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    Electoral Reform in Canada

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    The issue of electoral reform has become more important than ever in Canada in recent years as the general public has come to realize that our current first-past-the-post‚ winner-take-all system‚ formally known as single-member plurality (SMP) has produced majority governments of questionable legitimacy. Of the major democracies in the world‚ Canada‚ the United States‚ and the United Kingdom are the only countries that still have SMP systems in place. Interestingly enough‚ there has been enormous

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    In Canada‚ the term Indigenous peoples (or Aboriginal peoples) refer to First Nations‚ Métis and Inuit. Aboriginal people are the original inhabitants of the land that is now Canada. In 2011‚ there were more than 1.8 million Aboriginal people living in communities throughout the country. Their history significantly predates the arrival of European settlers. Though severely threatened and in certain cases extinguished by colonial forces‚ Aboriginal culture‚ language and social systems have shaped

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    Business Culture of Canada

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    CANADA * Official name – Canada * Population – 33‚487‚ 208 * Official Languages – English and French * Currency – Canadian dollar (CAD) * Capital city – Ottawa * GDP – purchasing power parity $1.564 * GDP Per Capita – purchasing power parity $39‚300 Overview Canada is the second largest country in the world and is characterized by an extraordinary variety of topography‚ climates and time zones that is a North American country consisting of ten provinces like British

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    Homelessness in Canada Homelessness is not an error of people‚ caused by their characteristics or mistakes‚ but instead‚ by society ’s and governments ’ actions or failures to act in the areas of poverty‚ deinstitutionalization‚ and the shrinking supply of affordable housing. At the root of homelessness is poverty‚ and the growing number of poor is leaving many without shelter‚ or a roof over their heads. Deinstitutionalization was originally seen as an appropriate way to maximize resources‚ but

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    Great Depression In Canada

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    Do we remember the period in Canada’s history in which Canada experienced an economic boom? Of course we’ll have trouble remembering because this period was followed shortly afterwards by one of the worst depressions in Canada’s history. This period is referred to by many as the “Roaring Twenties”. This “Golden Age” of Canada was followed by the Great Depression. How could a depression that lasted for ten years occur after a period of economic prosperity? A major reason is because the economic conditions

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    Canada in the 1920's

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    Political After the first world war Canada started to become more independent from the British empire. At the imperial conference in 1921‚ prime minister Arthur Meighen opposed a British plan for renewing the alliance with Japan. This decision was based strongly on the American opposition. In 1922‚ a diplomatic crisis occurred in Turkey‚ the Canadians did not help‚ this showed their growing independence. The prime minister let the parliament decide‚ but by the time they had made a decision the problem

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    Canada Birth of a Nation

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    Canada‚ The Birth of a Nation after World War 1 If there was a defining moment that made Canada into an independent country‚ it was the First World War that would lay the foundations for Canadian independence. World War 1 touched the lives of all Canadians and anyone who studies Canadian history cannot ignore the effects of the Great War. The war involved European countries but Canada being a dominion of the British Empire was called upon by England and had no choice but to participate. The

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    be careless. In turn these young people start to believe that they can’t make a difference therefore they don’t bother trying. This affect is seen in youth in their involvement in politics‚ the voting rate in Canada for youth voters has been declining for years according to Elections Canada ‚ young adults therefore don’t appear all that interested in politics. Young people don’t vote for numerous reasons that should be addressed in order to get them involved especially for the sake of the future

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    Criminal Sentencing April.30/2013 * Sentencing: a convicted person is one of the most complex parts of the legal system. * A judge must weigh several factors when deciding how to sentence an offender. * In Canada‚ a judge has numerous sentencing options‚ which range from releasing the accused to imprisonment * The sentencing process is controversial to many Canadians‚ as most convicted offenders do reintegrate back into society at some point. * There is constant debate over how

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    Ethnic Diversity In Canada

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    The largest areas of culturally diverse societies consist within the 5 major metropolitan cites of Canada which are‚ Toronto‚ Montreal‚ Vancouver‚ Edmonton‚ and Calgary (Mercer‚ 1995‚ 174). Most crimes occur in these large metropolitan cities‚ where many cultures are mixed within the large communities. As a result of many of the large Canadian cities being home to a majority group of people from a distinct array of ethnic identities‚ patterns of crime are often quite similar. For example‚ statistics

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