distributed between the federal and provincial government due to Canada being a federal state. Both levels of government shares the obligation and jurisdiction over particular sectors of law and divisions such as; health care, corrections and many more. The Queen of England is the head of the government and the Governor General acts as her representative in Canada and works alongside the Prime Minister, which leaves Canada as a constitutional monarchy. When Canada became a British colony,…
phrase because when someone is called a “new Canadian” they are what the phrase says, new to Canada. Outside this phrase, it betrays it in a problematic way because being a “new Canadian” can mean something totally different to one person then the next as stated above. This is not ungrammatical because it follows the rules and grammar of the English language and has become a well-known phrase throughout Canada and other nations. This phrase matters because without it we would not be able to…
Finally, Prime Ministers succeeded in creating patriotism amongst Canadians during the 50s and 60s. There was much to celebrate during 1967, the year of Canada’s Centennial, but the highlight was Expo 67. Over 150 million people came to Montreal, Canada’s largest city at the time, to experience the year-long fairs that remains one of the greatest birthday parties in history. 120 countries were represented at the fair with 53 pavilions, and highlights included the gigantic U.S. geodesic dome, the…
The War of 1812 was a military conflict between Great Britain and the United States that was fought from 1812 to 1815. Canada became involved due to the fact that they were a colony of Great Britain at the time and Canada had been invaded on multiple occasions by the United States. The war began because of conflict between Great Britain and the United States when Great Britain adopted economic sanctions that restricted American trade. Britain also infuriated the Americans when the HMS Geurriere…
Three Founding Nations When asked, “Who founded Canada?” the tendency is for people to reply with the notion that there are two founders: the French and English. It is due to negligence that people overlook the first residents of this land, our land; the land of the aboriginal peoples. My people where from the Plains land in the west, where we hunted buffalo and lived in tepees. It was us, along with other Native groups who were here before any Frenchman, Briton, or even Spaniard arrived here.…
During elections, each political party tries to convince the citizens of their goodwill to the country and its population. Therefore, they argue about several issues, but some greatly affects the culture of Canada and are highly controversial. This essay will approach the theme of immigration by demonstrating that this activity can be very beneficial for a country and for its culture and by explaining the effects on the rest of the world. As a matter of fact, the mix of many cultures gives us…
Mountain pipeline” discusses a public protest that took place in Seattle, Washington against tar-sands oil extraction and the proposed construction of the Trans Mountain Pipeline that is occurring Canada. The protesters believe that these activities will harm the environment, endanger wildlife in Western Canada, contribute to climate change, and cause violence against the indigenous women in the region. The protesters targeted their efforts by highlighting Chase Bank’s financial backing of the…
developing into a developed country. Bridging the global digital divide would take a lot of resources and there are projects right now trying to work on bridging the global digital divide such as the non-profit One Laptop per Child program; however, Canada should not aid in bridging the global digital divide right now.…
suited to life in Canada”. Scott states that the climate and other conditions were not suitable for blacks. Thus the government was acting in “the interest of the colored people” by preventing them from settling in a place they could not prosper. These beliefs however were not seen as a sufficient justification by Caribbean political groups such as the West Indian League, many of whom accuse Scott of deliberately excluding Afro-Caribbean laborers despite their desire to work in Canada.…
‘Vive les Boers’: French-Canadian Opposition to the Pro-Anglo Involvement in the Boer War Jessica Afonso HIS311Y Professor Bothwell 7 November 2014 Canada was no longer a colony of the British Empire when the Boer War broke out, but most English-Canadians believed it still had strong economic and social ties with the British Empire. English-Canadians felt proud to support Britain in the Boer war. This essay discourses on French-Canadian involvement in the South Africa “Boer” War and…