Canadian Corps

society. Canada provides a variety of social programs such as, free health care, public education, welfare and employment insurance, which therefore helps secure the well-fare of citizens collectively. In support of these beneficial programs, all Canadian citizens are obliged to pay for them through taxation despite not everyone using them. The inclination to provide without self-interest, demonstrates Canada’s prioritization of the well-being of the collective. However, due to these programs,…

In a 1962 book entitled The Least Dangerous Branch American legal scholar Alexander Bickel coined the term “counter-majoritarian difficulty” to refer to the inherent issues between judicial review and democracy (16). When a judiciary strikes down a piece of legislation and declares it unconstitutional it is going against the will of democratically elected representatives (Bickel, 1962, 16-17). Although Bickel was not the first scholar to point out the issues in reconciling judicial review and…

On behalf of the Immigration and Citizenship Society of Canada, it is suffice to say that the Canadian government through the bills of C-51 and C-24 are ruining the prestigious reputation of Canada as a country who welcomes and takes care of refugees. Our target is the people of the government, and the use of boundary making due to these laws is wrong. Everyone deserves a change at life in Canada, and these legislations do the opposite of that. These bills need to either be revoked or…

Canada is split into ten provinces and three territories. Yet, the boundaries that we have recently learnt in class prove that new regions can be formed, especially when creativity and logic is involved. The boundaries that we have focused on, are as follows: 1. The Climate Region Boundary 2. The Landform Region Boundary 3. The Soils Region Boundary 4. The Vegetation Region Boundary 5. The Discontinuous Ecumene Boundary 6. The Continuous Ecumene Boundary 7. The International Boundary Each of…

past in welcoming others. In essence, the main idea that he depicts in the article is that Canada is lacking a distinct Canadian identity, but what makes us Canadian is that we are made up of a wide variety cultures that came from other countries, and we pride ourselves in that concept. While some could argue that Canada has several inspirations that are especially Canadian, such as hockey and maple syrup, this alone is not enough to establish an identity that it can call it’s own.…

of the Constitution is the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedom. Basically, what it is, is that it guarantees canadians rights and freedoms. Some rights that we have include the right to live, the right to speak both english, french, etc.. and the right to vote. In this section of the Constitution, one part that is very major is equality. Equality means “the state of being equal, especially in status, rights, and opportunities.” Equality guarantees that every Canadian citizen are equal under…

as simple? Fortunately, owing to amazing Canadian inventors, many daily Canadian problems have been solved and Canada has been able to prosper as a great nation. This is shown when helpful inventions make our lives easier and help us to withstand the environment and situations that we are in. Along with that, Canada has also been able to evolve and keep up with the world in terms of technological innovation and even sometimes surpassing fellow. Canadian technological…

understood as the visible minorities which make up approximately 19 percent of Canada’s population. To put in perspective, 1 in 5 Canadians identifies as a member of a visible minority and in the province of Ontario, 1 in 4 (Cochrane, Blidook, Dyck, 2017). Despite the official recognition of multiculturalism in Canada, systemic racism against…

within the Supreme Court of Canada and Van Mol vs. Ashmore [1999], within the British Columbia Court of Appeal. Many legalities and ethical issues surround this topic and concerns arise when particular decisions are made on behalf of the minor. Canadian federal legislation considers anyone under the age of sixteen a minor. The age of a minor is not the only considering factor to medical consent, but rather capacity to make informed decisions. Presumption of a minor’s capacity is determined…

PC 1003 played an important role in the history of the Canadian Labor. The codes of the Order-in-council PC 1003 created many arguments among many historians. The Order-in-council PC 1003 came into effect on 17 February 1944. It was introduced during the Second World War in Canada by the Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King. PC 1003 was also known by the Wartime Labor Relations Order. The codes of the Order-in-council PC 1003 protected the worker’s right to collectively bargain, represent…