Canadian government compensation for Japanese Canadians buried in World War II Canadian government compensation for Japanese Canadians buried in World War II (restitution) No one would ever think of an apology and a paltry sum of money would be enough to repay the loss of freedom and rights for several years. Apparently, it looks like the Canadian government did. During World War II, Japanese immigrants and Japanese Canadians were denied their rights as human beings and Canadian citizens and were forced to live in internment camps (Baldwin, 2011). Although the Canadian government has realized its wrongdoings towards Japanese Canadians and has attempted to make reparations for them, the formal apologies and compensations provided by the Canadian government are not adequate to atone for all the financial, social and psychological damage that anti-Japanese policies have done. Japanese caused. caused during World War II. Japanese Canadians were financially distressed by the government's anti-Japanese policies, and their impairments were never commensurately redressed even in the years following the war. As a result of anti-Japanese policies, Japanese Canadians lost their jobs and property, including homes, motor vehicles, and fishing boats (Mollins, 1999). At the beginning of the war, due to hatred towards Japanese Canadians, many of the businesses owned by Japanese Canadians received very few customers and too many disruptions; therefore, they had to close (Hickman & Fukawa, 2011). Furthermore, almost all Japanese Canadians were laid off from their jobs (Baldwin, 2011). This occurrence was very predictable, because the Japanese Canadians took over many of the jobs from the Canadians and gained more control over the fishing industry in the Bri......middle of paper members. Most Japanese Canadians who suffered in the camps became more inward-looking and had lower self-esteem. These horrific events caused Japanese Canadians to lose their confidence and dignity as Canadian citizens and as human beings. Severe birthright violations have led Japanese Canadians to subsequently have psychological problems, which undoubtedly cannot be atoned for by insufficient apologies. In conclusion, Japanese Canadian burials during World War II left lifelong scars on Japanese Canadians by violating their property rights, rights to build their social status, and basic human rights. Therefore, in order for Canada to truly repay its wrongful actions towards Japanese Canadians, both the government and the Canadian people should issue appropriate apologies with proper compensation to cover all damages caused..