When I was only three years old‚ my family made the long 18-hour airplane trek from General Pico‚ La Pampa‚ Argentina to Saskatoon‚ Saskatchewan‚ Canada. I lived in Saskatoon from the age of three to the age of thirteen. This transition was a culture and language shock for my family and I. We were moving to a new country with a different language‚ different infrastructure‚ different cultures‚ and different demographics. Demographically‚ General Pico‚ the city I was born in‚ has a population of
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Canada’s Role in the World From 1945-2000 Canada has played a very significant and valuable role in the world since 1945 and this vital role has continued to this very day. Canada is continually being viewed as a peacekeeping and peacemaking nation because of its efforts and contributions in organizations such as the UN‚ NATO and NORAD. These contributions have given Canada a much larger and more influential role on the world stage. Since 1945‚ Canada has been able to find a comfortable role in
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Canada is more of an individualist society than a collectivist society. Within our society we believe the individual is responsible for themselves and their self-interest. These set of principles within society are focused on the individual‚ which many of our values are to benefit the individual. Such as the Rule of Law and the Individual Rights and Freedoms‚ this makes it so everyone is entitled to basic human rights and everyone is equal under the law. In our individualistic society we also believe
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For thousands of years Canada was occupied by a mixture of mongoloid peoples in different development stages between Late Paleolithic to Late Neolithic who had arrived thousands of years ago from Asia. The first contact with Europeans was when viking settlers tried to establish a logging settlement in Newfoundland. The vikings left for unknown reasons‚ possibly because the natives were hostile to viking presence. In the 15th century European explorers began to come to Canada and major French and English
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the French in Canada By: Kimia Canada‚ the 3.885 million square mile country located directly north of the United States‚ is the second largest country in the world. It has an extremely diversified population of 35.16 million people‚ and among this population are French Canadians. There is a lasting influence of French culture‚ religion‚ language‚ and more in Canada. This is due to the fact that it was once French territory; French Canadians currently residing in Canada are descendants
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important part of our history. Without confederation Canada would not even be close to where it is today. Confederation solved many problems Canada was facing at the time such as‚ political deadlock‚ threats from other forces and a railway that was needed. Political deadlock was a major problem in the 1800’s. Since each party had an equal amount of representatives‚ no decisions could be made because each party had an equal say in the government. Canada east had 2 parties le parti blue I and le parti
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October 28‚ 2013 Civics: ISU Essay 2013 Bilingualism in Canada: Good or Bad? Yamna Zia I believe that bilingualism is central to Canada’s identity‚ as well as other languages. Pierre Elliott Trudeau has said that‚ “Bilingualism unites people; dualism divides them. Bilingualism means you can speak to the other; duality means you live in one language and the rest of Canada will live in another language”. Bilingualism is an essential
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Canada became a large contender in history’s two largest wars- World War I and World War 2. Canada‚ a colony of Britain at the time‚ was determined to help by any means necessary during WWI. Thereafter‚ the nation became less enthusiastic about participation in future wars‚ especially with the inevitable WWII. Canadians were still determined to fight in the war despite the Great Depression and lingering memories of World War I. As time progressed‚ Canada got more tranquil and kind hearted while
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European colonies in North America had become an official country‚ Canada. It only started off with 4 provinces; Ontario‚ Quebec‚ New Brunswick and Nova Scotia‚ but then after time has gathers 10 provinces and 3 territories become one ofthe biggest countries in land mass. In 2017 Canada had just had it 150 anniversary‚ compared to the majority of countries it just starting it history and identity as it so young. Even in just 150 years Canada has made a large name for itself‚ it’s a country of peace‚ equality
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What Canada Means to Me To me Canada means freedom and home of the free. Canada is a non racist country where everyone is treated equally‚ women‚ men‚ boys‚ girls‚ adult or kid. None of it matters because we are all humans‚ who should be treated equally‚ no matter what size or colour. I am proud to be Canadian because of this and many other reasons. Canada has four lovely seasons from the snowy winter to the blooming spring‚ to the long warm summer days‚ to the crisp colourful
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