these days either). We have the liberty to be treated as individuals today because we de-emphasized sub-group identities. It's a
good thing Catholics aren't regarded first and foremost as Catholics, and women aren't treated differently by the law than men. There's no political appetite outside academia and the grievance industry for the government to use identity politics to remake the socio-economic landscape. Not least because most people who are members of 'disadvantaged groups' themselves want nothing to do with it.