The Red Cross The Canadian government and individual Canadians are also frequent supporters of international aid initiatives to assist people in war torn or developing nations. Canada has also been a key endorser to many international treaties and plays a very important role in promoting positive change socially and physically. We all probably have heard about the Red Cross. Some of us might have seen it in action helping people in need all over the world. Red Cross is an international
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The Chinese head tax was levied on Chinese immigration to Canada between 1885 and 1923‚ under the Chinese Immigration Act (1885). With few exceptions‚ Chinese people had to pay $50 (later raised to $100‚ then $500) to come to Canada. This anti-Chinese legislation was the first in Canadian history to exclude immigration on the basis of ethnic origin. When the tax was removed from the Chinese Immigration Act in 1923‚ Chinese immigration was banned until 1947. Background Although the first major wave
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sustainability. Canada is positioned as a semi – peripheral state by the author‚ as ‘they are neither fully dominant nor fully dominant’. Canada covered the ground between the very strong and the very weak countries‚ it participated in writing the formal rules by which all these International Organizations (IO) govern
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On September 10 1939‚ Canada declared war on Germany. This was Canada’s first independent declaration of war. Over 1 million citizens served in the military and by the end of the war Canada had the fourth-largest air force and third-largest navy fleet in the world. Around 41% of Canadian males 18–45 served in the military. WW2 would not have been won if it weren’t for the huge contributions Canada made to help the allies. Canada made one of the largest commitments to the effort‚ and was very important
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Back in the late 1600s in New France‚ paper money was officially being used in what is now Canada. The lack of coins available made it so colony officials find a different form of currency‚ and their solution was to use playing cards. These cards would be signed and cut a certain way to represent a certain denomination. Some of these playing cards even had a value of $10 This happens before Canada becomes an official country‚ which is great way to represent the bank note‚ because like New France
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To fully understand why Canada is one the wealthiest nations in the world‚ we need to pay particular attention to Canada’s economic history. The economic history of our country has been marked by many important events that have paved the way for a successful economic future. A brief economic history of Canada would pay particular attention to important events such as the economic boom of the 1920s‚ the dark times of the 1930s; the Second World War during the 1940s and to also not forget the important
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"The People of Canada have worked hard to build a country that opens its doors to include all‚ regardless of their differences; a country that respects all‚ regardless of their differences; a country that demands equality for all‚ regardless of their differences." (Paul Martin). Immigration started in the mid 1700s and is still continuing today. It plays an important role in developing Canada’s economy‚ as well as shaping the nation into a multicultural nation. Immigration has become a significant
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Bob was born in Shanghai‚ China. He immigrated to Canada eight years ago and loved there. He did face some difficulties getting used to the environments and the language barriers. He was having trouble understanding what people are saying and also could not express his feelings or thoughts. The lifestyles between China and Canada are so different that Bob was not happy during the first two years in Canada. Not only he had to learn another language but also had to change his behaviors‚ too. Normally
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without the influence of Pierre Elliot Trudeau‚ it is likely that Canada and Quebec would currently be two separate countries. Pierre Eliot Trudeau was able to unify Canada through the implementation of the Official Languages Act‚ the implementation of the War Measures Act during the October Crisis and his devoted efforts against separatism during the Quebec referendum. There have been many issues between Quebec and the rest of Canada over the years. Trudeau believed that bilingualism
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authority to make laws and to raise revenue is divided between a national government and some number of regional governments” (224). With this definition in mind‚ it is important to understand that Canada is one of the many countries that practices and has a high regard for federalism. Not only does Canada have a separation of powers‚ executive and federal‚ it also gives opportunities for provinces to make independent decisions‚ displaying the traits that are sought out for a federalist government.
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