Canada – United States border

The United States and Canada both share a common physical geography and history of how they were developed. Together, they make up 13% of the world’s land mass, making them the second and third largest countries in the world (Perrons, 2004). About 80% of the population in North America lives in cities. Montreal and New York City are both listed in the top twenty largest cities in North America (Largest Cities in North America by Population). There are many cultural traditions that have developed…

nation. Canada is made of very little war and hatred, but more inclusivity and multiculturalism. During World War II, Canada was not on the offence to create problems and force upon change, unlike the Nazi Army who wanted maximum power. Many battles occurred during the war, in which Canada was involved in. The battle of Dieppe is on one of the deadliest battles Canada has taken part in, during the second world war, and gave Canada a reputation for being involved in the war. Since Canada supports…

Canada has the right to assert arctic sovereignty for the surrounding areas and has the right to claim the Arctic, however not only does Canada benefit it the most it's what makes sense through enforced jurastristion Canada understands the needs for the Arctic as well as having a stable government. The northwest passage, however, interferes with who actually has access to the Arctic making it almost a war. Most commonly power is divided and shared amongst the territories surrounding as long as…

Case 3 In the mid-1990s drugs manufactured in Canada were being imported into the United States. The driver behind these imports was the lower cost of drugs in Canada (Richert 2013). In 2004, Canada’s price review board estimated that on average Americans pay 67 percent more than Canadians for patented drugs (Richert 2013). One example, the antiretroviral drug ritonavir (Norvir) costs $700 per year in Canada and costs $7,800 per year in the United States (Richert 2013). From the uninsured…

WW1 prohibition affected Canada and its history, even though prohibition only lasted from 1918 to 1920 it had a very impactful role in shaping Canada to what we know in today's world. Prohibition was a way for the government to preserve wheat and grain during the war for the soldiers, all provinces except for Quebec banned the sale of alcohol, many were outraged and did not agree with this policy for it did not allow them to buy liquor. In January of 1919 the United States Government put forth…

generation. One of his main issues that he brought up in his campaign was that of trade. Throughout the election he talked about the United States was getting “screwed” while everyone else gets rich off of America. The keys things he wanted to do was do away with or renegotiate America’s involvement with international trades. Trump wants to renegotiate NAFTA with Canada and Mexico.…

A border can be revealed not only in a geographic sense but can be seen as an obscurity between two individuals in a relationship. In the short story “Borders,” Thomas King narrates in relation to his childhood experiences, and explores the nexus between borders, the mother-daughter relationship, and their identities. As a Blackfoot Native American woman, the mother sees a border as arbitrary, as her ancestors once had no geographic borders. On the other hand, her daughter Laetitia, has a much…

Canadian Wonderland If I were to choose a country in the whole world to live in, I would choose Canada. There is many reasons for this but the major reason would be the beautiful sight there. Canada has everything, from glaciers and mountains to live theater shows. This country is very diverse, there is many different types of people as well as different languages being spoken. Their most spoken language is French (one of the languages I’ve been dying to learn), their national tree is the…

The trade agreement between Canada, the United States and Mexico has been established in 1994 (NAFTA). The intention of the trade agreement is to eliminate tariffs and trade barriers between the three countries. After 24 years, the conditions of the trade agreement are on the table to in hopes modernize the deal. According to Jean-Francois Perrault, chief economist at Scotiabank, says that updating NAFTA was part of Trump’s election strategy (Abedi). Trump called NAFTA the “worst trade deal” in…

southern border increases tremendously. However, constructing a concrete barrier as the president elect desires to formulate proves not as simple as it sounds. Both Republicans and Democrats alike voice their concerns of a wall, ranging from an unclear economic impact to the possible humanitarian crisis. Republicans who provide support for Mr. Trump’s plan say that a wall strengthens national identity, citizen’s overall safety, and prevents illegal immigrants from manipulating the United State’s…