witnessed of the harm one man did to a community. However‚ not every plural marriage family that continues to practice polygamy is like Jeff’s community. When it comes to looking into the legalities behind polygamy‚ in Canada according to “Section 293 of the Criminal Code of Canada explicitly bans polygamy and threatens offenders with a five-year prison term” (CBC News). The worry of being thrown in jail for five years have caused many Canadian polygamist families to go into hiding from the government
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An Assessment of Canada’s Role on the Battlefields of France and Belgium during the Great War During the course of the Great War‚ Canada’s role evolved from that of a minor player lending support to the British army to that of major contributor to battlefield success. Actions in early 1915 proved Canadian courage‚ but manpower was wasted in disastrous offensives. 1916 began no better‚ but a change in leadership and gained combat experience began to transform the Canadian Corps into a disciplined
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speaking‚ 64% of all shoplifting incidents are committed by persons of Caucasian decent. This is in stark contrast to the stereotypical view that miniority populations commit most acts of shoplifting. Legal status in different countries Canada In Canada shoplifting is regarded as theft. If the amount equivalent to the stolen items is under $5‚000 CAD‚ it is thus up to the prosecutor to decide if it will be prosecuted as a summary or indictable offence. In most cases it is treated as a lesser
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Federalism and the constitutional divisions of power play two separate roles within Canada’s legal justice system. To start‚ federalism governs the country as a whole and deals with some of the countries worst legal cases. The administrative of justice began after confederation in 1867‚ which gave each province the responsibly of managing their own detention centres‚ prisons‚ police forces‚ minor offences etc..(Niejenhuis‚ 2011). Having separate divisions of both large and smaller scaled problems
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In Canada‚ children under the age of 16 are required to go to school and are restricted when it involves employment‚ only being able to work so many hours a week and being paid at least minimum wage. The Canadian government believes education should come first and has determined child labour illegal. While in other countries‚ such as Pakistan‚ although child labour is deemed illegal there are still many child who have been denied an education and are forced to work long hard hours with little to
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to be diverse and culturally accepting. Seeing diversity portrayed in media encourage people and small and large communities of people to welcome new cultures and to shares theirs passions‚ religions‚ symbols‚ and foods. This is something that in Canada should be shown and demonstrated more frequently TV shows‚ ads‚ commercials‚ and movies. By showing it in media is making a statement that it is good and it is okay to be diverse; it is alright for different cultures to collaborate and share what
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advancing our society at an incredibly rapid pace. However‚ while it holds many benefits‚ it also raises social and ethical questions the more our society depends on it. Ray Kurzwell (2005) focuses on the idea of the Singularity. The Singularity is the idea that technology will continue expanding to the point where human life will be completely transformed. This leads to the question‚ should there be limits on technological advancements? Although issues could arise with constant technological development
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All throughout Canada in the 20th Century there have been numerous events‚ actions and decisions that we call defining moments. Canada has been through many battles‚ very hard chosen decisions‚ and gone through many changes that have changed the way Canadians live today. The battle of Vimy Ridge‚ the life on the home front in World War One‚ the invasion of D-day‚ and the impact of immigration were the most important defining moments for Canada in the 20th Century. Vimy Ridge is now called
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Canadian Culture: The Northern Mosaic Canada is one of two countries located in North America and is the second largest country in the world. It is situated just north of the United States and constitutes the northern part of the country‚ excluding Alaska. Over the years Canada ’s culture has been influenced by European culture and traditions‚ mainly that of the French and British. Canadian culture has also been influenced by the countries ’ first people‚ the Aboriginals‚ as well as the newer
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The Impact of Multiculturalism on Western Societies Since the 19th Century Since the beginning of the 19th century the topic of multiculturalism has raised many issues in our society. Migration tendencies‚ the growing number of minorities‚ support groups for refugees and immigrants‚ and an increase in knowledge of human rights‚ have split our governments and our nations. Media outlets are constantly turning out stories on boat people‚ multiculturalism‚ cultural pluralism‚ Islam‚ terrorists attacks
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