THE 1967 REFERENDUM The1967 referendum was held by the Menzies (I think?) government. It was held after 10 years of Aboriginal activists fighting for their rights for suffrage‚ equal rights and fair treatment. This involved removing TWO offensive clauses in the Australian Constitution. I’m pretty sure (but you’ll have to google to check) that these were Section 51 Clause 127‚ which listed Aborigines as animals protected under the Flora and Fauna Act‚ rather than human beings. The other clause
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crisis was a significant event in Canadian history that depicted the conflict between Quebec and Canada‚ and the different views that Quebecers and English Canada had. This crisis dep Introduction: The October crisis was a cause of an uproar of a group of Quebec nationalist who were eager to have a nation within a nation for Quebec. This crisis was a significant crisis that depicted the conflict between Quebec and Canada in a more disruptive route. Macleans - "The War Measures Act made
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The White Lady of Montmorency Falls 1. A beautiful Quebec lady named Celine who fell in love with Alain. Alain is handsome and young and both wanted to get married. Alain was a soldier and was called in a terrible war but he died in the battle. Celine searched Alain by the river but he was not there. A year passed and the lady still have not found Alain. The lady was wearing a white snowy brides dress and ran to the river. She went on top of the horse and suddenly disappeared. Celine slipped into
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although Canada has never had a huge army or talked about patriotism all the time‚ her people can fight‚ and fight well when they need to. In the fall of 1970‚ Canadians underwent their biggest crisis in peacetime. A radical Quebec separatist group‚ the Fronte de Liberation du Quebec (FLQ)‚ kidnapped British trade commissioner James Cross from his residence in Montreal. The FLQ demanded the release of “political prisoners” and that their
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Research Question: With the upcoming Scottish Referendum‚ how have two Northern Irish newspapers‚ The Irish News and The Belfast Telegraph‚ reported on the issue? Can this portrayal be linked to contemporary unionist and nationalist identity in Northern Ireland? In Autumn 2014 the Scottish people will go to the polls to decide on Scotland’s future independence from Britain. This topic is one which may have direct repercussions on the mind-set and identity of those in Northern Ireland‚ and therefore
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legal evolution that many individuals fail to recognize due to disinterest in history. In order to comprehend the current state of law‚ one must refer to the past as it enables individuals to appropriately analyze the future. The Magna Carta and The Quebec Act are key developments that played a vital role in the just formation of law in modern society. The Magna Carta was established between King John of England and his barons; it provided the foundation for the common law that would disseminate throughout
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Catholicism Died in Quebec 1635 on Christmas Day He ventured as far as Spain and the West Indies. He was a geographer for King Henry IV Joined François Gravé Du Pont’s expedition to Canada in 1603 Founded the Canadian city of Quebec on July 3‚ 1608 He is often called the “Father of New France” French explorer‚ navigator‚ cartographer‚ soldier‚ geographer‚ ethnologist‚ diplomat‚ and chronicler Made the first accurate map of the coast Organized fur trade between Quebec and France Louis
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Explain three arguments against the use of referendums (10) A referendum is a general vote on a singular political question which requires a ‘yes’ or ‘no’ vote on the particular issue. The first argument against referendums consists of the idea that unless there is a high overall turnout‚ the results are dubious and do not represent the whole community or country. The 2011 Wales referendum on the issue of giving the Welsh Assembly primary legislative powers only gained a 35% turnout. The effect of
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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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guns and ammunition with our more advanced weapons. We Started to win more and more battles as we headed towards the city of Quebec General James Wolfe decided our next move in the war was to attack Quebec .Wolfe sent myself and 7 others on a mission to find a way into Quebec . We searched for a quite sometimes before we came along a path that lead to the cliffs Quebec was located on. We hurried back to the general and told him of our findings. He commanded me to lead the army to this path. On
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