international students are choosing Canada as a destination for their studies. There were more than 153‚000 international students in 2004‚ spending $25‚000 per person only in school-related expenses‚ making the total of $3.8 billion a year (Dib & Turcotte‚ 2008). The multiculturalism policy has contributed to the growing intermarriage rates. There has been a growth in the trend of marriages among different ethnicities‚ races‚ and religions. Statistics Canada 2001 census reported that there was
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Discrimination Towards Aboriginal People in Canada After WWI First Nations people had optimistic hope for a unified future between the clashing cultures in Canada after participating in WWI. However‚ after fighting a gruesome battle‚ Aboriginal citizens did not see their social status improve as they were continually faced harassment due to their culture‚ inequity‚ and exploitation. Foremost‚ one of the primary motives of the Canadian government when allowing Aboriginals to enlist was to assimilate
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Traditionally in Canada‚ we have not admitted our colonial past. However‚ we are beginning to share the truth and acknowledge our many wrong doings as a country. In 2009‚ Prime Minister Stephen Harper claimed Canada had “no history of colonialism” (Camfeild‚ 2013). Whilst this comment was a complete shock for many Canadians it amped the movement to start telling the truth. In the five years since that statement we have got a new Prime Minister who made a similar statement to a group of American students
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Muslim women who wear the niqab in Quebec‚ and instead of rescuing them from oppression‚ who be denying them of their basic human rights as a citizen of Canada‚ not only encouraging women not to wear the niqab in public‚ but if they work for public services also not allowing them to wear the niqab‚ (Chung‚ 2010). Considering the fact that Canada is considered a secular nation‚ as well as being globally renowned as a tolerant‚ accepting nation‚ a government ruling which would prevent a specific group
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“Climate change is one of the greatest threats of our time”(Government of Canada). Climate change is a shift in weather condition that is long-term. Human activities like burning fossil fuels release carbon into the atmosphere causing a buildup of greenhouse gases. The burning of fossil fuels currently accounts for about 70-90 % of human emissions that are greenhouse gases (Government of Canada). Greenhouse gas acts as a blanket surrounding the earth causing the earth to heat up and affect wind patterns
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Reactions of multiculturalism in Canada and Australia Most of the countries in the English-speaking world are multicultural. Multiculturalism means the presence of different cultures or ethnic groups within one society. In Australia and Canada‚ for example‚ some people will say that multiculturalism is an enrichment and that the common culture there has become vastly richer. Although some think it is important that newcomers should learn and understand the countries values and institutions. Even
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Infertility is a growing women’s health issue in Canada. In 1984 5.4% of Canadian couples reported fertility problems‚ by 2010 that number had increased to 16% (Bushnik‚ Cook‚ Yuzpe‚ Tough‚ & Collins‚ 2012). Today infertility is defined using the biomedical definition which classifies infertility as “a disease of the reproductive system defined by the failure to achieve a clinical pregnancy after 12 months or more of regular unprotected sexual intercourse.” (World Health Organization‚ 2017). In
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statistically shown that more than 50% of the time‚ drivers take their eyes off the road‚ resulting in 80% of collisions and 65% of near crash situations as a form of inattention (Owran‚ 2016). Distracted driving has also had a major economic loss on Canada. At least $10 billion annually is spent on health care costs and lost productivity due to distracted driving (CAA‚ Statistics‚ 2012). However‚ finding a resolution for distracted driving is remotely difficult for Canada’s provincial and territorial
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Glencore Canada Corporation is one of the world’s largest global diversified natural resource companies and a major producer as well as trader of more than 90 commodities. The company was founded in 1947 in Toronto‚ named as Marc Rich+Co AG‚ initially it focused on the physical market of ferrous‚ non-ferrous metals‚ minerals and crude oil. After 16 years of market growth‚ it successfully acquired a stake in the global resource giant‚ Glencore Xstrata and get renamed. The mother company is currently
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Democracy is a form of government that gives the people who are ruled by its laws and policies certain rights over the actions and careers of those in power. Canada operates on democratic principles. Citizens in the representative democracy such as Canada allow elected representatives to make decisions on their behalf. The main principles of democracy are equality and freedom. All citizens are considered to be equal because everyone follows the same law and this shows that no one is above the law
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