Canadian History: 1920’s The 1920’s were known as the “Roaring Twenties” because industries shifted to peace time production and experienced an economic boom. The people that experienced the “good times” in the 1920’s were predominantly the white males. But other groups weren’t so lucky. There where many issues in this era but the main ones were the injustice and inequality of women‚ Native People and children. During the 1920’s the Native People were treated unequally and with
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Canada is a cold place. I will be talking about their sports‚ foods‚ historic places‚ the politics and government. Come with me on our tour of our Northern neighbor. First I will talk about their sports. I will be talking about lacrosse‚ hockey‚ curling‚ and speed skating. Field lacrosse is a full contact‚ outdoor men’s sport played with ten players on each team. The sport came from the Native Americans. The equipment you will need to play this sport are ball‚ stick‚ helmet‚ gloves
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Criminal Sentencing April.30/2013 * Sentencing: a convicted person is one of the most complex parts of the legal system. * A judge must weigh several factors when deciding how to sentence an offender. * In Canada‚ a judge has numerous sentencing options‚ which range from releasing the accused to imprisonment * The sentencing process is controversial to many Canadians‚ as most convicted offenders do reintegrate back into society at some point. * There is constant debate over how
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that provincial health care spending has increased‚ between 1965 and 2008‚ spending has exceeded growth in GDP‚ federal transfers‚ provincial revenue (Di Matteo 2010) More troubling health care spending is likely to continue to increase throughout Canada (Di Matteo 2010) indicating that the overall monetary imbalance‚ at least at the provincial level‚ may worsen without any significant
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“Generally speaking‚ the bursting of housing bubbles is rare in Canada. There have been only three Canadian housing bubbles burst in only two cities- Vancouver and Toronto- since 1980. Vancouver’s first housing bubble in 1981‚ the second declined gradually in 1994. Toronto had one housing bubble‚ which burst in 1989.” These statements show two facts‚ one of which is that Toronto’s housing bubble problem is not a common phenomenon in Canada and the other is that this matter has to be discussed at the
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Children of Polygamy By Jamie Sinclair Prof. V. Cavalli English 103 04/12/2012 Children of Polygamy With reasonable guidelines in place to prevent human right violations‚ should polygamy be legal in Canada? First of all‚ a clear definition of the term is required: “Polygamy occurs when one husband is married to two or more wives” (Ozkan‚M et al‚215) .This scenario is not common in North America however has been known to occur in the past. To gain an insight to the world
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Throughout the years of 1929 to 1939‚ there was a world wide Depression. Canada was one of the countries that was most affected. Financially and economically the country began to collapse regardless of what was done by political power. The Great Depression‚ also known as The Dirty Thirties‚ wasn’t like an ordinary depression where savings vanished and city families went to the farm until it blew over. This depression affected everyone in some way and there was basically no way to escape it. With
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First Peoples have been treated with repugnant unfairness for centuries around the globe. They are even unable to escape this malicious inequality in one of the world’s most diverse and multicultural countries‚ Canada. Canada’s progress in the advancement of the rights of First Nations who live on the country’s own soil is disgracefully slow. This atrocious behaviour “on a number of occasions has been criticized in international forums for the miserable conditions that affect… First Nations peoples
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figurehead as the highest position and representative of our Country. As stated in the constitution‚ our Queen’s power is entrusted to the Prime Minister and other elected figures‚ which makes the democracy overpower the monarchy (“The Monarchy of Canada 4). Along with going against the regulations that are placed over the other members of the government‚ royalty prevents growth‚ new ideas and denies the citizen’s power to choice their own leader. Having the ability to help determine
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conditions because they cannot afford more adequate housing. In 2014‚ it was reported that about 8% of the population‚ or 2.3 million Canadians‚ had to live with family‚ friends‚ in their vehicle‚ or elsewhere due to a lack of accommodations (Statistics Canada‚ 2016; Rodrigue‚ 2016). This almost encourages families and individuals to exacerbate their circumstances just so they can better their conditions by accessing services. In 2008‚ the Alberta Secretariat developed “A Plan for Alberta: Ending Homelessness
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