The outpouring of gay activism following the riots in America did not stay in its borders‚ and like so much else America shared their counter-culture with Canada leading to a growth of protests and activism for LGBT individuals struggling for their rights in the early 1970s (Smith 1999‚ 3). Like many new social movements‚ they did not have a single structure or goal and was more like a loose collection of
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Canada made an important contribution to World War I. In order for Germany to carry out the Schlieffen Plan‚ they had to go through neutral Belgium to attack France. As a result Britain came to Belgium’s aid. At this time Canada was tied to Britain’s foreign policy‚ so when Britain went to war so did Canada. Canada contributed to the war effort in specific battles in Europe‚ in the air‚ on land‚ at sea‚ and through a war effort at home. In Canada‚ there were many pilots being trained to fly airplanes
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Mandatory Retirement: Why governments should quit banning it Morley Gunderson CIBC Chair in Youth Employment – University of Toronto Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada 16 December 2008 AIMS Labour Series Commentary #3 What’s Inside Government did not create mandatory retirement. It is not legislated. Not even the CPP requires people to stop working at age 65. Mandatory retirement was created through bargaining between employees and employers because it is mutually beneficial. It
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Benefits of Official Bilingualism behind the Economic Efficiency Disclosure about maintaining official bilingualism in Canada has been controversial issue among those interested including the government‚ companies‚ and individuals. The main approaches surrounding this issue can be summarized by economic and social reasons. To elaborate‚ various economic sectors‚ and particular certain companies‚ have to pay the cost when they produce their products by offering information based on bilingualism for
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is a step in the wrong direction. She believes that there should be increasing penalties for marijuana possession and that the government should enforce harsher punishments and laws in relation to drugs. Citizen One thinks that if the government of Canada criminalizes the use and possession of what most youth consider as “weed‚” then less lives would be destroyed. Marijuana is a drug which impairs a youth’s ability to recall‚ suppression of the immune system; and short-term responses including anxiety
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Insurance Industry in Canada As you requested‚ the following report presents briefly the Insurance Industry in Canada. It includes the Regulation of the Insurance Industry in Canada‚ the Insurance Bureau of Canada‚ its Mandate and responsibility‚ and types of insurance in Canada. My investigation was on the basis of five secondary sources from the Seneca library‚ Seneca library database and a professional association website. Regulation of the Insurance Industry in Canada For many people‚ insurance
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Canada in North America - Has living next to the United States affected Canada in a positive or negative way? Older brothers possess control of and affect younger brothers‚ similar to what the United States does to Canada. Canada‚ situated next to the competitive‚ risky and occasionally stubborn United States‚ has been influenced and affected negatively whether in terms of economics‚ sociality‚ or culture. Firstly‚ large amounts of skilled Canadian workers immigrated to the United States in
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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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ongoing. Given that the Kyoto Protocol raises economic concerns and that it lacks overall effectiveness‚ Canada and businesses in general should not be in favour of it. This is in part because of the treaty’s conditions and partially because of the actions of other nations regarding the treaty. In order to demonstrate the lack of effectiveness‚ the economic impacts must first be discussed. Canada should not support the Kyoto Protocol because it has negative effects on the Canadian economy. Given that
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When I began to write this paper‚ a lot of events came to mind. One event that stands out is the family vacation I took to Toronto‚ Canada. It took place in middle of the hot month of July in 2007. It was a family trip that I went on with my church‚ Brown Missionary Baptist Church. I had never gone on a trip with them before but was filled with so much excitement and anticipation as well as curiosity and being very nervous as time winded down. I guess it had something to do with me really getting
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