Goar, Carol. "Mentally ill endure chronic discrimination." The Star. N.p., 5 Jan. 2011. Web. 27 Oct. 2011. http://www.thestar.com/Opinion/EditorialOpinion/article/916148
As I filtered through the useless articles on the internet, (literally how many could there be?), I came across this article from Canada.
Canada has put forth many different acts and laws to try to combat the discrimination of the mentally ill and, as Goar sees it, it just isn't enough. People are still getting discriminated whether they went to the grocery store or they try to get a house or apartment. This year, alone, there have been over a thousand complaints due to this. Though she gives no opinion on how to change the system or the country, she basically leads out to say that things might get better if everything goes according to plan. But as I read this, it doesn't really seem like that would be the case. I mean, according to the article, this could take up to ten years! If it really took that long for people to not be made fun of, the world would be a better place. There are no biases in this article simply due to the fact that it's mostly just factual information let out to the public. I probably could use some of this in my research just because of the statistics and such but would it really be that useful as a way of showing ways to change it? Ah, no. But I liked the article even though Canada is a bit out of reach but from an American teenager standpoint, including all the horrible biases, Canada is supposed to be a little nicer and all around nicer than the United States. So you have to ask yourself....How bad is it in the United States? :(
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