but what I was especially interested in was what happened once we were inside the House of Commons. At first glance the House of Commons seems more like a comedy show‚ but there is a deeper meaning behind the genius political ploy that impacts Canadians. Walking from the bus to the bathroom the city of Ottawa did not strike me as largely different than any of the cities that I have been to in the United States. It was once we got to Parliament Hill that I was awestruck. Parliament Hill to me
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The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedom is a form of mechanism that ensures that the Canadian government does not do anything that is either undemocratic or against the natural rights in which the Charter is built upon (Source). The Charter does this by giving ordinary citizens the power to defend their rights against any government intrusion through the judicial system. A good example of this is the gay rights movement where gay and lesbian activists incorporated the Charter in their attempt
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large British campaign that was an overall failure‚ costing the lives of over 159‚000‚ was the overarching action that engaged the Canadian Corps at Vimy Ridge. There the Canadians successfully capture their objectives and proved the only Allied success in the entire Arras campaign. Almost instantly‚ Canadians on the home front began to rejoice in the triumph of the Canadian contingent overseas. Ever since‚ the memory of Vimy Ridge has lived in legend and mythology. No other action during the war would
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The Canadian National Flag The Canadian Flag‚ sometimes referred to as the "Maple Leaf"‚ is a true symbol of Canada and shows how we love our land by having a maple leaf on the flag. The colours of the flag are the official national colours of Canada‚ red and white. King George V appointed them in 1921. The Maple Leaf wasn’t the only flag Canada had. Prior to the Maple Leaf there was the St. George’s cross. The St. Georges Cross was an English Flag of the 15th century. It was flown over Canada
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In modern day Canadian society the LGBTQ youth face many inequalities that we as the heterosexual community do not experience (Kennedy). Due to the supremacist (supremacy of a particular group) belief that heterosexuality is the only acceptable sexual orientation‚ the LGBTQ youth are marginalized by the heterosexual community (the center) (Nussbaum). For centuries heteronormativity‚ the belief that heterosexuality is the only sexuality and it is the normal sexuality‚ has oppressed those who do
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Canadians are the people who are identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential‚ legal‚ historical‚ and/or cultural. Canadian Government policies – such as publicly funded health care; Every canadians are having their own care card‚ they dont need to worry about spend lots of their saving money on their health. Their health care are covered by the taxes. That is why Canadians are need to pay higher and more progressive taxation. Canadian government
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and the facts of how the raid played out. In his article “Unauthorized Action: Mountbatten and the Dieppe Raid”‚ Villa provides a very accurate recount of the events of the raid. However Henshaw’s article “The Dieppe Raid: A Product of Misplaced Canadian Nationalism?” goes a step further to reveal the pre-raid planning process and the chain of events that unfolded prior to the raid even being initiated. It is my opinion that Henshaw’s article is a more persuasive commentary on the failures of the
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Canadian Government Reflection As a Canadian citizen‚ I believe that living in one of the most diverse countries in the world can make it hard for everyone to be effectively represented. However‚ even though people from all over the world have different political views‚ Canada does a great job in working to represent each and every person. There are a lot of people living in Canada‚ and their views can range towards either side of the political spectrum. While
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RBC Black History Month Essay As a Canadian I feel a great sense of pride in seeing our great and unified nation succeed in producing something dignified; be it an accomplishment such as the miraculous discovery of penicillin‚ the invention of the telephone‚ assisting thousands of fleeing slaves in their journeys through the underground railroad‚ and everything else we do as a nation to instill a sense of pride in ourselves‚ proving to the world we can do great things. Canada is responsible for a
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impacts on Indians is identified here as the actualization of the "national interest"‚ as a policy paradigm for understanding the conduct of Indian affairs in Canada". So‚ what goals does the Canadian government harbour for Indian peoples in its recent spree of policy initiatives? The Canadian "national interest" is an artificial construct‚ and is not a well defined‚ precise notion. It denotes no more than the interests
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