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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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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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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Hockey In Canada: A Nations Passion Culminating Activity: Canadian History Essay In 1994‚ the Canadian Federal Government compromised and voted to make hockey Canada’s national winter sport‚ and lacrosse Canada’s national summer sport. Which sport should be named Canada’s true national sport? In 1994‚ the Canadian Federal Government compromised and voted to make hockey Canada’s national winter sport‚ and lacrosse Canada’s national summer sport. Which sport should be named Canada’s true
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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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