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 fighting force. Success at Vimy in 1917 demonstrated Canadian battlefield prowess. This led to the Corps being summoned for two other tough assignments that year and‚ ultimately‚ for its leading role in the final Hundred Days of the war in 1918.
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to his French heritage that he hates the Toronto Maple Leafs and anything about them for the sole reason that they are not French. Roch Carrier’s The Hockey Sweater is an allegory underlining the tensions found between Francophone and Anglophone Canadians. These tensions stem from Quebec’s economic reliance on the English‚ Quebec’s desire to maintain their culture and traditions‚ and the frustration demonstrated by Quebecers with regards to the language of Canada. The book The Hockey Sweater as well
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The Rocket 5 Running Head: FRENCH CANADIAN DISCRIMINATION The Rocket: A Film Review Depicting a Theme of French Canadian Discrimination Jessica Marasco 0348583 Dr. Michel Johnson KINE 1010 11/05/07 The film "The Rocket" is the biographical story of hockey legend Maurice Richard‚ that uses sports to highlight historical bigotry. The movie highlights the discrimination that faced French Canadians at the time of Richard’s hockey career. This caused Richard to be torn between his desire to play
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this memorial to honor the men and women that made the ultimate sacrifice; they sacrificed their lives for the greater good of our nation. Even though‚ we Canadians are supposedly a long way away from home there is perhaps no site in the world that makes us feel more Canadian. Every nation has an identity and central to the development of Canadian identity was the First World War‚ particularly the Battle of Vimy Ridge. Vimy Ridge was a 15 kilometre long escarpment close to the French city Arras
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During the years before Confederation‚ there was much happening in the colonies that would eventually unite to become the Dominion of Canada in 1867. The Fathers of Confederation were the architects of the plan that resulted in the proposal that would bring the individual British American colonies together under a Federalist system. There were three main conferences which were held and to be included as a Father of Confederation. These conferences were The Charlottetown Conference - 1864‚ The Quebec
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the two spiders can be seen as the dehumanization which is set upon the Japanese-Canadians by the white Canadians. The second spider appears to be "lighter in colour‚ its legs more muscular‚ striped and tapered" (25) and seems to be aggressive with the first‚ darker spider. This suggests dominance of the second spider‚ which is viewed as the white Canadian‚ over the first spider which is viewed as the Japanese-Canadian. And just like these spiders in the attic‚ these memories will doubtlessly stay
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Canada has been through many battles‚ very hard chosen decisions‚ and gone through many changes that have changed the way Canadians live today. The battle of Vimy Ridge‚ the life on the home front in World War One‚ the invasion of D-day‚ and the impact of immigration were the most important defining moments for Canada in the 20th Century. Vimy Ridge is now called a Canadian Milestone. It was one of the notable moments because it brought world recognition and a strong sense of patriotism towards
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what extent did economics in Quebec lead to Québécois nationalism in the late 20th century? To assess the degree to which economics led to the unification of the French-Canadians‚ this investigation focuses on the events leading up to the 1995 referendum on Quebec sovereignty. The differences between the French and English Canadians‚ and the connections between their contrasting economies and the Québécois’s demand for reform are explored. The political aspects of Quebec nationalism‚ as well as events
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Bank of Canada and Interest Rates Bank of Canada Will Raise Interest Rates The Bank of Canada has indicated that it has concerns over inflation being too low. (Parkinson). However‚ inflation has been rising and the Canadian economy has strengthened over the last several months. Keeping interest rates too low over a long period of time may have a tendency to over-inflate the economy and create asset bubbles while also creating pockets of greater debt‚ not dissimilar to those that contributed to
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1917 and ended April 12 during 1917 (Richard Foot 2006) The ridge was captured and obtained from the German army by the Canadian forces (Richard Foot 2006) This battle was known as Canada’s biggest victory and the moment Canada gained independence because no other member of the Triple Entente were able to succeed in capturing the ridge(Richard Foot 2006) Over ten thousand Canadians were killed and wounded total during the attack (Richard Foot 2006) There is a big limestone memorial on top of Vimy Ridge
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