affected the United States and many other countries. Canada‚ having lost 24 Canadians in the attacks would soon join in the efforts to battle terrorism and bring democracy to Afghanistan. Han Seung-soo‚ the president of the General Assembly at the time announced that the 9/11 attacks threatened international peace. Therefore‚ the UN allowed NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) to organize a mission starting in 2001. The treaty that had created
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Canada Prepares for WWI “In Canada‚ the summer of 1914 was like every other summer” (Swettenham‚ 2). Although great in size‚ Canada’s population had always been small compared to that of other countries‚ and was still only a growing nation. Canada was small and far away from any real threat of war‚ therefore how could they have thought to prepare themselves for a war the size of the Great War? It is shown through how Canada was a slowly developing country during the time of the war‚ how the Canadian
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The 1970’s Canada in the Cold War Canada was a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) which was the name of the alliance they had formed. The main goal for the NATO was to prevent the spread of communism. Although Canada wasn’t dominant or recognized as having the influence the world‚ the country still had a moderate influence and recognition internationally. The Vietnam War The U.S. had interest in defending South Vietnam against a communist movement supported by North Vietnam
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In Canada‚ multiculturalism describes the various different religious traditions and cultural influences that in unity and coexistence make up a distinct Canadian identity. This term first became popular in Canada in the 1960’s to replace ‘cultural pluralism.’ The concept of multiculturalism is used in three senses: to refer to a society that is characterized by ethnic or cultural heterogeneity‚ to refer to an ideal of equality and mutual respect among a population’s ethnic or cultural groups‚ and
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Canada was established as Middle Power Country at the end of the Second World War. This status establishes the fact that they are a “nation which is recognized on an international scale with a large influence globally‚ however they do not have dominance over any one area” (Pagtakhan‚ personal communication‚ March 12‚ 2013). This status was achieved primarily because of their international fiscal aid and technological advancements. Canada‚ however it was incapable of reaching the status of a superpower
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Growing up in Canada‚ we were influenced by the media to think that Canada has a history we can take pride in and that everyone in Canada lives/d in an idyllic society. But sadly‚ our history with the mistreatment and discrimination towards women‚ members of the queer community and people of colour; our history is not something in which we can take pride in. Inequality has always been an uncomfortable subject for many people to address. But nevertheless‚ there is no debate that Canada has an enormous
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where your family has come from‚ when they came to Canada‚ how they travelled here and why they came. One page in length. On my mother’s side of the family‚ some of the earliest members of the family to arrive‚ in Canada‚ came from Sligo‚ Ireland. The ultimate push factor that caused them to move away from Ireland was the potato famine and the search for a better life. As they were farmers‚ this was troublesome for their profession. They moved to Canada so they could have more success in their field
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Canada‚ a multicultural country‚ engages people from diverse countries converging on this second large country in the world. Chinese Canadian‚ as the third largest immigration group in Canada‚ are referred as “largest visible minority”‚ due to its population‚ which is estimated almost 1.5 million people. [1][2] Tracing back to‚ the first Chinese came to Canada were for the construction of fortress and 40-tone schooner in 1788. Afterward‚ there was a wave of Chinese immigration because of the Gold
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community is respected all around the world. Among many citizens in Canada‚ the majority are immigrants. According to a Canadian Consensus in 2001‚ the Canadian population is approx. 30‚000‚000 and immigration represented approx. 0.834% of the population growth.[1]. These numbers continue to increase as Government Immigration policies center the immigrant growth to be on 1% of the population annually.[2] Thousands of people choose Canada to improve their quality of life‚ due to the limited economic growth
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Canada-Qatar Relations * Fact Sheet: HTML Version | PDF Version * (102 kb) In Qatar‚ Canada is represented by the Embassy of Canada in Kuwait. However‚ in the fall of 2011‚ Canada will be officially opening an Embassy in Doha‚ the capital of Qatar. Qatar is represented in Canada by an Embassy in Washington‚ D.C.‚ U.S.A. However‚ this situation will be changing in March 2011 since the first resident Ambassador of Qatar will be accredited to Canada. Bilateral relations: Canada is pleased to
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