Arthur Currie was the most capable soldier that Canada has produced. Certainly‚ he did not look like the great soldier he had become. A very tall man‚ at six-foot-four‚ he was also somewhat overweight. Through his successes as the Commander of the Canadian Corps‚ he knew how to delegate authority and stand by the decisions of his subordinates. Currie‚ however‚ was not a professional soldier. He was born in Strathroy‚ Ontario‚ on December 5‚ 1875 and raised‚ he had moved to Canada’s west coast in
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Definition: Being Canadian Being a dual citizen is a blessing. For those of you who don’t know‚ I am a dual citizen of the United States‚ and of Canada‚ due to my father being born there. Growing up‚ I always loved everything about my northernmost citizenship. Every time I went to visit‚ I fell in love with the country more and more. The scenery‚ the people‚ the history. It all is so welcoming in the North. Being born in America‚ I am thankful for the “American Dream”‚ but being Canadian means so much
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this address by Rev. Strachan‚ the “militia myth” was born. Throughout history‚ Canadians have held the belief that they could effectively defend themselves through the use of citizen-soldiers if the need ever arose. The country believed that robust Canadians could respond to a call-to-arms with little or no training‚ performing the job as well as professionally trained soldiers. In the years that followed‚ Canadians have entered many conflicts with citizen-soldiers‚ achieving success in battles
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In conclusion‚ Canadian government need to be efficient to communicate with it’s citizen to improve health care institutions. With the lack of communications‚ there is so much that needs to be done. This topic caught my attention‚ because its such a broad topic that can be critique in multiple ways. As a developed country with a poor health care system‚ there’s many lenses one can approach these situations from. The implication for the public is if they don’t speak up patients are going to suffer
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the opposite side of the river where the French Canadians live. This brings the story to its second theme that is French Canadians vs English Canadians. “What grievous social errors we had committed‚ by being too much identified with the French.” (Page 206 First Para). During this time period there was still hate and disliking between French Canadians and English Canadians due to the tension between Quebec and the Rest of Canada. The French Canadians looked down on the father since he never had a
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Prior to 1921‚ men were the only members of the Canadian parliamentary system. With the first Canadian women being elected into the Canadian parliament in 1921‚ women have had the ability to participate and become elected into the House of Commons. Since then‚ Canadian women’s participation in the House of Commons has substantially increased from 1 female seat holder in 1921 to the present day 64 seats held by women. Although this increase is seemed as substantial‚ the debate about the underrepresentation
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diminishing trust in the Harper Government to develop a campaign based on change and an open and inclusive government. Canadians responded well to this approach‚ and this was demonstrated through an increase in voter turnout and a majority government for the Liberals. I developed this survey out of interest specifically in trust in government following this election. Do Canadians trust their new government? If they don’t‚ what could the government do better? This survey uses a number of variables
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to the signing of the Statute of Westminster; creating the Charter of Rights and Freedoms to the making of the Canadian flag‚ Canada has become a symbol of love‚ peace and justice. One question however still remains unanswered: what is the “Canadian Dream”? Some say there is no dream‚ while others might believe it is the same as the illusive “American Dream”. I assure you that the “Canadian Dream” reflects a prosperous family lifestyle. It ensures the health‚ education‚ safety and well-being of a family
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Battle of Passchendale: 1) Background: a. General Douglas Haig‚ British General‚ believed that the morale of the German army was very low - especially after the success of the Allies at the Battle of Messines. i. He thought that the Allies could use this low morale and go across Flanders without much trouble. b. British were afraid that the Russians were going to pull out soon so they had to attack soon before the German forces only had to focus on the western
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one of the most famous battles of World War I and a Canadian general‚ Arthur Currie‚ was the key of this victory. It was the first battle that the majority of the force was consisted of the Canadians attacked together‚ led by a Canadian General‚ and achieved a magnificent victory. British and France spend approximately 2 years to stalemate with German to take control of the Vimy Ridge. On spring 1917‚ the task was finally given to the Canadian Corps. But how would Canada capture down Vimy Ridge
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