Influences on Canadian Law Laws are rules and regulations that help a country run smoothly and prevent humans from doing anything we wish for. Canadian law is a set of laws compiled from different civilizations that consists of the code of Hammurabi‚ the Mosaic Law‚ the Greek Law‚ the Roman law‚ British law etc. Canadian law consists of many different aspects. These include common law‚ Magna Carta’s influence to the development of the Canadian charter of rights and freedom‚ and the trial system
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Peacekeeping in Canada The Canadian military as peacekeepers is a very prominent notion of the majority of Canadians. It is what distinguishes Canada most strongly from the United States‚ and what has become an important aspect of their foreign policy. Peacekeeping‚ since the conclusion of the Cold War‚ however‚ is a myth. This essay will explore the history of peacekeeping‚ its use as a tool during the Cold War‚ and Canada’s very prominent role in its development and use. Peacekeeping‚ in
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The Aboriginal peoples were the first people on this land‚ and yet they have always been treated as second-class citizens. The Canadian government forced Aboriginal Peoples onto reserves and trying to convert them to a more European lifestyle‚ thus destroying their way of life. Although Aboriginal Canadians made significant contributions during the First World War‚ they were often discriminated against and did not receive fair or equal treatment. Firstly Aboriginal men and women made important contributions
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new English settlers felt the French still had too much power. Different Ethnic groups commonly saw themselves respectively as superior. French Canadians commonly believed that the blending of their Catholic faith and rural way of life made them superior to the materialistic English Canadians they were in constant competition with. French-Canadian nationalists sought to isolate themselves from both Europe and English Canada by building
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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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PARTY DISCIPLINE IN THE CANADIAN HOUSE OF COMMONS Most democratic countries around the world today can fall under two main types of political systems: the parliamentary system and the presidential system. Even though many similarities exist among the two systems and they function well for their respective countries‚ they also have many differences‚ with the level of party discipline being one of the most important differences. In North America‚ with Canada having a parliamentary system and the United
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Famous Canadian Entrepreneurs James Hillier and Albert Prebus (Electron Microscope) James Hillier‚ one of the entrepreneurs of the electron microscope‚ was born on August 22nd‚ 1915 in Brantford‚ Ontario. He attended the University of Toronto‚ where he received a PhD in 1941. After graduating‚ Hillier spent most of his career at the Radio Corporation of America (or RCA)‚ discovering the principle of stigmator‚ which is used to correct astigmatism in a microanalyser‚ while being the first person
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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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