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    Federalism in Canada

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    maintaining the ability of both groups to pursue common goals” (Simeon and Conway‚ 2001) Federalism is found in Canada as well as the United States however each of these countries uses it differently. Canada uses federalism in a more decentralized manner. This means that in Canada each individual province and territory carries more power then the federal government does. In Canada most of the money which each province receives from the federal government is unconditional. This means that each

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    Minorities In Canada

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    Canada’s political system makes more efforts to address‚ in a broad sense‚ the rights of minorities within their borders. Although some groups such as the Inuit still feel underrepresented‚ Canada still provides substantial aid and protections for every group and makes cultural acceptance an important consideration when passing legislation. In the wake of the recent US elections‚ I definitely admire the advantages of having representatives that actually consider the rights of all citizens‚ especially

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    Poverty In Canada

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    Voyage of the Beagle‚ “If the misery of our poor be caused not by the laws of nature but by our institutions‚ great is our sin” (Charles). Poverty is not an inherited trait‚ but is a consequence of societal laws‚ practices and customs. First Nations in Canada have been put into a position of poverty and the Canadian government is largely to blame. The First Nations have been disconnected from their traditional way of living in part because the Ministry responsible for helping them has not supported their

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    Immigrants To Canada

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    Being a descendent of immigrants to canada‚ I have a pretty weird cultural background‚ as it really is a mashup of 3 different cultures. My mother is a Taiwanese‚ my grandmother and grandfather both ran from communist China. My father is Vietnamese‚ he ran from the communist as well. Being born in Canada my biggest influence would be canada. In my collage‚ the middle cluster of pictures is all about my experience as being a canadian‚ it shows my favourite fast food restaurant‚ the sports i watch

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    Discrimination in Canada

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    aboriginals who settle in provinces of Ontario and British Columbia in Canada. First nations had the country

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    Canada and Racism

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    Canada is perceived to be a tolerant country open to multiculturalism. In both stories “I’m not a racist but...” and “I’m a banana and I’m proud of it” we see that Canadians may stereotype immigrants just as easily as other countries. As much as we all would like to think we are not racist‚ it is only human nature to use stereotypes as a point of reference when thinking of races we are not familiar with. How many times have you heard something outrageous about a specific culture and wondered if

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    Canada In Ww1

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    An Assessment of Canada’s Role on the Battlefields of France and Belgium during the Great War During the course of the Great War‚ Canada’s role evolved from that of a minor player lending support to the British army to that of major contributor to battlefield success. Actions in early 1915 proved Canadian courage‚ but manpower was wasted in disastrous offensives. 1916 began no better‚ but a change in leadership and gained combat experience began to transform the Canadian Corps into a disciplined

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    are severely intertwined with Canada. In 2017 playing cards are often just used for fun when you at the cottage or at home. They can also represent the experiences of Canadians past‚ present‚ and future with two simple words: acceptance and denial. This is because many Canadians feel acceptance or denial from their cultures. The artifact showed above are Russian playing cards. Russian playing cards represent acceptance because it can tie back to the story of Canada early in the years. The playing

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    Minorities and discrimination had been demoralized from society‚ causing a major impact during and after World War 2 in Canada. This is displayed through Jewish discrimination‚ Italian-Canadian discrimination and Japanese-Canadian discrimination. To begin‚ the antisemitism against Jewish minority had quickly spread from Nazi Europe to Canada. Jewish people living in Canada were seen‚ by nationalist‚ as a threat to value of the country because of the antisemitism in Europe. The Canadian government

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    Growing up in Canada‚ we were influenced by the media to think that Canada has a history we can take pride in and that everyone in Canada lives/d in an idyllic society. But sadly‚ our history with the mistreatment and discrimination towards women‚ members of the queer community and people of colour; our history is not something in which we can take pride in. Inequality has always been an uncomfortable subject for many people to address. But nevertheless‚ there is no debate that Canada has an enormous

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