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