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    cabinet members expressing similar points of view‚ the provincial government quickly thought to prohibit any further immigration of Japanese. However‚ because of Japan’s military ties with Britain‚ and because Canada was a British subject at that time‚ completely banning Japanese immigration to Canada based on race was not favourable as it would “embarrass Britain” and its ties with Japan (Roy 2003: 83; Roy et al. 1990:

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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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    Immigration In Canada

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    Introduction Canada consists of many citizens of various socioeconomic backgrounds through immigration. Immigration occurs when people leave their home country to live permanently in a new foreign country (Bloemraad‚ Korteweg‚ and Yurdakul 2008). Being a melting pot of different people is a characteristic that makes Canada unique. The process that Canada currently uses to select its new incoming citizens is referred to as the point system. Based on the statements that apply to the individuals‚

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    For Canada‚ industrialization of the food system is a normative feature of the economic‚ political and social climate. Statistics Canada (2011) estimates that as one of the world’s leading agri-food trading nations‚ much of the global increase in agricultural production will come from Canada between the years 2007 to 2016 (amongst countries like Australia‚ Mexico‚ Turkey and the United States) (p. 15). If Canada is to compete globally on such a large scale‚ the country needs industrialization for

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    nations own social Democratic Party does not consider Canada to be a core capitalist power with imperial ambitions in the developing world. But the authors argue that ‘ Canada is an advanced capitalist state within a hierarchy of nations operating within the global capitalist economy’. The authors make a compelling argument for Canada being a ‘core’ imperialist state‚ evaluating Canadian actions overseas will help us understand whether Canada is actually an imperialist state. Canadian mining organizations

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    Anti-Semitism In Canada

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    Ethnic and Cultural Diversity in Canada Name Institution ­­­­­ Ethnic and Cultural Diversity in Canada Question #1 The chief aim of this paper is to contrast and compare anti-Semitism in Canada – predominantly modern Canada – with different forms of racism. For instance‚ the most popular practice of anti-Semitism in Canada is Zionism and nationalism. Most considerations of anti-Semitism in Canada and of the Jewish community more usually‚ have taken place separately from typical

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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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    Canada Famous People

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    Famous Canadians There are alot of famous‚ well known people around the world. Canada is said to have no famous people. James Naismith‚ Celine Dion‚ and Michael J. Fox are all famous ‚ so saying there are no famous canadians‚ I think not. These people will prove there are famous canadians. Being on the hollywood walk of fame and being the 5th richest women in entertainment. That speaks fameous and thats what Celine Dion is. This singer emerged as a teen star and has never looked back‚ she was

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    Film Censorship In Canada

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    Censorship in Canada takes varies forms through different mass media to standardize the freedom of expression in public. The government control and regulation are deep-rooted in film industry since movies have been shown in theatres since early 1990s. Film censorship often examines the issues of obscenity and sexuality on the stand of Canada’s Criminal code. It also reflects government’s policy on protecting public interest and maintaining community standards (Quinn‚ 2009). Film censorship that assigned

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    Canada Swot Analysis

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    Paragragh 1- There are three reasons why canda is one of the best countries in the world. Canada has an excellent health care system. All candaians have access to medical service at a reasonable price. Compared to the U.S. canda’s meds are five times less. Canada has a high standard of education. Students are taught by well trained teachers that are encouraged to continue there study of teaching at a univerity. Canada’s cities are clean and well managed. On a daily basis they have janitors that

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