throughout the world have survived five centuries of the horrors of colonization and genocide. Today‚ they are emerging with new consciousness and vision. In Canada the old colonial order and its obsession with assimilation of Aboriginal peoples has been replaced by a new constitutional order that respects Aboriginal rights. The Supreme Court of Canada is now actively seeking to achieve the noble constitutional goal of preserving the integral and defining features of distinctive Aboriginal societies (Queen
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Public Healthcare in Canada The Introduction of the Medical Care act in 1966 insured access to better healthcare for all Canadian Citizens. The Government has a big responsibly in making sure that it’s citizens are fully taken care of in the event of a person needing any kind of Medical Service and is unable to provide for them selves for any reason. This states‚ “The false philosophy of the welfare state. In my opinion‚ the government does have a responsibility to assist those who are unable
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Benefits of Official Bilingualism behind the Economic Efficiency Disclosure about maintaining official bilingualism in Canada has been controversial issue among those interested including the government‚ companies‚ and individuals. The main approaches surrounding this issue can be summarized by economic and social reasons. To elaborate‚ various economic sectors‚ and particular certain companies‚ have to pay the cost when they produce their products by offering information based on bilingualism for
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is a step in the wrong direction. She believes that there should be increasing penalties for marijuana possession and that the government should enforce harsher punishments and laws in relation to drugs. Citizen One thinks that if the government of Canada criminalizes the use and possession of what most youth consider as “weed‚” then less lives would be destroyed. Marijuana is a drug which impairs a youth’s ability to recall‚ suppression of the immune system; and short-term responses including anxiety
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are a hopeful or cynical being. Personally‚ I would describe myself to be a hopeful person‚ and the reasoning behind it lies within my past. My parents and I are immigrants‚ we moved to Canada when I was 3 years old and have moved around the country several times since then. When my parents first came to Canada they had nothing‚ aside from the clothes in their suitcase and a couple of dollars. I saw my parents struggle to find a job and housing‚ and establish a life for themselves in a new country
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Constitution Act‚ 1982 protects those rights from being extinguished which means that infringement of the rights are only upon the constitutionally valid legislation that meets the basis of the “R. v. Sparrow test” (McNeil‚ 2002). The Supreme Court of Canada and other courts in the country then put forth a petition of implementing restrictions on treaty rights. First Nations believed infringements of Aboriginal rights are unjustifiable. The Constitution Act‚ 1982 states that First Nations’ right to fish
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centuries. In fact‚ Canada was one of the first countries to develop a legal framework with the native population and since then‚ has been a leader in world discussions about native’s rights. Recently‚ however‚ Canada has been working through many pressing issues with its aboriginal people‚ such as the high percentage of people still trapped in poverty‚ those lacking in education and safe housing on reservations. These are issues that Canada would like to address today. In 2010‚ Canada endorsed the Declaration
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International Nurses in Canada Nurses play vital role in the person’s life. Nurses take care of health of all age group of Canadians and make the nation very healthy and wealthy. Nursing‚ as a career to both men and women offer varieties of opportunities for professional development and the personal satisfaction by helping people‚ when they really seek caring hand. Duties and Responsibilities of a Nurse in Ontario‚ Canada In Canada duties and responsibilities of nurses are well defined and listed
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The outpouring of gay activism following the riots in America did not stay in its borders‚ and like so much else America shared their counter-culture with Canada leading to a growth of protests and activism for LGBT individuals struggling for their rights in the early 1970s (Smith 1999‚ 3). Like many new social movements‚ they did not have a single structure or goal and was more like a loose collection of
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Political After the first world war Canada started to become more independent from the British empire. At the imperial conference in 1921‚ prime minister Arthur Meighen opposed a British plan for renewing the alliance with Japan. This decision was based strongly on the American opposition. In 1922‚ a diplomatic crisis occurred in Turkey‚ the Canadians did not help‚ this showed their growing independence. The prime minister let the parliament decide‚ but by the time they had made a decision the problem
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