Federal government’s use of propaganda braced Canada in preparation for total war‚ and contributed to the war effort during World War Two. To illustrate‚ conscription had always been a dilemma for Mackenzie King‚ because total war necessitates conscription‚ which was undoubtedly an undesired outcome. Aside from the indignant French Canadians‚ skepticism was prevalent throughout Canada. To testify‚ in 1942‚ Arthur Meighen‚ the ninth prime minster of Canada‚ had advocated for over-sea conscription‚ and
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Canada part of NAFTA 1.INTRODUCTION The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is an agreement signed byCanada‚ Mexico‚ and the United States‚ creating a trilateral trade bloc in North America. The agreement came into force on January 1‚ 1994. It superseded the Canada–United States Free Trade Agreement between the U.S. and Canada. In terms of combinedpurchasing power parity GDP of its members‚ as of 2007 the trade bloc is the largest in the world and second largest by nominal GDP comparison
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injured every half an hour as a result of distracted driving (Government of Ontario‚ Ministry of Transportation‚ 2016). Distracted driving seems to be extremely common because it is 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
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that one will be able to do so” (p. 188). One would not think that in a higher income country such as Canada that food insecurity would even be a public health concern‚ but according to Health Canada (2012) 7.2% of Canadian households were food insecure between the years 2007 and 2008. In addition‚ food insecurity was positively correlated with lower income households. According to Health Canada (2012) 55.5% of food insecure households main source of income was from social assistance. Currently
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people consider the roll of mining in Canada‚ they only think about the impact it has on the environment or perhaps panning for gold in the Yukon over a hundred years ago. Few realize how essential mining is to modern day Canadian and international society. Though mining might negatively affect Canada’s environment‚ the pros of mining exceed the cons. Mining is one of the top economic sectors that will help Canada develop and become financially secure. Canada is a world leading country with many
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The last capital punishment in Canada was on December 11‚ 1962‚ and after fourteen years from that date on 1976‚ death penalty was removed from Canadian criminal law and replaced with a mandatory life sentence. During this time some people believe that death penalty should be reinstated in Canada to decrease the rate of crime. But below are some reasons that indicate why capital punishment abolished in Canada. People who are against the abolishment of capital punishment believe those criminal who
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“Climate change is one of the greatest threats of our time”(Government of Canada). Climate change is a shift in weather condition that is long-term. Human activities like burning fossil fuels release carbon into the atmosphere causing a buildup of greenhouse gases. The burning of fossil fuels currently accounts for about 70-90 % of human emissions that are greenhouse gases (Government of Canada). Greenhouse gas acts as a blanket surrounding the earth causing the earth to heat up and affect wind patterns
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The British Monarchy has had a large influence on Canada since European exploration of the Americas began in the late 15th century. However‚ over the last few decades there has been increasing debates over the relevance of the British monarchy in modern day Canada. Over the past few decades there has been a shift from monarchy to constitutional monarchy; this means the the King and Queen no longer have executive power to do what they please‚ the power now falls to an elected parliament (Citation)
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The idea that Canada has a problem with overpopulation might strike most Canadians as absurd. Many see Canada as a vast empty land ripe for massive human settlement. (Cassils & Ward‚ 2001) Recent insights suggest that people greatly overestimate Canada ’s carrying capacity. To bring about major and essential shifts in perception‚ Canada needs to develop a population policy that looks at human numbers in the context of the natural environment that supports them. (Cassils & Ward‚ 2001) Accepting the
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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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