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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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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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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when in reality they have a republic or an indirect democracy. Direct democracy is such that the majority of the people vote directly determine the outcome of a case ‚ it is simply a referendum. The first referendum we had here in Norway was in 1905 ‚ on the approval of the union. We also had two EC / EU referendums in 1972 and 1994 . But what is most fair? Direct or indirect democracy? In a direct democracy voters have direct power
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causing much controversy in both Spain and Catalonia. Also‚ Catalans have been fighting for independence for years and try to set up a referendum or a direct vote for independence within Catalonia. Yet‚ the Spanish government had to consider if it was against laws. On October 1‚ the Spanish government ruled it as unlawful yet‚ over 2 million people voted in the referendum (90% voted for independence and Catalonia has a population over 7 million) and the police try to stop it. This caused a protest to
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Mark Scheme (Results) June 2011 GCE Government & Politics 6GP01 People & Politics Edexcel is one of the leading examining and awarding bodies in the UK and throughout the world. We provide a wide range of qualifications including academic‚ vocational‚ occupational and specific programmes for employers. Through a network of UK and overseas offices‚ Edexcel’s centres receive the support they need to help them deliver their education and training programmes to learners. For further information‚
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Fund used its position as an institutional investor to try to influence Gildan Active wears Inc. For example the solidarity funds of the Quebec Workers Federation: a collective tool in service of the community. The Mutual aid funds MAF was created in 1983 at the instigation of the Quebec Trade Union‚ the Quebec Workers Federation (QWF) and the government of Quebec. The creation of the Funds is carried out in a context of power change between the social agents. In the eighties‚ the closing-down of
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and ethical issues that may be encountered within the workplace; REQUIRED COURSE MATERIAL: Casebook: Fundamentals of Quebec Business Law and Ethics‚ 1st Edition‚ Paladin Publications. (Available at the Concordia University bookstore) This book includes relevant articles of the Civil Code of Quebec (CCQ) and other laws dealing with business issues‚ along with Canadian & Quebec court cases edited or summarized. Additional optional and required reading material will be posted on Moodle periodically
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