Russia 1 1. Brief profile - RUSSIA Background: Repeated devastating defeats of the Russian army in World War I led to widespread rioting in the major cities of the Russian Empire and to the overthrow in 1917 of the 300-year old Romanov Dynasty. The Communists under Vladimir LENIN seized power soon after and formed the USSR. The brutal rule of Josef STALIN (1928-53) strengthened Russian dominance of the Soviet Union at a cost of tens of millions of lives. The Soviet economy and society stagnated
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Canada-Qatar Relations * Fact Sheet: HTML Version | PDF Version * (102 kb) In Qatar‚ Canada is represented by the Embassy of Canada in Kuwait. However‚ in the fall of 2011‚ Canada will be officially opening an Embassy in Doha‚ the capital of Qatar. Qatar is represented in Canada by an Embassy in Washington‚ D.C.‚ U.S.A. However‚ this situation will be changing in March 2011 since the first resident Ambassador of Qatar will be accredited to Canada. Bilateral relations: Canada is pleased to
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Poverty can be defined as “the lack of resources necessary for material well-being” (Mooney‚ Holmes‚ Knox & Schacht‚ 2011). In Canada‚ poverty affects a wide variety of individuals‚ although women have become increasingly overrepresented in this area. This is due to a phenomenon known as the feminization of poverty‚ a phrase attributed to researcher Diana Pearce. The question of ‘why’ there are more females living in poverty‚ is important to examine since this issue means that half of the population
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the Course and apply it to the economic history of Canada. Criticize and/or Support its explanatory power and suggest possible avenues to improve the theoretical framework? To understand‚ the history of Canada economically‚ it is important to examine the reasons why the country’s economy formed into its present form. The Staples theory is the most appropriate theory to use when looking into the economic history of Canada due to our vast use of natural resources over time. The theory
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and has many different variations. Modern socialism is one of the newest variations. This ideology has become very popular and is used in many different countries like Canada‚ Germany‚ Sweden and Australia. Although Canada is run under a conservative party it still follows some of the principles and elements of socialism. Canada is looked at as a socialist country‚ because of
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Canada has a Charter of Rights and Freedoms as part of its law. The laws are a part of the Canadian Constitution that has basic rules upon how Canada runs. It has been around for 35 years by the Constitution Act that took place on April 17‚ 1982. The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms is the most important law in Canada because no other laws are valid if they do not meet the requirements of the Constitution. The rights of the Charter abide by any person in Canada‚ however‚ certain rights as
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Scientific & Common Name: The Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) Habitat & Geographic Range: The Canada goose population is spread throughout Canada and United States‚ and can live in different conditions of many biomes such as Tundra‚ Grasslands‚ Temperate regions‚ and Boreal Forest (Mowbray et al.‚ 2002). Their ability to inhabit variety of biomes allows incredibly wide range of habitats available for the Canada goose. Habitats range from cold arctic to temperate forests. They can be found near
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rise particularly in Asia (Government of Canada‚ 2012). There are an estimated number of 2.44 million people trafficked and exploited around the world today (BAGLAY‚ 2011). Yet human trafficking is not only a global problem‚ but is increasingly being committed in our
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Multiculturalism benefits Canada Throughout the world‚ a country has its unique culture. But some countries are becoming more and more multiculturalism. That is to say‚ in one country exhibits different cultures. Whether or not multiculturalism should be encouraged in Canada is an issue which excites opposing views; nonetheless‚ I believe that multiculturalism is beneficial to Canada for the following reasons: improving the economy; educating other backgrounds; and reducing racism.
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Proud Moments in our history Canada has had many proud moments in the past 100 years that makes us who we are now. Vimy Ridge was one of our first proud moments in the 1900s where all four Canadian divisions in World War I fought in one battle together. After the First World War Canada became its own country by the Statute of Westminster stating that we were no longer was about of Great Britain. In the 1920s Canada invented many useful things that we still use today like the telephone‚ radio
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