policies/views towards Quebec can either secure their victory as seen in the 2015 Federal election of Justin Trudeau. Or be a reason of their loss‚ as seen in the 2011 Federal election which sent the Liberals to third party status‚ duo to their horrendous results in Quebec ridings. However‚ the Trudeau article does more than just talk about Quebec separatism‚ but the federalist system in its entirety. Trudeau‚ in offering a last resort to the problems facing Canadian unity‚ also points out a fundamental issue
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Conservative government passed the Canadian Bill of Rights to prevent Canadians being hurt by various types of discrimination. By May 1980‚ it seemed apparent to Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau that a renewed effort for constitutional change was needed; Quebec had issued a referendum on sovereignty-association. Therefore‚ Trudeau appointed law professor Barry Strayer to research a constitutional bill of rights. Thus‚ Strayer formulated ideas that were incorporated into the Charter and that
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times that Canada was considered to be a separate nation from Britain. Later after the war‚ likely due in part to their contributions at Vimy ridge‚ Canada gained their own vote at the League of Nations separate from the vote of Britain. As said by Pierre Berton in a publication titled Vimy: “It is a historical fact that Canada entered the war as a junior partner of Great Britain and emerged as an equal‚ her status confirmed when she‚ with the other Dominions‚ was given her own vote at the League
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Pierre Bourdieu was somewhat of a contemporary theorist who drew on the works of Marx‚ Durkheim‚ and Levi-Strauss. He believed that social life was not driven by economics‚ but instead was a form of exchange‚ and forms of domination well outside the economy. Bourdieu’s main focus was symbolic violence. According to our lecture notes‚ symbolic violence is “power which manages to impose meanings and to impose them as legitimate by concealing the power relations which are the basis for its force
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Brief History of the Charter: Prior to the Canada Act 1982‚ the government could pass discriminatory legislation that would violate an individual’s rights and freedoms. Pierre Elliott Trudeau‚ negotiated to bring the Constitution to Canada and entrench it into the new Charter of Rights and Freedoms. On April 17‚ 1982‚ Queen Elizabeth signed the Constitution Act and made the Charter of Rights and Freedoms the highest law in Canada. What is the purpose of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms? The Charter
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FLQ review and comparaison We are in the early 60`s and the province of Quebec is seeing a lot of change. The economic‚ demographic and social status of the province is tangible. The province is entering in what we call The Quiet Revolution. The French are decreased compared to the rest of the Anglophone population. A desire of protecting the French culture in the province is becoming more and more important. It was then the perfect opportunity for the FLQ‚ an independent revolutionary group
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permitted to veil their face while taking the citizenship oath. However‚ in 2015‚ a federal judge ruled that that law was in violation of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms‚ and abolished it (Isai 2015) while subsequently‚ candidate Justin Trudeau had expressed his support for that verdict. Albeit that‚ many Canadian have been expressing their concern that allowing the traditions of ‘an anti-woman’ culture be present at a sacred ceremony that promises to adhere to the free and accepting laws
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Canada’s 150 Essay- May This year was Canada’s 150th celebration‚ but should Canada really be celebrating all the wrongs we’ve done in just 150 years? They range from detention camps to abusive “schools”. Our history isn’t as pretty as we thought it was. Canada should not be proud of the first 150 years‚ due to the wrongs of the citizens that came before them. This includes the expulsion of the Japanese-Canadians‚ the Chinese Head Tax and the mistreatment of the First Nations (1). A wrong
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THOMAS (TOMMY) CLEMENT DOUGLAS There are many significant Canadians that have done incredible things for Canada. But‚ in my opinion‚ the greatest of all is Thomas Douglas. He was born on October 20‚ in Falkirk‚ Scotland. Douglas is historically significant in Canada because of the main reason why Canada is known for‚ it’s healthcare. He was known to be the “Father of Medicare”. He was the first to create a provincial hospital insurance program which ended up becoming national throughout Canada
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If I am to choose one of the topics for this Written Assignment Unit 6; I will definitely discuss on the “Canadian Magazine Dispute” this is because according to these question bellow are: To what extent do you think the U.S.-Canadian magazine dispute was motivated by genuine desires to protect Canadian culture? This is because‚ it was done for the purpose to avoid the new tax‚ a publisher would have to produce a magazine that contained at least 80 percent Canadian content. And that is why the
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