Brian Mulroney

the war ended, Japanese Canadians were encouraged to leave Canada, and many did. The ones who stayed were allowed to return to Vancouver in 1949.Japanese Canadians fought for many years so this event would be recognized. In 1988, Prime Minister Brian Mulroney apologized to the Japanese Canadians and their families in addition of compensation and returning Canadian citizenships revoked during the…

Elijah Harper was the first Treaty Aboriginal to be a Member of The Legislative Assembly in Manitoba. He was in the Legislature between the years of 1981-1997. Elijah Harper’s career achievement was blocking the passing of The Meech Lake Accord. Elijah Harper was correct that the Meech Lake Accord deserved to be stopped. This is due to the fact that it was being voted on by people who had a conflict of interest. Secondly, it would have created an inequality of power between Quebec and the rest…

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 elections. English-speaking Canadians commonly refer to the party as "the…

the efforts of the Japanese people did not bring about change, finally, on September 22nd, 1988, PM Brian Mulroney apologized for the wrongs committed against the Japanese people. Along with his apology, Mulroney also compensated the Japanese people and abolished the War Measures Act which had legally justified the actions of the Canadian government during World War II. The differing actions of Mulroney and Trudeau teach people that when dealing with injustices, apology and redress is essential.…

The first attempt was in 1987 when Prime Minister Brian Mulroney proposed amendments to the Constitution with the Meech Lake Accord. After a long process of meetings and negotiation, the Accord died in 1990 after it did not pass the Manitoba legislature. Near the end of the Accord’s life, Robert Malcolm Campbell…

While it is evident that the Indian Residential school crisis was dealt with accordingly, it took the Canadian government 162 years to close the last Residential school and no apologies or retributions were made until 2007. Between those years, thousands of survivors struggled to fit back into society and had no support system to help them cope. Victims were tired of being ignored and years of legal campaigns to force the government and churches to recognize the injustices of the system led to a…

Newspaper acticle-----Pierre Elliot Trudeau, a famous person in Canada (good copy) September 28th, 2000.In Trudeau’s house, Montreal,Quebec,Canada. Pierre Elliot Trudeau’s dead body were found in his house by his child and his wife.Pierre Elliot Trudeau was a famous person in Canada’s history, he was the president in Canada. September 28th, Pierre Elliot Trudeau’s wife and his childrens found his dead body in his room in Montreal. Trudeau dead of prostate cancer on 28 September. He has his…

The Charter of rights gives the judiciary power to decide on constitutional issues like the legalization of same sex marriages, prostitution and physician assisted suicide. The parliament rarely interferes in the decisions taken by the courts, whether they agree the way the courts decide the issue or not. In my opinion the parliament should take an active role in settling these controversies and giving guidance to the country because the parliament is a group of elected representatives,…

Corporations, especially Corporate America, have usually nothing to do with the livelihood of the work force to gain economic power. It is much more interested in the stockholder's profit margin. Why do we allow corporations to replace our liberty, and the pursuit of happiness for the individual in favor of the stockholder? How can the employees even know what their rights are, if they are working in excess of 50 hours a week? Isn't it about time we start changing the basic structure of…

hydroelectric dams in James Bay without any discussion with the Cree Nation. Also, he responded to the Oka crisis with a remark saying “it is hard to defend democracy against people who do not believe in democracy.” In addition, Canada’s prime minister, Brian Mulroney took an unequivocal attitude on the issue. He said, “Canada will not be intimidated by a group of warriors whose actions are illegal.” When the seven local mayors met in support of Ouellette, who had initiated the construction plan…