Columbia. Previously‚ Canada hosted the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal‚ Quebec and the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary‚ Alberta. BID AND PREPARATIONS The Canadian Olympic Association chose Vancouver as the Canadian candidate city over Calgary‚ which sought to re-host the Games and Quebec City‚ which had lost the 2002 Olympic bid in 1995. On the first round of voting on November 21‚ 1998‚ Vancouver-Whistler had 26 votes‚ Quebec City with 25 and Calgary 21. On December 3‚ 1998‚ the second and final
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So McAuslan brewing all started with a guy named Peter McAuslan he was born and raised in lachine Québec any was educated at Sir George Williams University which is now known as concordia University. he graduated in 1972 with a bachelor of arts From there he worked at the YMCA in Montréal and Dawson College - this is where he met his wife Ellen Bounsall. After being tired of doing the same old thing‚ peter wanted a change. So in 1987 Peter decided to leave Dawson College and devote his
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As stated "The Ursulines also came to Quebec in 1639 expecting to devote themselves to the Amerindians‚ only to have these expectations crushed when many of their native charges proved resistant to their "civilizing‚" mission." The natives weren’t open to the idea of the Ursulines trying to make changes. They came to Quebec with good intentions of giving back‚ and helping those in need. Marie Guyart ran a boarding school for Amerindians
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Biography of Brian Mulroney Martin Brian Mulroney was born on March 20th‚ 1939 in the small town of Baie Comeau‚ Quebec. Mulroney was the 18th Prime Minister of Canada. He was in office from September 17th‚ 1984‚ to June 25th‚ 1993 and was the leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada from 1983 to 1993. Before going into politics Brian Mulroney attended university and received a Bachelor of Arts at St. Francis Xavier University and a Bachelor of Civil Law at Laval University. After
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Robert Borden Robert Borden was born in 1854 in Grand Pré‚ Nova Scotia. He was prime minister of Canada from October 10‚ 1911 to July 10‚ 1920. Background: Robert Borden’s father owned a farm and worked as a local stationmaster. Robert was very promising academically from a young age‚ and became assistant school master of his academy at age fourteen. He later went to study law at university‚ and became a lawyer in Partnership with Charles Hibbert Tupper (son of future prime minister Charles
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Unit 2 Position Paper - Alex Cheveldave “But I find that the time has probably come for us to realize what we have in common. Because living together and being part of a country‚ being part of a nation‚ means being able to project ourselves and relate to common values‚ to certain principles‚ to our institutions also.” - Governor General Michaelle Jean To what extent have historical and contemporary examples of nationalism in Canada shown the same perspective as the source above?
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“Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance” captures the 1990 standoff between the Mohawk (Kanien’kehá:ka) people and the Quebec police‚ and later the Canadian army‚ known as The Siege of Kanehsatake. The film highlights multiple aspects of the struggle. It emphasizes the resistance and determination from the Mohawks defending their land in spite of overwhelming odds. It documents the way the Quebec government framed the affair in contrast to reality. It also shows the conflict not only as a single‚ isolated
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First and foremost‚ Expo 67 created a spark in the Québec Sovereignty Movement. On July 24th‚ Charles de Gaulle‚ the president of France who was visiting Canada for Expo 67‚ addressed a crowd at Montréal’s City Hall and stated‚ “Vive Montréal… Vive le Québec… Vive le Québec Libre!” (“Expo 67”) This speech inspired the beliefs of many Québec separatists such as Pierre Bourgault. Bourgault once said‚ “Because for the first time in 200 years he has
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during 1754 and 1755. In 1756 Britain declared war. The British leader William Pitt saw the war as a key to building the British empire. The British won their first victory at Louisburg in 1758 and later took Fort Frontenac. Then the British headed for Quebec‚ where James Wolfe claimed a victory. The French lost their last holding point in Canada during 1759. Spain would join France to fight against Britain because Britain attacked Spanish territories. France and Spain would meet with Britain for a peace
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Name: Student ID: Section: AK/ADMS 4540 Financial Management Fall 2011 Exam 2 Part 1 Instructor: Dr. William Lim Time Limit: 1.5hours Instructions: Answer all 4 questions of this exam in the spaces provided on the question sheets. (If necessary‚ you may write on the back of the sheet). Although the stories may appear "plausibly real"‚ they are fictitious. You have 1 ½ hours to work. The marks for each question are given. Please provide the marker with the greatest opportunity to give you credit
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