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representation of women in politics reflects the value our society places on the status of women (Trimble & Arscott, 2003) and as long as women in politics face these challenges, challenges restricting women’s voices will continue to exist for all women in Canada. Women in Canadian politics face the challenge of being underrepresented at all levels of government and in leadership positions. Trimble & Arscott (2003) argue that if no gender bias existed in our society it would be expected that…

question "Has Canada's history made you proud to be a Canadian?" And that smile means yes, I am proud to be a Canadian, due to Canada having so much effect over the years of the 20th century, which I will point out from my GREAT CANADIAN SELFIE. The first prop is the outfit and the mustache, in which I am supposed to look like an immigrant, who just immigrated to Canada, because of Canada's 1980 immigration act, which added five new classes, which are people applying by themselves, family,…

I am European And I grieve Though my direct lineage does not include colonizing Canada, I am guilty The tears come My heart breaks and tells me that this is all wrong and I grieve some more. I grieve for my brothers and sisters of the First Nations Their history is a culture that uses a rolling tongue that remembers everything and unites a community by the careful telling of the journeys of the First Nations since the birth of the world. Every word Every moment Every feeling…

which also ended up hurting the Native Americans. One of the wars was the Seven Years’ War which set up America's independence. France Finds a Foothold in Canada (Pg. 89) How and why did France begin to colonize Canada? In what ways did New France differ politically from its neighboring British colonies? France began to colonize to Canada because King Louis XIV took deep interest in overseas colonies. The French landed in what is now Quebec and Samuel de Champlain made an alliance with the…

Many people who oppose the idea, because they believe that the Keystone XL pipeline will bring up many spills than any other pipeline. In the Environmental Analysis of the Keystone XL Project articles it talks about how there are data it calculated by the Department of State (DOS) there would be 1.8 to 1.183 spills that will be bigger 2,100 gallons per year. Also it states, “The existing Keystone Oil Pipeline system has experienced 14 spills since the operation in June 2010…of those spills,…

exports are maintained at an all time high in order to maintain the income at an all time high. 2008 was one of the good years for Manitoba in terms of exports within Canada (Fletcher 2011). As other countries were experiencing a 3.1%downward trend in trade within Canada, Manitoba was able to manage a 2.4% upward trend for trade within Canada. Manitoba exports which are the strongest in the economy have been adversely affected by the global slowdown. This is…

There have been great efforts to try and protect Syrian refugees by the international community, but in this ever-worsening migrant situation the failures to do so keep piling up. The areas of protection are shrinking as many Syrians are returning to their war-torn homeland after international humanitarian agencies have made drastic cuts to aid funding to them. Fragile countries such as Jordan are undergoing their own political instability and the conditions of the hosting countries are becoming…

21.3 million people worldwide are removed from their home due to war, persecution, and even natural disaster (UNHCR). These people are refugees. Refugees are everywhere. You might see them arriving in your city or country. You may also hear about the issues in their country on the radio/news. But, the radio and news don’t tell you about the effects of becoming a refugee. When leaving their home, refugee lives are turned “inside out” from the grief and fear that haunts them. Feeling accepted and…

1. American History is very interesting. It is extremely important to know and understand how we got to where we are today. Throughout the slides there is some of the major events in our history. The World War I also know as the Great War, was caused by militarism, alliances, imperialism, nationalism and much more. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand started everything (Greenspan, 2014). He was the Archduke of Austria. The United States entered the war in 1917. President Wilson went…

of Manitoba. He was born on October 22 1844 and die on November 16 1885 because he was guilty of murder or high treason for Thomas Scott. The Manitoba Act, which was given royal assent on May 12 1870, when the Province of Manitoba was welcomed to Canada and Confederation. Two years after the Manitoba Act Louis Riel flees to Montanna were starts a family and becomes a teacher. About 12 years later a friend of Riels brings him back to Manitoba. Louis Riel is a hero just look what he did he got…