affected the United States and many other countries. Canada‚ having lost 24 Canadians in the attacks would soon join in the efforts to battle terrorism and bring democracy to Afghanistan. Han Seung-soo‚ the president of the General Assembly at the time announced that the 9/11 attacks threatened international peace. Therefore‚ the UN allowed NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) to organize a mission starting in 2001. The treaty that had created
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The 1970’s Canada in the Cold War Canada was a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) which was the name of the alliance they had formed. The main goal for the NATO was to prevent the spread of communism. Although Canada wasn’t dominant or recognized as having the influence the world‚ the country still had a moderate influence and recognition internationally. The Vietnam War The U.S. had interest in defending South Vietnam against a communist movement supported by North Vietnam
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Growing up in Canada‚ we were influenced by the media to think that Canada has a history we can take pride in and that everyone in Canada lives/d in an idyllic society. But sadly‚ our history with the mistreatment and discrimination towards women‚ members of the queer community and people of colour; our history is not something in which we can take pride in. Inequality has always been an uncomfortable subject for many people to address. But nevertheless‚ there is no debate that Canada has an enormous
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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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immigrants. In the following paragraphs‚ I will be looking at when the first members of the group came to Canada‚ why they came here‚ and also prejudice & discrimination. The first group of Chinese immigration came to Canada at around 1858 for economic needs. Chinese immigration into British Columbia began with the discovery of gold in the Fraser valley. Most of them are settled in the West of Canada. They worked the gold fields and when the gold was depleted they moved into gardening‚ farming‚ domestic
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where your family has come from‚ when they came to Canada‚ how they travelled here and why they came. One page in length. On my mother’s side of the family‚ some of the earliest members of the family to arrive‚ in Canada‚ came from Sligo‚ Ireland. The ultimate push factor that caused them to move away from Ireland was the potato famine and the search for a better life. As they were farmers‚ this was troublesome for their profession. They moved to Canada so they could have more success in their field
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climate and much more. Canada and Mexico are two countries that are very antithetical to each other like the earth and the sun. One principal difference is their climates. Canada is located further up north and closer to the North Pole. One thing that Canada had and Mexico doesn’t is the snow. Mexico had never gotten snow due to it being located further south and closer to the equator. Canada also has one more season than Mexico. Mexico does not have a winter like Canada because Mexico is a hot
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Describe your organization‚ including your mission. In other words‚ tell us what you do. Since 1985‚ Urban Dreams has been providing Des Moines’ inner city and Central Iowa with a wide range of human service programs in a comfortable and non-threatening environment. Just as the problems that plague the inner city continue to evolve‚ Urban Dreams continues to change to meet them. Urban Dreams offers programs that are in tune to the unique issues affecting Polk County’s economically depressed areas
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community is respected all around the world. Among many citizens in Canada‚ the majority are immigrants. According to a Canadian Consensus in 2001‚ the Canadian population is approx. 30‚000‚000 and immigration represented approx. 0.834% of the population growth.[1]. These numbers continue to increase as Government Immigration policies center the immigrant growth to be on 1% of the population annually.[2] Thousands of people choose Canada to improve their quality of life‚ due to the limited economic growth
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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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