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Soviet Union during the Cold War. Diefenbaker could not decide whether they should fit the missiles with nuclear warheads and they called for an election in 1963 where the Liberals had won. The missile sites were relocated to northern Ontario and Quebec since it would cause huge problems if the missiles were to destroy Soviet bombers over the major cities near the border and they were fitted with nuclear warheads. In 1969, Pierre E. Trudeau removes all nuclear…

Have you ever wondered why Canada is so great? Or why Canada has free healthcare, social security, or unemployment insurance? Well, the answer is because our great prime ministers. Canada has had several great prime ministers. Great prime ministers that Canada has had include William Lyon Mackenzie King, Lester B Pearson, and Pierre Trudeau. Canada has had several great prime ministers. Another great prime minister of Canada is Lester B Pearson. Lester B Pearson is a politician, statesman,…

televised statement justifying the Prime Minister’s decision to declare the War Measures Act during the October Crisis of 1970. The October Crisis of 1970 was a civil war between the Canadian government and a separatist group, Le Front de Libération du Québec, otherwise known as the FLQ. The crisis consisted of a series of events sparked…

Quebec's interests in the House of Commons of Canada, and the promotion of Quebec sovereignty. The Bloc was formed by Members of Parliament who defected from the federal Progressive Conservative Party and Liberal Party. BQ founder Lucien Bouchard was a cabinet minister in the federal Progressive Conservative government of Brian Mulroney. The BQ seeks to create the conditions necessary for the political secession of Quebec from Canada and campaigns actively only within the province during federal…

multiculturalism of all ethnic groups in Canada. He also played a significant role in forming Canada into a bilingual country, showing how much he supported the French language just as much as the English language. There were lots of issues happening with Quebec wanting to be…

Pierre Yves Elliott Trudeau otherwise known as Pierre Elliott Trudeau the 15th Prime Minister of Canada and the controversial issue of, if he met the challenges of his era or if he made things worse for Canada. Pierre Trudeau was born in Montreal, Quebec, on October 18, 1919 to a wealthy bilingual family. Trudeau graduated from university to enter law school in Montreal. As a student he was conscripted to join the Canadian army, he was against conscription and supported an anti-conscription…

In the early 1800s, the British tolerated everyone who was not part of the British Empire. It did not matter to them whether someone was European or carried different beliefs; they simply wanted bodies to populate the large country. They encouraged colonization to keep more for themselves rather than giving it away to the Americans to the south. The British believed that anyone could have been a threat at the time, and so they settled with keeping everyone separated. They built a colony based on…

of the Plains of Abraham was set to take place in Quebec City. This re-enactment would commemorate the 250th year anniversary of the battle, which originally took place in 1759. However, due to violent threats from Quebec sovereigntists, the National Battlefields Commission cancelled the re-enactment. I agree with the decision to cancel the re-enactment, as it was not worth jeopardizing the safety of civilians and humiliating the people of Quebec by commemorating a battle in which they were so…

inhabited by approximately 35 million people whose majority lives in the southern area, mostly in urban areas. Canada has, due to its history, two official languages, namely English and French whereby French is predominant in the eastern territory of Quebec and English in all the other parts. However, since Canada is a multicultural country,…

There are many extraordinary Canadians that made Canada the great country it is today. As the 15th Prime Minister of Canada, Pierre Trudeau was one of those people. Pierre Trudeau’s beliefs in a strong, united Canada, his contributions in creating a culturally diverse society, created his legacy of creating a new sense of Canadian nationalism, which is what makes him the greatest Canadian. Pierre Trudeau always believed in a Canada that is strong and united, and this was a tricky thing to do,…