Case study: Canadian Blood Services History of Canadian Blood Services (CBS): Blood collection in Canada was initially funded and operated by the Canadian Red Cross in 1930’s. During the 1980’s the blood supply was contaminated with the AIDS and hepatitis C virus which affected hundreds of people and eventually it let to the creation of CBS in 1998. Canadian Blood Services (CBS) is a not-for-profit charitable organization dedicated to giving Canadians a safe and secure blood supply system in all
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country’s history there have been many people whom we have classified as true Canadian heroes. There are war heroes like Billy Bishop‚ inventors such as Charles Best and Frederick Banting‚ and sports heroes like Paul Henderson. One name that will always come to mind is Terry Fox. Terry Fox inspired many Canadians to be motivated regardless of any obstacles that they may be faced to overcome. Terry Fox inspired many Canadians to be motivated regardless of any obstacles they may be faced to overcome
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Oil Ethics Oil Ethics Table of Contents Abstract 3 Introduction 4 1 Key Facts about the Canadian Oil Sands 5 2 Extraction Process 7 2.1 Mining ........................................................................................................................................ 7 2.2 In-Situ Recovery ......................................................................................................................... 8 2.3 Economic
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Corruption in Canadian Government and its Path to Despotism Increasingly‚ stories and articles are coming to light about the secretive dealings going on behind the closed doors of our government. Although Canada has long been viewed and portrayed as an honourable‚ ‘clean’ and upstanding nation‚ evidence is proving that Canada is worse off ethically than many countries around the world. As said by columnist Valerie Gibson: "A British politician is usually caught with his hand up a woman ’s skirt
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In 1913‚ Canada was not prepared for war. Many factories were incapable of manufacturing guns‚ bullets‚ bombs‚ and other military supplies. Canadian troops were also not battle ready. It was poorly armed with only 3 000 men(Quinlan 12). The country needed to be more prepared in terms of economy and armed forces. At the time of war‚ the Canadian government was using many controls on its citizens. These controls which included censorship‚ income tax and war production had been created
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government of Canada. These expectations include providing free and proper health care to all Canadians‚ to uphold Canadian values as written in the constitution‚ and to look out for the rights of students. One of the things that makes Canada stand out against other countries is our health care system. According to the Canadian Health Care Act "It is hereby declared that the primary objective of Canadian health care policy is to protect‚ promote and restore the
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The Royal Canadian Mint is a Canadian Crown corporation operating under the legislative basis of the Royal Canadian Mint Act. This Mint produces all of Canada’s circulation coins. It also manufactures circulation coins on behalf of other nations. The Mint also designs and manufactures precious and base metal collector coins; silver‚ gold‚ palladium and platinum bullion coins‚ and medallions and tokens. Furthermore‚ it offers gold and silver refinery and assay services in Canada. The Mint also functions
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The Canadian Red Cross Society belongs to one of the largest humanitarian network ever created‚ and is just one of 190 National Red Cross (and Red Crescent) societies! They are charitable organization that is dedicated to help improve the lives of people who are left helpless by bringing together the power of humanity‚ whether in our country or internationally. Its roots start way back in the spring of 1885‚ thanks to George Dr. George Sterling Ryerson‚ who started the foundations for this what
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2017a). Here‚ we have a motivated 38-year-old Vancouver resident who committed multiple crimes in order to steal firearms. The suitable target would be the 52-year-old Canadian Tire clerk who was innocently victimized by the violent actions of another person. These two participants would likely overlap for a few reasons. In a Canadian Tire store‚ a clerk needs to unlock a cabinet before customers can buy them. The offender knew that in order to get the firearms he would have to interact with a store
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In today’s modern Canadian society every group is fighting for their rights to be heard‚ acknowledged and more importantly respected. In Canadian history one group has had to fight harder than anyone else to receive a voice to be heard and that is the Aboriginals. The question that needs to be asked is‚ do they really have a voice at all? Throughout this paper I will highlight three areas of aboriginal political uprising‚ First the history‚ secondly successful initiatives for the betterment of aboriginals
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