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William Aberhart
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Premier of Alberta, 1935-53
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Louise Arbour
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The UN's high commissioner for Human Rights 2004-08
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Lloyd Axworthy
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-President of the U of Winnipeg
-Canada's Foreign minister under Jean Chretien -Played a large role in the signing of the ottawa treaty which banned land mines -Nobel Peace Prize for his work |
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R.B. Bennett
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Unpopular prime minister of Canada during the depression.
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Norman Bethune
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Famous for work with left wing forces during the spanish civil war and his work with communist forces during the chinese civil war.
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Robert Borden
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Leader of Conservative party during the first world war.
-Insisted that Canada be allowed to sign the Treaty of Versailles and be allowed in the League of Nations |
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Rosemary Brown and Frank Calder
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First Black and Status Indian (respectively) to get into the BC legislature.
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Kim Campbell
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First woman to hold the office of prime minister
- leader of the progressive conservatives |
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Adrienne Clarkson
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-First governer general of chinese origin
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Romeo Dallaire
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Leader of the UN peacekeeping force in Rwanda. He was not given enough men to stop the genocide though
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John Diefenbaker
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Conservative prime minister who introduced the Canadian Bill of Rights.
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Tommy Douglas
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A leader of the NDP who got the Canada Health Act passed into law
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Mohandas Ghandi
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-Father of modern India
-Famous for non-violent protests, hunger strikes, etc... -Assassinated |
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Craig Kielburger
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At age 12, he founded the organization - Free the Children
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Agnes MacPhail
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First female MP of Canada
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Nelson Mandela
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First South African president to get in once S. Africa could vote.
-He spent 27 yrs in jail -Nobel peace prize in 1993 |
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Nellie McClung
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Fought for the success of the Person's Case which got woman the right to vote
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Roy Miki
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Led the fight for compensation for the Japanese-Canadian internment camps in the second world war. He won.
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Brian Mulroney
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Largest accomplishment was the negotiation of a free trade agreement with the USA.
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Rosa Parks
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African American woman who refused to give up her bus seat to a white man. This started the Montgomery bus boycott.
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Lester Pearson
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-Nobel Prize for establishment of a UN peacekeeping force for the Suez crisis
-Prime minister who introduced the canadian flag, universal health care, student loans and the Canada pension plan. |
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Mother Teresa
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Cared for the poorest of the poor in the slums of Calcutta. Created houses for the dying and orphanages which got her a nobel peace prize
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Pierre Trudeau
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-Introduced the war measures act
-Patriated the constitution and created the charter of rights and freedoms |
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Aboriginal Self Government
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Aboriginals have control over the management of matters that directly affect them.
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Absentee voting
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Sending a special ballot out to a Canadian citizen outside of canada for less than five years so that they can vote in a national, provincial or territorial election.
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Absolute Majority
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A requirement for a voting system that states the winner must have more than 50% of the votes
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Absolute Monarchy
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System of government where a monarch has complete power
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absolutism
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the belief that a nation should be ruled with an absolute monarchy
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Act
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A statement of law which has been passed by HoC, Senate and received Royal Assent
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Actus Reus
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To be convicted of the accusation, there must be proof that it was the accused, at that time, place that did commit the wrongful act
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Advanced Polling
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Opportunities for Canadians to vote early for convenience.
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Adversarial System
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A system used in court - each side must present its argument in as effective a manner as possible so that a conclusion is easier.
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amending formula
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A right and process to amend the constitution. Must have HoC and Senate approval as well as 7/10 provinces approval including at least 50% of the population.
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Amnesty International
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An NGO campaigning for human rights in the support of the UN
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Apartheid
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Racial law that segregated blacks from whites in S. Africa
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Appeals
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following the original event in a hearing or trial, it may be found necesary to hold the hearing again if the first one was unfair
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appellant
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The person in an appeals case seeking to have the decision of the original court reviewed
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Arbitration
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A dispute resolution method in which a third party listens to both parties and makes a decision for both to follow
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Arctic Sovereignty
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Canada believes the waterways through the northern territories belong to Canada although other countries believe that all waterways are international.
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Asia-Pacific Economic cooperation (APEC)
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An organization of countries close to the pacific which has meetings to further better trade between them.
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Assembly of First Nations (AFN)
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A national organization which represents the first nations people of Canada. Chiefs meet regularly to agree on policy and talk about aboriginal issues.
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Battle of Atlantic
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in ww2, german Uboats held the upper hand in the atlantic. Eventually, Canadians advanced their submarine detection technology and destroyed many uboats with Canadian "corvettes".
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Attorney General
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Cabinet minister in provincial gov't who is the chief law officer in the executive branch.
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Authoritarian
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A style of gov't in which citizens lack rights and say in gov't affairs.
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Autonomy
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A term meaning self-gov't. In canada it is used in connection with breaking from britian.
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BC Court of Appeal
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Highest court in BC, it hears from supreme court and sometimes from provincial court
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BC Human rights code
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A provincial statute which provides definition of prohibited grounds for discrimination. Used in discriminations for employment and accomodation.
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BC labour code
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A provincial statute that governs the relationship between employers and their employees
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Backbencher
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An elected federal or provincial rep who is not a Cabinet minister. (Regular MP or MLA)
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Bali Accord
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A meeting to update the UN on the kyoto accord
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ballot
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paper with parties on it. People vote by checking off parties on ballots
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balloting
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the process of voters casting votes
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band
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First nations group
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band council
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governing body of a first nations group
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Berlin Wall
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Wall built by East German gov't to stop east Germans from escaping to west Germany
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bicameral
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A parliament with 2 houses
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biculturalism
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A policy that recognizes the 2 principle cultures (Fr/En) in Canada
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Bilateral Aid
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Aid given with the agreement of something in return. (Can - Kenya)
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Bilingualism
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Policy that the 2 official languages of canada are En/Fr
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Bill
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A proposed law. it needs to go through the HoC, senate and get royal assent
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Bill 101
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Language law implimented by Quebec to support and strengthen the french language in the province. Quebec used the notwithstanding clause to pass this bill.
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board of education
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In BC, a group of elected officials who oversee/govern areas of education.
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Bosnia
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had a bloody civil war in 1990's because of its diverse ethnic population, with large #s of Muslims and christians. Canada got involved with peacekeeping in this.
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Boycotting
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means of protesting where a country refused to buy goods from another country
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BC Human Rights code
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A provincial statute which prohibits certain types of discrimination in the workplace
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BC Human Rights Tribunal
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Independent body which listens and acts upon human rights complaints
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British Parliamentary system
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British government known for unwritten constitution, constitutional monarch, elected assemblies and responsible gov't
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BNA act
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1867 - a statute of British law which became the original constitution and making the dominion of Canada
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budget
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detailed statement of how taxpayer's money will be spent
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bureaucracy
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non-elected civil servants
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by-law
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a rule set by a municipal or city council
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by-election
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a special election to fill an elected position which has become vacant between general elections
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Cabinet
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group of MPs appointed to advise the prime minister and participate in decisions regarding the direction of policy
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Cabinet minister
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a member of the Cabinet
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Cabinet solidarity
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Circumstances under which all cabinet members must support decisions made by the cabinet
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campaigning
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trying to persuade people to vote for you
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Canada Act
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1982- Act which patriated the constitution
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Canada Health Act
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Statute which states that criteria must be met by provinces if they are to receive financial assistance from fed gov't for medicare costs
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Canada Pension Plan
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A benefit or compensation for retired canadian citizens who worked in canada.
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Canadian Bill of Rights
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1960 - Statute to protect citizen's rights in canada. Much of its contents are now in the charter.
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Charter of Rights and Freedoms
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Part of the constitution which provides protection of civil rights
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Canadian constitution
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The rules and principles of Canada
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CIDA
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A Canadian gov't agency which oversees Canadian foreign aid to developing nations. Often provides aid through NGOs
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Capital punishment
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The death penalty
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