completely unregulated and prescribed freely by physicians for a wide variety of ailments. Canada’s Drug of Choice: Marijuana Contrary to popular belief the rate of illicit drug use is actually on the decline. The most commonly used drug in Canada is Marijuana. According to the 2004 Canadian Addiction Survey‚ 44.5% of Canadians surveyed said that that used pot at least once in their lifetime.14.1% reported that they have used marijuana in the past twelve months. Those individuals that have
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to be diverse and culturally accepting. Seeing diversity portrayed in media encourage people and small and large communities of people to welcome new cultures and to shares theirs passions‚ religions‚ symbols‚ and foods. This is something that in Canada should be shown and demonstrated more frequently TV shows‚ ads‚ commercials‚ and movies. By showing it in media is making a statement that it is good and it is okay to be diverse; it is alright for different cultures to collaborate and share what
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doubled (World Health Organization‚ 2015). Today‚ 1 in 4 adults and 1 in 10 children are diagnosed as clinically obese (WHO‚ 2015). The global trend of obesity is consistent within Canada‚ with over 20.2 percent of the adult population classified as obese‚ which translates to 5.3 million individuals (Statistics Canada‚ 2014). This striking weight increase over time has developed into what is known as an obesity ‘epidemic’. According to the World Health Organization (2015)‚ obesity is defined as ‘abnormal
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1. Auditor Liability in Canada A & B Is it reasonable for a potential investor or existing shareholder to rely on audited financial statements that a corporation makes available for public consumption? Should an investor be able to sue a corporation’s auditor if audited financial statements materially misrepresent the financial status of the company audited? a. Should a potential investor only be able to sue the corporation? b. Should there be any limit on the auditor’s liability?
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Muslim women who wear the niqab in Quebec‚ and instead of rescuing them from oppression‚ who be denying them of their basic human rights as a citizen of Canada‚ not only encouraging women not to wear the niqab in public‚ but if they work for public services also not allowing them to wear the niqab‚ (Chung‚ 2010). Considering the fact that Canada is considered a secular nation‚ as well as being globally renowned as a tolerant‚ accepting nation‚ a government ruling which would prevent a specific group
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Reactions of multiculturalism in Canada and Australia Most of the countries in the English-speaking world are multicultural. Multiculturalism means the presence of different cultures or ethnic groups within one society. In Australia and Canada‚ for example‚ some people will say that multiculturalism is an enrichment and that the common culture there has become vastly richer. Although some think it is important that newcomers should learn and understand the countries values and institutions. Even
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Infertility is a growing women’s health issue in Canada. In 1984 5.4% of Canadian couples reported fertility problems‚ by 2010 that number had increased to 16% (Bushnik‚ Cook‚ Yuzpe‚ Tough‚ & Collins‚ 2012). Today infertility is defined using the biomedical definition which classifies infertility as “a disease of the reproductive system defined by the failure to achieve a clinical pregnancy after 12 months or more of regular unprotected sexual intercourse.” (World Health Organization‚ 2017). In
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in tariff and trade barriers‚ immigration‚ and the spread of technology”. (insert citation 2) improving economic growth is the main aim of policy makers in every country across the globe as it shows the success of the nation. (insert citation 2) Canadas trade relationship with China is a prime example of globalization has aided in the growth of both Canada’s and Chinas economy. In 2003 Canada’s imports from china rose nearly twice as fast and more than their usual average yearly increase from china
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statistically shown that more than 50% of the time‚ drivers take their eyes off the road‚ resulting in 80% of collisions and 65% of near crash situations as a form of inattention (Owran‚ 2016). Distracted driving has also had a major economic loss on Canada. At least $10 billion annually is spent on health care costs and lost productivity due to distracted driving (CAA‚ Statistics‚ 2012). However‚ finding a resolution for distracted driving is remotely difficult for Canada’s provincial and territorial
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Glencore Canada Corporation is one of the world’s largest global diversified natural resource companies and a major producer as well as trader of more than 90 commodities. The company was founded in 1947 in Toronto‚ named as Marc Rich+Co AG‚ initially it focused on the physical market of ferrous‚ non-ferrous metals‚ minerals and crude oil. After 16 years of market growth‚ it successfully acquired a stake in the global resource giant‚ Glencore Xstrata and get renamed. The mother company is currently
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