INTRODUCTION Canada Goose Inc. is a Canadian company that manufactures a wide range of high quality outwear for extreme weather conditions. In 1957‚ the company was founded under the name Metro Sportwear Ltd. by a Polish immigrant named Sam Tick. At the beginning‚ Metro manufactured functional outwear and created its first down-filled parkas in the early 1970s. David Reiss‚ who was Tick’s son-in-law‚ joined the company in 1972‚ and purchased the company in the early 1980s. Since 1985‚ all parkas
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20th Century Events That Defined Canada As A Nation Throughout Canada’s history‚ there have been many events that have defined us a nation. Some of the most important events have happened in the 20th century. The first one was Canada’s participation in the battle of Vimy Ridge because it showed that we are a very strong and brave country. The second event was the actions of Lester B. Pearson‚ as he showed the world that Canada is a very peaceful and independent country. The final one was the Canadian
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affected the United States and many other countries. Canada‚ having lost 24 Canadians in the attacks would soon join in the efforts to battle terrorism and bring democracy to Afghanistan. Han Seung-soo‚ the president of the General Assembly at the time announced that the 9/11 attacks threatened international peace. Therefore‚ the UN allowed NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) to organize a mission starting in 2001. The treaty that had created
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The 1970’s Canada in the Cold War Canada was a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) which was the name of the alliance they had formed. The main goal for the NATO was to prevent the spread of communism. Although Canada wasn’t dominant or recognized as having the influence the world‚ the country still had a moderate influence and recognition internationally. The Vietnam War The U.S. had interest in defending South Vietnam against a communist movement supported by North Vietnam
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immigrants. In the following paragraphs‚ I will be looking at when the first members of the group came to Canada‚ why they came here‚ and also prejudice & discrimination. The first group of Chinese immigration came to Canada at around 1858 for economic needs. Chinese immigration into British Columbia began with the discovery of gold in the Fraser valley. Most of them are settled in the West of Canada. They worked the gold fields and when the gold was depleted they moved into gardening‚ farming‚ domestic
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where your family has come from‚ when they came to Canada‚ how they travelled here and why they came. One page in length. On my mother’s side of the family‚ some of the earliest members of the family to arrive‚ in Canada‚ came from Sligo‚ Ireland. The ultimate push factor that caused them to move away from Ireland was the potato famine and the search for a better life. As they were farmers‚ this was troublesome for their profession. They moved to Canada so they could have more success in their field
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Canada‚ a multicultural country‚ engages people from diverse countries converging on this second large country in the world. Chinese Canadian‚ as the third largest immigration group in Canada‚ are referred as “largest visible minority”‚ due to its population‚ which is estimated almost 1.5 million people. [1][2] Tracing back to‚ the first Chinese came to Canada were for the construction of fortress and 40-tone schooner in 1788. Afterward‚ there was a wave of Chinese immigration because of the Gold
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Canada-Qatar Relations * Fact Sheet: HTML Version | PDF Version * (102 kb) In Qatar‚ Canada is represented by the Embassy of Canada in Kuwait. However‚ in the fall of 2011‚ Canada will be officially opening an Embassy in Doha‚ the capital of Qatar. Qatar is represented in Canada by an Embassy in Washington‚ D.C.‚ U.S.A. However‚ this situation will be changing in March 2011 since the first resident Ambassador of Qatar will be accredited to Canada. Bilateral relations: Canada is pleased to
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Canada Prepares for WWI “In Canada‚ the summer of 1914 was like every other summer” (Swettenham‚ 2). Although great in size‚ Canada’s population had always been small compared to that of other countries‚ and was still only a growing nation. Canada was small and far away from any real threat of war‚ therefore how could they have thought to prepare themselves for a war the size of the Great War? It is shown through how Canada was a slowly developing country during the time of the war‚ how the Canadian
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Canada was established as Middle Power Country at the end of the Second World War. This status establishes the fact that they are a “nation which is recognized on an international scale with a large influence globally‚ however they do not have dominance over any one area” (Pagtakhan‚ personal communication‚ March 12‚ 2013). This status was achieved primarily because of their international fiscal aid and technological advancements. Canada‚ however it was incapable of reaching the status of a superpower
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