The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedom is a form of mechanism that ensures that the Canadian government does not do anything that is either undemocratic or against the natural rights in which the Charter is built upon (Source). The Charter does this by giving ordinary citizens the power to defend their rights against any government intrusion through the judicial system. A good example of this is the gay rights movement where gay and lesbian activists incorporated the Charter in their attempt
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The Canadian National Flag The Canadian Flag‚ sometimes referred to as the "Maple Leaf"‚ is a true symbol of Canada and shows how we love our land by having a maple leaf on the flag. The colours of the flag are the official national colours of Canada‚ red and white. King George V appointed them in 1921. The Maple Leaf wasn’t the only flag Canada had. Prior to the Maple Leaf there was the St. George’s cross. The St. Georges Cross was an English Flag of the 15th century. It was flown over Canada
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The term regionalism is an inevitable idea when it comes to Canadian literature and the never ending search for Canadian identity. The definition of regionalism in literature is said to be “fiction and poetry that focuses on the characters‚ dialect‚ customs‚ topography‚ and other features particular to a specific region” (Campbell). Northrop Frye‚ a respected Canadian literary critic‚ discusses the development of regionalism in Canadian literature and stresses “the importance of regions to the creative
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In modern day Canadian society the LGBTQ youth face many inequalities that we as the heterosexual community do not experience (Kennedy). Due to the supremacist (supremacy of a particular group) belief that heterosexuality is the only acceptable sexual orientation‚ the LGBTQ youth are marginalized by the heterosexual community (the center) (Nussbaum). For centuries heteronormativity‚ the belief that heterosexuality is the only sexuality and it is the normal sexuality‚ has oppressed those who do
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Canadian Government Reflection As a Canadian citizen‚ I believe that living in one of the most diverse countries in the world can make it hard for everyone to be effectively represented. However‚ even though people from all over the world have different political views‚ Canada does a great job in working to represent each and every person. There are a lot of people living in Canada‚ and their views can range towards either side of the political spectrum. While
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impacts on Indians is identified here as the actualization of the "national interest"‚ as a policy paradigm for understanding the conduct of Indian affairs in Canada". So‚ what goals does the Canadian government harbour for Indian peoples in its recent spree of policy initiatives? The Canadian "national interest" is an artificial construct‚ and is not a well defined‚ precise notion. It denotes no more than the interests
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and is a poly-theistic one venerating almost any natural objects ranging from mountains‚ rivers‚ water‚ rocks‚ trees. Shintoism is a purely Japanese religion‚ the origins of which are buried in the hazy mists of ancient Japanese history. It is one of the world’s oldest religions. The Japanese people have a fierce love for their land and believe that the Japanese islands were the very first divine creation. In fact‚ Shintoism teaches that no other land is divine‚ making Japan uniquely special in the
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Renee Hagon To be Canadian means to be able to look around you and only see various different shades of green in the many diverse types of trees. It means your body is pumped with adrenaline when your favourite hockey team comes on to the ice‚ and it’s that moment when you sing the national anthem proud‚ with a smile on your face. To be Canadian means to respect others opinions and religions‚ to accept one another no matter the race‚ religion‚ or sexuality of another. Canada has been the most
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On the Sino-Japanese Relationship Bibliography: 1. Jacques Gernet. A history of Chinese civilization. Cambridge University Press. 1996. 2. Asakawa‚ K.. The Early Institutional Life of Japan: A Study in Reform of 645‚ Japan. 1963. 3. B. ‚ Barbara; Changgen‚ Yu. Chinese Foreign Policy during the Cultural Revolution. New York: Columbia University Press. 1998. 4. Hagström‚ Linus. Japan’s China Policy: A Relational Power Analysis‚ London and New York‚ 2005.
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Canadian Shield Relative Size/Location This region occupies over 50% of canada’s total land area (approximately 4‚ 800‚000km2)‚ making up parts of 6 provinces and 2 territories. The Canadian Shield is the largest landform region in Canada. Physical Landscape The Canadian Shield is made up of metamorphic and igneous rock‚ containing some of the world’s oldest rocks. It had once been a major mountain region but it is now relatively flat with rounded rock hills. In addition‚ hundreds of thousands
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