Introduction Canada consists of many citizens of various socioeconomic backgrounds through immigration. Immigration occurs when people leave their home country to live permanently in a new foreign country (Bloemraad‚ Korteweg‚ and Yurdakul 2008). Being a melting pot of different people is a characteristic that makes Canada unique. The process that Canada currently uses to select its new incoming citizens is referred to as the point system. Based on the statements that apply to the individuals‚
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Correctional boot camps are short-term residential program that resemble military basic training and target convicted adult offenders. Boot camps first appeared in Georgia (1983) and Oklahoma (1984). Boot camps are designed as alternative sanctions to reduce recidivism rates‚ as well as prison populations and operating costs. Correctional boot camp programs were developed to reduce recidivism by changing inmate’s problems and behaviors that contribute to their odds of reoffending (“Crime Solutions”)
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American Two-Party System What are political parties? Basically they are groups that want to gain political power and influence public policies. Political parties were created to represent the people of our nation and their ideas on public policies. Over time they have developed and become a big part of our democratic government. Our American political party system is based on a two-party system‚ meaning there are two major parties that dominate elections. Political parties are important to
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Canada is a great place to live‚ because it is a very diverse country. It is multicultural‚ it’s considered a Melting Pot; meaning many people from many nation coming together to make this country special and unique. Canada is known for its natural resources and scenic wonders‚ such as the beautiful Niagara Falls‚ the great mountains and different climates. Canada is one of the best countries to live‚ because of many factors; Life expectancy‚ Adult illiteracy rate and Death rate are leading in comparison
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Presidential versus parliamentary systems ILONA MÁRIA SZILÁGYI Miklós Zrínyi National Defence University‚ Budapest‚ Hungary This article is a comparison of presidential and parliamentary systems. They are the two most popular types of democratic governments. They have common and dissimilar features. In both presidential and parliamentary systems the chief executive can be removed from office by the legislature but the way of it is different. Dissimilar feature is the election of the chief
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instigator of the Protestant Reformation. Recently‚ the focus of education in our country has changed. President Bush’s No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) has weakened the once prized culture of American public schools‚ changing its focus from education to fabrication. This policy has damaged the American education system‚ weakening the nation’s
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Technocrats and Canada: Starting Point for Border Security Architecture Derek Brown (G00040841) Grantham University Abstract This paper will discuss the role of technocrats in Homeland Security and this paper will discuss whether or not Canada should of been the starting point for border security architecture. What is a technocrat? Is it some new genre of music for bureaucrats? Or is it what you get when you cross the techno genre and a Politian? Actually‚ it’s none of these; a technocrat
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problems from the beginning with this system. For instance‚ under the Immigration Act‚ all applications for asylum were made by paper‚ and there was no possibility for an oral hearing. In 1985‚ however‚ the Supreme Court of Canada decided that not allowing applicants an oral hearing violated the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Upon introduction of oral hearings as part of the claim process there was a subsequent increase in the amount of refugees admitted to Canada. While in 1981 there were approximately
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In this aspect of “equal labour-market return”‚ many immigrants coming into Canada are often educated in very highly level international academic institutions‚ yet they are not considered valid in terms of gaining employment in Canada. In this way‚ the Canadian immigration labor policies do not acknowledge these academic credentials as a barrier to equal employment in Canada. Certainly‚ many of these immigrant come to Canada with the necessary education and skill requirements in the labour force‚ but
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American Educational System Education system is different in all over the world. In a lot of countries they had changed their educational system. The United States of America have made a lot of changes in their educational system. For example‚ In 2001 President George Bush passed a new policy called "No Child Left Behind" (NCLB). This policy made a lot of differnece in American Educational policies. No Child Left Behind is the name for the most recent update to the Elementary and Secondary Education
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