based on their life experience thus far and can change over time. One’s ideology can explain why they like or dislike certain things and whether they are a hopeful or cynical being. Personally‚ I would describe myself to be a hopeful person‚ and the reasoning behind it lies within my past. My parents and I are immigrants‚ we moved to Canada when I was 3 years old and have moved around the country several times since then. When my parents first came to Canada they had nothing‚ aside from the clothes
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and many more. Many of these are happening in Canada. Here I would like to talk about alcoholism and another drugs usage in Canada. Because this is the big social issue in the Canada‚ nowadays. This is being used in all provinces and territories of
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portrays. There have been several times throughout history when Canada has followed the values of the source and suspended civil liberties in an attempt to contain a situation or return stability to the country. Many of the times Canada has done it‚ they have built up a face of fear towards the situation. An example of this was the internment of Japanese Canadians following the bombing of Pearl Harbour in 1941. After the attacks‚ Canada‚ who was already part of the war effort‚ declared war on Japan
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and has many different variations. Modern socialism is one of the newest variations. This ideology has become very popular and is used in many different countries like Canada‚ Germany‚ Sweden and Australia. Although Canada is run under a conservative party it still follows some of the principles and elements of socialism. Canada is looked at as a socialist country‚ because of
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Constitution Act‚ 1982 protects those rights from being extinguished which means that infringement of the rights are only upon the constitutionally valid legislation that meets the basis of the “R. v. Sparrow test” (McNeil‚ 2002). The Supreme Court of Canada and other courts in the country then put forth a petition of implementing restrictions on treaty rights. First Nations believed infringements of Aboriginal rights are unjustifiable. The Constitution Act‚ 1982 states that First Nations’ right to fish
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Proud Moments in our history Canada has had many proud moments in the past 100 years that makes us who we are now. Vimy Ridge was one of our first proud moments in the 1900s where all four Canadian divisions in World War I fought in one battle together. After the First World War Canada became its own country by the Statute of Westminster stating that we were no longer was about of Great Britain. In the 1920s Canada invented many useful things that we still use today like the telephone‚ radio
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Homelessness in Canada Have you ever been downtown and seen a homeless person sleeping outside on a grate? Have you ever been in the subway and seen a person huddled under a thin‚ raggedy blanket trying to keep warm in the harsh‚ dead of winter? What if that was you? How would you feel? Wouldn’t you want someone to help you? (PAUSE) Today‚ I’m going to be speaking to you about homelessness in Canada. Homelessness is an epidemic that affects people no matter their age‚ gender‚ race or creed in most
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The Continental Congress knew that if they declared independence and went to war with Great Britain‚ they could not win the war alone and they needed allies. In order to promote their cause abroad‚ Congress established the Committee of Correspondence on November 29‚ 1775 (this committee later became the Department of Foreign Affairs). Benjamin Franklin spearheaded the committee and members also included‚ Benjamin Harrison‚ Thomas Johnson‚ John Dickinson‚ and John Jay. America used this committee
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general. Many governments have different systems in which they elect their leader. In North America‚ electing a leader is a big responsibility for the citizens of that country. Particularly in Canada‚ our electoral system has been the same for many years and relies on the citizens to make a decision. Canada uses a system called first-past the-post or single member plurality . This system consists of a simple objective; to receive a majority of the votes . This system has worked well for many years
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without the influence of Pierre Elliot Trudeau‚ it is likely that Canada and Quebec would currently be two separate countries. Pierre Eliot Trudeau was able to unify Canada through the implementation of the Official Languages Act‚ the implementation of the War Measures Act during the October Crisis and his devoted efforts against separatism during the Quebec referendum. There have been many issues between Quebec and the rest of Canada over the years. Trudeau believed that bilingualism
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