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It is significant and important aspect to how one presents themselves. Living in Canada I am fortunate to be part of a community that is welcoming and open minded to millions of immigrants. Around the globe Canada is known as multicultural country and not surprisingly ranked the fourth most welcoming country to refugee (Keung 2016,2). Being Canadian born and raised I have been fortunate to not have…

important figure to Canada. He contributed to Canada in many ways, Prime minister, lawyer and an academic model to Canada. To begin with, Arthur Meighen served as a great politician to Canada. He served two terms as the P.M the first time he was the ninth P.M of Canada after he took over Borden’s mandate from 1920-1921. Arthur didn’t make many changes as a Prime Minster. His most memorable accomplishments were rather achieved as a cabinet minister than as the Prime Minister of Canada. He was…

The Atlantic Coast Pipeline aims to increase availability of natural gas to the West Virginia, Virginia, and North Carolina. However, the sustainability of the pipeline, and its potential effects on the surrounding regions has caused much controversy among citizens and various stakeholder groups. The following serves to analyze this issue from the standpoint of environmental planning and sustainability. Specifically, four groups have taken a direct stance on the pipeline based on each of the 4…

The trans-alaska pipeline was built between the years of 1974 -1977. From past to present this has been a controversial issue. Some argued how great of a deal it would do for our oil production and others argue about the environmental effects it can cause. What is truly right and how can we transport oil efficiently while meeting both sides needs you might ask, but you can’t please everybody. Let’s get straight into the facts within this controversial issue and you can decide. The trans-alaska…

easy to obtain, sometimes you have to dig in the corners, persevere through the discomfort, and work for success. Text Comparison: An article written by author Jason Markussof depicts the dangers and risk that illegal refugees face in coming to Canada from the United States. To understand this article…

Several people across Canada rely on non-profit originations like the food bank in order to survive. Lots of these people have jobs, but they do not make enough money to pay for all of the basic necessities in life. After paying for rent, many people do not have enough money…

SUKHUMI, Georgia — He is blind in one eye and has a bad hip that makes it painful to sit, never mind endure the kicks and punches that are an essential part of his job as a mixed martial arts fighter. He is also nearly twice the age of many of his rivals at the top of his harrowingly brutal profession. Yet, as happens whenever Jeff Monson, a 45-year-old American known as “The Snowman,” visits a town in Russia — or, in this case, Abkhazia, one of the pro-Russian enclaves in the lands of the…

consent (Hannay, 2015). Another option would be to reform the process of electing a Senate. This would change in the way that the Governor General and Prime Minister would no longer have the power to appoint this position; but rather the citizens of Canada would have the power to elect (Hannay, 2015). Reforming would require approval from at least 50% or more of…

The Federation of Australia was when six separate, self-governing colonies of Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia, and Western Australia united to establish the Commonwealth of Australia. The federation of Australia was a difficult process as the states could not agree on the final constitution. At first, the idea of Federation was quite unpopular. Each colony had view themselves as a country and citizens had grown patriotic of their own . One of the more…

The French Indian War started in 1756. The war is being fought between our colonies New France. Both sides are being supported by military help from their parent countries of Great Britain and France. At the start of the war, the French North American colonies had a population of 60,000 European settlers, compared with 2 million in our colonies. The French have mostly relied on the help of their Native American allies. The war is being fought along the frontiers between New France and our…