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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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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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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diminishing trust in the Harper Government to develop a campaign based on change and an open and inclusive government. Canadians responded well to this approach‚ and this was demonstrated through an increase in voter turnout and a majority government for the Liberals. I developed this survey out of interest specifically in trust in government following this election. Do Canadians trust their new government? If they don’t‚ what could the government do better? This survey uses a number of variables
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