for prominent awards shows such as the Oscars‚ it is also important to examine the issue within a Canadian and Québécois context‚ especially given the rich history of film and television production in Québec. This article paints an austere picture of current realities in which content creators in Québec feel stifled creatively and underappreciated due to racism in the industry. When award-winning Haitian filmmaker Jephté Bastien was told that in order to join the ranks of the best Québécois filmmakers
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as used in the passage. 10: Using your own knowledge as well as the passage‚ explain why the First-Past-the-Post system has rarely resulted in coalition government at Westminster. 25: ‘The UK would benefit greatly from the wider use of referendums.’ Discuss. 5: Explain the term Constituency Labour Parties (CLPs) as used in the extract. 10: Using your own knowledge as well as the extract‚ consider the extent to which the influence of individual grass-roots members within the Labour Party
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LIBÉRATION DU QUÉBEC. The kidnappers’ demands‚ communicated in a series of public messages‚ included the freeing of a number of convicted or detained FLQ members and the broadcasting of the FLQ manifesto. The manifesto‚ a diatribe against established authority‚ was read on Radio-Canada‚ and on October 10 the Québec minister of justice offered safe passage abroad to the kidnappers in return for the liberation of their hostage; but on the same day a second FLQ cell kidnapped the Québec minister of labour
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Tobacco is one of the main products that affect our children today. Companies that distribute these products do not think about who is getting affected by their product‚ but think about the profit they will make from selling their product. Big companies like Philip Morris who sell Marlboro‚ Basic‚ Virginia Slim and many other types of tobacco target young adults. Gene Emery quoted "the amount spent on tobacco advertising is targeting youngsters". Some points Gene Emery presents are quiet different
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in the Bahamas. This oil drilling will take place somewhere in the Southern Bahamas‚ closer to Cuba. However‚ there needs to be a referendum to see if the Bahamian public agrees with the thought of drilling oil. Before this referendum can happen‚ the government has allowed ‘exploratory’ drilling to see if there is actually oil in the Bahamas worth making a referendum about. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) has predicted that there is a 95% chance that there are at least 554 million recoverable
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has remained in limbo since the June 2017 referendum held in Puerto Rico to vote on the island’s current territorial status. This current referendum resulted in 97% of the residents that voted‚ to cast their vote in favor of statehood. The governor of Puerto Rico has been promoting statehood in hopes that a change in Puerto Rico’s current political status would solve their crippling debt. Unfortunately‚ since Congress did not sanction the latest referendum‚ and the current focus is on repairing
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natural resources. Felix Leclerc who was a singer and a political activist from Quebec said “Our people are the waterboys of their own province.”(Wiki)‚ he used this phrase because
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operator in Quebec‚ is trying to figure out some marketing strategies to counter the competition that brings FunTours with its intention to expand into Québec. Should Paradise Vacations
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cultural background‚ and people ’s real and perceived grievances."[2] Relevant examples consisting of the attitude of religion in the political affairs of Israel[3]‚ the influence of the Roman Catholic Church in shaping the entirety of politics in Quebec[4] and the emergence of Islam as a political force in many countries like Iran[5]‚ reveal that these events and many others throughout history are substantial catalysts in determining the intensity of the religious impact on modern-day politics.[6]
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FESTIVALS Canada is a vast and diverse country‚ and its many festivals illustrate the many exciting cultural events that Canada has to offer. Canadian festivals and events attract visitors worldwide.This are some of them. The Calgary stampede The Calgary Stampede is an annual rodeo‚ exhibition and festival held every July in Calgary‚ Alberta‚ Canada. The ten-day event‚ which bills itself as "The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth"‚ attracts over one million visitors per year and features one of
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