not a good representative of the French-Canadians‚ and it provided evidence that this event‚ focused on Quebec‚ is a “Canadian” issue. One propitious moment that made the October Crisis unforgettable was Trudeau’s wise decision to enable the War Measures Act which showed that Canada does not tolerate terrorism. The October Crisis was triggered by the abduction of government officials in Quebec‚ by FLQ members in October 1970. The War Measures Act (WMA) was a law that allowed the government to assume
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military bases in the Crimea. As a result‚ the Ukrainian forces pulled out of the Peninsula. This was followed by the calls for a referendum to determine the Crimean secession from Ukraine. The results from the referendum indicated that about 96 percent of the citizens voted for secession. Nonetheless‚ the western nations led by the US and France maintained that the referendum was unconstitutional. On March 17‚ the Crimean parliament affirmed their independence and
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opposed forcing men to enlist in the armed forces because they did not want to get involved in a European war and felt no obligation to defend France who had abandoned Quebec to defend its culture and language on its own in 1759. On the other hand‚ the English felt an obligation to defend Britain and could not comprehend why Quebec had only provided twenty percent3 of the volunteers in proportion to its population to defend France. As a result‚ the social unity of the French and the English in the
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politics‚ language‚ religion‚ and culture. It is unfortunate that this bitter battle between Canadians is still taking place today. It is worth noting that the French make up 24% of Canada’s population‚ about 6.5 million‚ 6.2 million are living in Quebec. The three main historical events that have pushed relationships between French and English Canadians to the breaking point that ultimately led to violence and the threat of separation are the Manitoba School Question‚ Conscription in World War I
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Majority Voting into policy areas. The Treaty was actually signed on October 2004 by representatives of 25 member states and was later ratified by 18 member states. Spain and Luxembourg made referendums that approved the measure. As a consequence of the rejection of the project by France and Netherlands referendums the ratification process was ended. The Lisbon Treaty‚ that entered into force on 2009‚ replaced the Constitutional Treaty after some period. A lot of changes that were in the Constitutional
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are many definitions of the democratic deficit (Chryssochoou‚ 2000; Justice‚ 1996; Warleigh‚ 2003; Weiler‚ Haltern & Mayer‚ 1995) depending on the views and approaches of each scholar. Joseph Weiler’s standard version’ of the democratic deficit is one of the most common definitions and it is a set of widely-used arguments by academics‚ scholars and the media (Weiler et al.‚ 1995‚ cited by Follesdal & Hix‚ 2005‚ p. 4). It consists of five claims that explain why the EU can be called undemocratic and
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Consumer behaviour‚ Peter M. Chisnall (1995) Published London: McGraw-Hill 1995 3rd ed. “Buying behaviour is complex and influenced by many factors‚ some of which may conflict with so-called rational decision-making. The interactions of groups and personal behaviour‚ the interrelationships between attitudes and behaviour‚ the challenge of authority and status‚ and the profound‚ and sometimes subtle‚ effects of culture on consumption make up‚ in part‚ the intricate web of influences which surrounds
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compassion in times of crisis." (Marshall‚ 1970). Pierre Trudeau took a forceful stand against Québec nationalists because he disliked the idea of separatism. On October 1970‚ the FLQ kidnapped British diplomat James Cross‚ for the release of FLQ members serving prison sentences. (Pearson Canada Inc.‚ 2016). Québec Premier Robert Bourassa agreed to most of the demands but refused to release and FLQ prisoners. Québec Labour Minister Pierre LaPorte was then kidnapped by the FLQ members. Trudeau took drastic
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liberation du Quebec. The FLQ Manifesto called for non-democratic separation to be brought about by acts of terror. From 1963 to 1967‚ the FLQ planted 35 bombs; from 1968 to 1970 they planted over 50 bombs. By the fall of 1970 the terrorist acts of the FLQ cells had claimed 6 lives. The kidnappers’ demands included the release of a number of convicted or detained FLQ members and the broadcasting of the FLQ Manifesto. The Manifesto was read on Radio-Canada. Then‚ on October 10th‚ the Quebec minister of
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Proposition 36 which became a proposition until an interest group developed the initiative. Proposition 36 was created to bring change to the three strike law. The law was too harsh and people would serve 25 to lifetime sentences for petty crimes. A referendum is another form that the United States created to check and balance the
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