Assignment 3 The Canadian Senate By: Courtney Marie Lester. What role does the Senate play in terms of Canadian democracy‚ and in light of that role‚ should the Senate be retained in its current form‚ reformed in some way‚ or abolished entirely? The Canadian Senate has often been referred to as the sober second thought. The house of commons was originally set up to have two chambers‚ the upper and the lower‚ to carefully decide Canadian laws. The Senate‚ in the upper house‚ reviews proposed
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the 1994 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) (which includes Mexico) touched off a dramatic increase in trade and economic integration with the US. Canada enjoys a substantial trade surplus with the US‚ which absorbs about three-fourths of Canadian exports each year. Canada is the US ’s largest foreign supplier of energy‚ including oil‚ gas‚ uranium‚ and electric power. Given its great natural resources‚ skilled labor force‚ and modern capital plant‚ Canada enjoyed solid economic growth from
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many people migrate to Canada and stay permanently in the country. These people finally become Canadian citizens. According to the Statistics Canada‚ immigration has contributed two-thirds of our population growth in the intercensal period of 2001 and 2006(chui). The immigration policy is very important because immigrates are large portion of Canadian population. In the history of Canada‚ Canadian immigration policy is changed from time to time. It appears that Canada has a broad immigration
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"A nation’s culture resides in the hearts and in the soul of its people" - Mahatma Gandhi‚ likewise Canadian culture is what we Canadians make it to be. Personally‚ I believe Canada has no one culture‚ rather many cultures which are equally important and respected. These cultures are what makes me feel Canadian‚ because being Canadian does not mean we have to be the same. Instead it can mean we have to embrace our differences‚ in order to greater appreciate each other‚ and Canada. Considering Canada
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Anthem for Doomed Youth - Analysis The very title that Wilfred Owen chose for his war poem‚ ’Anthem for Doomed Youth ’ is an apt representation of what he wanted the poem to encapsulate and the emotions he wanted to evoke in the readers. The word ’anthem ’ and ’doomed youth ’ is a stark juxtaposition when placed in the same sentence. An anthem is supposed to be something revered‚ something that represents the glory of a country and is bursting with national pride. However‚ when placed right
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Accenture document on governance presented with the Alcan case‚ place Canadian Shield in the appropriate quadrant. According to the Accenture document‚ I would place Canadian Shield within the efficient‚ predictable operator category. The slow rate of change and need to compete on operational efficiencies characterized by most companies in this quadrant is detailed by the following quote from the case authors. “Sustainability for Canadian insurance companies greatly depended on investments in projects
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Introduction This report will discuss how immigration can assist the Canadian economy to fill labour gaps more efficiently and effectively. The future of Canada’s economic growth lies with a productive immigration policy that will attract the foreign individuals needed to fill our skilled worker gaps. For many years‚ the governing bodies of Canada have been aware that the labour force in Canada would diminish to a point where it could no longer effectively supply enough skilled workers to meet
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example‚ the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedom is what Canadian live by.Also it protects you from the moment you arrive in Canada.Some of the rights and freedom the Canadian Charter includes are the rights to life‚ personal security‚ freedom of judgment‚ religion‚ thoughts‚ opinions ‚expression and the right to vote.In addition‚ an immgrant living in Canada should obey the Canadian laws and help to improve their communities and the country.In Canada there is system such as‚ Canadian Bill of Rights
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guaranteed in Constitution‚ it means that every individual can make his ideas known to the community. It is obvious that people with similar ideas will form groups together. In Politic these groups called "Parties"‚ they are a major part of Canadian Political System. Frankly‚ it is really hard to change something if you are alone‚ however‚ if you are the part of a group (the larger the better‚ i.e. Democrats/Republicans) it is easier to be noticed. Moreover‚ there is a greater chance to
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Are Canadian values becoming more similar or dissimilar to American values? Explain and justify your position. (Assignment 1. The point in history‚ physical geography‚ location‚ and population profile the scenario for Canadians and Americans was roughly the same and in many ways‚ this deep similarity remains. But different in important ways‚ the history of Canada and the United States is quite different. Over 200 years ago‚ the U.S. became a country after a war of independence with their
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