Canadian Corps

the court cases was relatively easy. The Rodriguez v. British Columbia (1993) case and the appellant and intervener’s factum regarding the Lee Carter, et al. v. Attorney General of Canada, et al. (2014) case were downloaded from the website of the Canadian Supreme Court; the Carter v. Canada (Attorney General) (2012) case was accessed via the website of the British Columbia Supreme Court. The chosen dataset, however, has some flaws that need to be acknowledged. First of all, the appellant and…

Charles Taylor also writes about unifying Canada – not through the exploration of Canadian literature, like Atwood and Frye – by looking at the big picture things: individualism, reason/efficiency, and what he sees’ as the consequence as extreme individualism (Seminar Notes Nov. 12) in Reconciling the Solitudes and The Malaise of Modernity. Taylor is an interesting mix between someone who works in academic philosophy and in the political sphere. According to Taylor, Canada represents a united…

(Attorney General), 2014 ONCA 578. The case challenged the requisite, under the Citizenship Act, RSC 1985, c C-29, of swearing an oath to Queen Elizabeth during Canadian citizenship ceremonies. The appellants, Michael McAteer, Simone Topey and Dror Bar-Natan, each had unique reasons for uniting in opposition of the section of the Canadian citizenship ceremony where an individual must verbally state: “I swear (or affirm) that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to Her Majesty Queen…

Have you ever needed something, but did not have the transportation or it was too far away? This is a question that most can relate to in some way. Growing up in a small town this is something that was often faced and the commute to the “big city” was sometimes a daunting thought. The hour or more drive, terrible traffic and the crazy drivers, but it is what had to be done to go to the movies, Home Depot, the Pediatrician, OB/GYN and Chili’s. While some may not be able to comprehend the idea of…

Mill’s’ essay also argues that freedom of speech and diversifying opinions act as a fuel that drives social progress. Mill states, “... the only unfailing and permanent source of improvement is liberty, since by it there are as many possible independent centres of improvement as there are individuals” (Mill 65). One can gather that Mill believes that liberty is necessary for improvement and the more liberty present in individual members of society the more persons influencing change. This is an…

providing immigrants opportunity to become Canadian citizens, it will motivate incoming immigrate to be engaged in issues and encourage them to have a voice during public debates and voting during…

first part of Canada’s Constitution Act of 1982. The Charter guarantees individuals with rights and protections, such as freedom or religion. Freedom of expression, equality rights, language rights etc... Similarly, to the Bill of rights, the CCRF (Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms) offers fortification and additional privileges to citizens and non-citizens. Furthermore, the Charter is can be utilised to justify and remove laws which infringe upon individuals of societies’ rights and…

hates fags!’, ‘Muslims are terrorists’, ‘Women belong in the kitchen’, and so much more. Would this language offend you? In addition, how would you feel? A similar scenario was presented when a group of Muslim petitioners commenced protesting the Canadian magazine giant, Maclean’s, as well as a particular column written by famous author, Mark Steyn, due to the Islamophobic rhetoric within (The Agenda with Steve Paikin). Furthermore, both parties by coincidence were being interviewed by Steve…

Introduction On March 12 2012, Harpers conservative government implemented omnibus bill that introduced many new mandatory minimum sentences (cbc,2012). As part of Harpers tough on crime agenda, the bill introduced mandatory minimum sentences for crimes such as drug trafficking, child exploitation and some other violent offences(cbc,2012).In accordance to their tough on crime agenda, the harper government has introduced so many new mandatory minimums sentence, to the point that we now have the…

1.To a very large extent I believe that the Canadian magazine dispute was motivated by genuine desires to protect Canadian culture based on the fact that the government have on several occasions taken actions that have proven this claim. In the 1920s, the Canadian government imposed protective tariffs on foreign magazines, and this action to me has everything to do with the protection of Canadian culture. A similar action was taken by the government in 1965 when the government prohibited the…