Lester Pearson became the prime minister, he was convinced that Canada would face a crisis unless the French were made feel at home in Canada.…
Before Confederation, they did not form a collective identity as Canada. This meant that each group had a slightly different collective identity, made up of their different memories and experiences that they gave meaning to. Specifically, for Newfoundland, they were proud of their ties to Britain because it was part of their identity. As a result, they were not willing to give up on joining the confederation. Similarly, Canada East took pride in their French culture.…
After living on foreign land for almost three years the prospect of returning to Iceland fills me with excitement. I am tasked with the job of convincing new settlers to join me on the new land called Greenland. As I walk onto the shores of the land that was once home to me I am flooded with the familiar feeling of the land. Over the next few months I convinced many more people to join me on Greenland. 25 ships will now accompany me on the journey back to Greenland with over 500 passengers. Many of these people had faced similar troubles to my father and I upon our arrival in Iceland, having difficulty finding farming land or space to…
Before everything for Canada was all sunshine and rainbows, many things were destroyed during events that had occurred just like how Maharshi stated “The purpose of creation is the expansion of happiness”. It was able to transform from a dream to reality because Canada grew into a safe, stable, and happy place. However, in order to achieve this many events occurred; such as the spanish succession, the seven years war, loyalists started settling in Upper Canada, and the Act of Union. the spanish succession took place in 1713 allowing Britain to take over Acadia. Soon after in 1763, the seven years war took place and had allowed the British to gain more control over more land known as North America.…
This story is important because it situates Indigenous people within the historic and contemporary nation building processes of Canada and connects their original claim to the land with the the colonial injustices of Europeans. In depicting Europeans as a settler population within Canada, Indigenous people are able to redefine their identity as intrinsically linked to their original land rights. This identification conflicts with the Eurocentric portrayal of Indigeneity, which treats Indigenous Canadians as Other. In addition, this self-segregation by Indigenous populations “…implies a high degree of solidarity among group members” (Rosenberg, 24). This is crucial in creating political unity and achieving collective political aspirations.…
At the time Canada needed people to fertilize the western farmland, but they preferred those from the US, Britain or northern Europe At this point India had been a British colony for 200 years Singh (Gurdit Singh- the one who organised the ship) believed British citizens should be allowed to freely visit any country in the Commonwealth The ship left Hong Kong on April 4,1914, making stops in Shanghai and Japan Information of the ship quickly reached Vancouver, where they wanted no…
As Scott’s poetic words detail Canada’s natural beauty and beloved spirit, the Canadian population’s love and respect for their home land is made clear. There is a significant presence of poetic passion and rhythmical high regard for such a newly confederated nation. The poem is quite patriotic, considerably towards the country’s natural environment, for with “little time or history in terms of human events but [with] aeons of time in the perspective of geological events” (qtd. in Chater 14), Scott directed his focus towards a natural and spiritually strong perspective of Canada. Furthermore, his sublimely ardent expression towards his home land paired with his working for the federal Department of Indian Affairs suggests Scott’s poem was promoting peaceful assembly and the respected presence of Canada’s original inhabitants; Aboriginal peoples.…
Canada had been an outstanding country for many years but has always lacked one important thing. Until the year 1965, Canada did not have their own official flag. The Canadian flag debate was a major controversy to Canada because many thought it was about time for Canada to have their own flag years after gaining their independence from Britain. The Canadian flag debate had a very interesting background and the Canadians involvement towards the flag debate was just phenomenal. As well as the creation of the Canadian flag, there was also a great deal of importance behind the Canadian flag debate itself within Canada. The Canadian flag debate was one of the most significant parts of Canadian history in the modern era.…
The significant twentieth century has made Canada, Canada. Several events in the 1900s have had a huge impact on the creation of Canada and Canadian autonomy. These events have put Canada through many stages and have created this great nation that exists today. A strong sense of Canadian nationalism has also become present in Canadians overtime (Marked, 2004), and the desire to become independent from Britain has only grown. For the most part of the century, Canadians felt proud to be British subjects rather than proud to be Canadian (Free, 2007). Throughout the twentieth century, this mindset had slowly changed. Through political laws and battles, through social events of the time, and through the economical hardships and profits, Canada has…
Had there been no Macdonald, it’s all but certain there would not be a single Canadian reading this article or others like it, never mind raising a celebratory toast to him on the 200th anniversary of his birth on Jan. 10 or 11 (the records of his father and of the local Register Office in Glasgow, where he was born, differ). That’s because had there been no Macdonald, there would have been no Canada for anyone to be a citizen of. Under Macdonald’s leadership as prime minister (1867-1873 and 1878-1891), the country was extended from sea to sea, giving at last a certain geographical coherence. Macdonald also led Canada to achieve the National Dream, a railway the entire way from eastern Canada to the West Coast. The railway, together with Macdonald’s…
Canada, the 3.885 million square mile country located directly north of the United States, is the second largest country in the world. It has an extremely diversified population of 35.16 million people, and among this population are French Canadians. There is a lasting influence of French culture, religion, language, and more in Canada. This is due to the fact that it was once French territory; French Canadians currently residing in Canada are descendants of Canada’s colonial-era French settlers. Despite eventually having to give up their territory, known as New France, to the British, there is still a long-lasting influence of the French in Canada.…
On July 1st, 1867, a new country was born. From then on, she has been through moments of glory, pride and warmth, and moments of darkness, defeat and helplessness. All these moments have made Canada the nation as it is. A nation’s identity is not only forged in moments of victory, but also is defined in moments of adversity. There are no historical events that better formed the Canadian national identity than Vimy Ridge, or the October Crisis.…
In the second portion of the poem there are references to the most general aspects of Canada, such as “I’m an Easterner I’m a Westerner” and the encompassing oceans. This moves us to a place of stark contrasts – especially in discussions of each of the vast directions in which Canada extends. This positions us well for the discussions to follow, one that goes on to make a variety of distinctions between the major landmarks from Quebec to BC.…
The essay is entitled “Where the World Began” because Canada is where her world began.…
2. I think Sarah Vowell was expecting her readers not to be so surprised that Americans don’t really think about Canada at all. Canada isn’t really considered a threat to America because it’s such a peaceful and harmless country. Sara vowell even mentions how Canada gained independence through polite meetings with Britain. Other countries would just go to war to gain their independence. If Canadians could gain their independence just for being nice and cooperative, what is there to worry about? People don’t really take Canada seriously anyway. Canada is like that one neighbor that never leaves the house, but is always happy and welcoming when people go to visit. So when an American says they don’t think about Canada at all, they mean it.…