Case Comment: Introduction: Gun control in Canada has a long and controversial history with supporters on different sides of the issue. There are those organizations who want the strictest gun control possible versus those pro-gun organizations that are staunchly opposed to tougher laws. The history of firearms control in Canada is rather widespread‚ dating back to early Confederation. The Constitution Act of 1867 divided legislative powers between the federal government and the provinces. The provinces
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The Racism of Chinese Immigration in Canada Nowadays‚ Chinese immigrants are all over the world‚ and they work across various industries to serve the country and the public. However‚ not many can imagine how difficult of a condition the Chinese immigrants were forced to live in in the late 19th century. The racism summarized in the television broadcast “Chinese immigration: Not welcome anymore” causes me to think deeply about humanity‚ especially why the Chinese immigrants were treated with inequality
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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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Introduction Canada‚ a country located in North America‚ shares the largest on land border with United States. Despite being part of the same continent as the United States and also being U.S northern neighbor‚ both countries are quiet similar and different from one and another. These differences include historical‚ political‚ economic‚ and cultural. Historically‚ Canada and United States were both colonized by French and Britain but United States’ primary language is English and Canada’s primary
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Canada: Gender Differences Canada has received great ratings when it comes to areas of health and education for women. However‚ there still seems to be a major gap in politics and income equality as men. In the 2012 Global Gender Gap report‚ Canada was one of the 12% of countries that fell backwards in gender inequality. (Black‚ 2012) Even though the overall economic status of women in improving‚ some markers seem to be stagnant‚ or even declining. Some of these are high school enrollment for
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completely unregulated and prescribed freely by physicians for a wide variety of ailments. Canada’s Drug of Choice: Marijuana Contrary to popular belief the rate of illicit drug use is actually on the decline. The most commonly used drug in Canada is Marijuana. According to the 2004 Canadian Addiction Survey‚ 44.5% of Canadians surveyed said that that used pot at least once in their lifetime.14.1% reported that they have used marijuana in the past twelve months. Those individuals that have
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In 2017‚ Canada announced their plan to fill a 300‚000 quota number of incoming immigrants. That is a large number and appears like Canada is showing such openness for incoming immigrants. But this innocuous sentence can be problematic. It can be difficult to gage the problems of Canadian perception of immigration when one’s family arrived in the country several generations ago and now identify as a native Canadian. The word “quota” is problematic in describing immigration for its inferred meaning
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Name of Student Name of Professor Name of Course Date of Submission Americanization in Canada Americanization is the influence of the United States on the culture of another country. The influence extends on another countries cuisine‚ popular culture‚ technology‚ political techniques and business practices. Americanization refers to a process of acculturation by populations to American values and cultures. Canada and the United States are allies and trading partners (Timothy‚ 135). The two countries
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Introduction Marijuana is currently a hot topic of debate throughout Canada‚ and has been for the past few years. Marijuana was first banned in 1923 under the Opium and Drug Act‚ but since 1997 the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act have controlled it. In 2000‚ over 30‚000 Canadians were charged with possession of marijuana. Currently‚ the marijuana laws are not enforced equally across the country‚ which has prompted the interest in changing the laws or possibly decriminalizing marijuana.
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In Canada‚ the term Indigenous peoples (or Aboriginal peoples) refer to First Nations‚ Métis and Inuit. Aboriginal people are the original inhabitants of the land that is now Canada. In 2011‚ there were more than 1.8 million Aboriginal people living in communities throughout the country. Their history significantly predates the arrival of European settlers. Though severely threatened and in certain cases extinguished by colonial forces‚ Aboriginal culture‚ language and social systems have shaped
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