Canada Pension Plan

The women of Canada played a great hand in the victory of world war one, they were known for their efforts in the war and for their stepping up to replace men at home. Due to the events in the war, Canadian women are responsible for introducing the idea of gender equality in Canada since they were filling in for men’s jobs, enlisting in an all-woman nursing corps and obtaining the right to vote. The most notable work done by the women is the work done by the nurses. It was no…

The government structure within Canada is divided into three distinct jurisdictions with its own individual mandate. The federal government, provincial and municipal governments. Economic development is defined as “The progress in an economy, or the qualitative measure of this”. They all have similar but distinct roles to play in economic development within the country. This paper will look at each jurisdiction and what helps them deliver effective long-term economic development. The municipal…

The cause of major population flow during the World Wars The World Wars, two of the most known wars in America and all over the world. These two wars have taken the lives of many and I will be teaching you about the population before and after both wars. World War I(WWI) is the older brother of World War II(WWII). “World War the war to end all wars, but the beginning of new military and civilian technologies.” WWII more devastating than the first. World War I started in 1914, but the United…

Following the Second World War, Canada has made various efforts to improve its peacekeeping reputation; beginning with them joining the United Nations (UN) after its creation in 1945 they were mostly successful (“Canada and the United Nations.”). However, not all of their efforts have been successful; they have also made some mistakes along the way. Canada’s efforts within the last 60 years include the Suez Crisis in 1956, the United Nations Mission for Rwanda from 1993 to 1996 and United…

McKinney and Irene Parlby fought to have Canadian Women recognized constitutionally as “persons” who were eligible to be named Senate. However The Supreme Court of Canada rejected their case in 1928 but was favorited by the Judicial Committee of the British Privy Council, which was one authority higher than the Supreme Court of Canada. These courageous women came to…

In a high-level meeting on Syria, the former secretary-general of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon, stressed, “communities hosting refugees . . . are exhausted. Health, education, and public utilities are overstretched and under-resourced.” In this address, Ban is highlighting just one of many challenges created by the global refugee crisis. There are many people fleeing areas of war, unrest, and destruction, and those fleeing danger and disaster deserve the same rights as those who live in…

Canada is a highly stratified country that not only has to deal with the challenges of different socioeconomic strata, but also the wide cultural diversity it holds. In the 21st century Canada is known as a cultural mosaic rather than a cultural melting pot like the United States. Canada welcomes all cultures in to our society; however, what exactly is a culture? A culture is the customs, arts, social institutions, and achievements of a particular nation, people or other social groups. In Canada…

Aboriginal people (Indigenous people of Australia, see Image 1) have the longest living cultural history of any single language group in the world, dating back to more than 50,000 years. It has been able to survive this long as it is a dynamic culture. A dynamic culture is a culture that is able to adapt to the time period and is able to change without losing its core paradigms. This is why Aboriginal spirituality is known as a dynamic religion as its culture which is dynamic, shaped its…

The French and Indian War, that was taking place in 1754-63, altered the political, economic, and ideological relationship between Britain and its American colonies in many ways. This war led British government to really high debt, so parliament decided put taxes on the American colonies but the colonist didn't feel fair that the mother country in which they were not represented should tax them. The colonists boycotted, that brought up feelings of resentment toward Britain.…

The Inuit are part of a wide group modernly called Eskimos. Scattered throughout the Arctic region, they occupy parts Canada, Greenland, and the Alaskan coast. They originated in in Western Alaska starting around 1000 A.D., and slowly expanded outwards. The Inuit have been around for a large span of time, and still exist today. With regards to the characteristics their society, the capacity for the presence of peace and violence is evaluated through ethnographic, archaeological, and…