Canadian National Railway

into Canada for colonization and during this time, about 10 000 people from France, immigrated to Canada. French is the that is used to communicate with each other and was more preferred by the French Canadians. The Multiculturalism Act created a bond between French Canadians and English Canadians. There initially was conflicts between the two before the war because of the language barrier. Ontario had banned French as a language in 1913, and that left the tension high between the French and…

In the summer of 2011 a movie that changed many peoples views of the civil rights movement was released. The movie explored the lives of black maids and expressed a bold statement that racism was still abundant in the south even after the abolishment of slavery and the equal rights movement. The movie followed one woman in particular on her journey to chastise the ways of the southern lifestyle in Mississippi during the 1960’s. The Help was such an exemplary movie because it was extremely…

Your name sake is possibly on the line, and you have to make a huge decision. You have to choose between what you want to do or what everyone else wants you to do. Both choices will have different outcomes, but you have to face your situation with your mind. In Shooting an Elephant, The background of George Orwell and the pressure of the community around him causes questionable actions from Orwell. Was he just trying to save his name sake for the pleasure of the community? The first cause and…

Today marks a very special day in Canada, the 72nd anniversary of the battle that marked the end of the biggest war in history. D-Day was long, treacherous, and seemingly unbearable battle- yet our soldiers came out victorious. Here to share what it was truly like in the trenches is blank blank. Why, from your perspective, was the D-Day campaign significant? At the time the planning and strategizing that went into preparation for D-Day was far greater then any other battle before it.…

Craig Kielburger is a great Canadian historical figure because of his great accomplishments to our society. Craig is a well known author, columnist, social entrepreneur, and activist for the rights of children. Craig has many contributions. He contributes to many groups; the three major groups that Craig is well known for are: Free the Children, We Day, and Me to We. Many people are aware of these groups and what they do for others. Craig Kielburger has a tremendous impact on many children,…

produce than it is actually worth, they hurt our environment, and they take up too much space and time. Even Canada has abandoned their pennies, for enough reasons that apply to our own country as well. "They are worth so little that many Canadians don't bother to use them at all." I think the same goes for America, how we only produce the coins, ignoring the…

It is 2014 in cande and a hockey game is going on a puck goes flying at the net but the net is that to stop the puck from killing or hurting someone. Governor of canada: we need more money to get to do some projects so we are going to take down the net and glaze at the ice rinks to save some money. 3 day later Goel you hear the hockey anser say the team lines up at the blue line to drop the puck thay pass it and then take a shot it go high and into the stans and hits a fan in the head the…

Debate has arisen in the United States over the economic value and need of the penny. The penny is the United States’ coin with the smallest value---only one cent. Recently, many have been discussing getting rid of the penny. It’s a waste of money and materials to produce and they’re easily forgotten more often than used. After much deliberation, I can conclude that penny is insignificant to our economic system and getting rid of it would benefit the United States’ economy. Interestingly, the…

Some people dislike the fact that they have to fish through their bags for a penny because it takes up their time and the cashiers time also. In the article “Penny Pinchers” by Ric Kahn, he explains, “The National Association of Convenience Stores and Walgreens drug store chain estimated that handling pennies adds 2 to 2.5 seconds to each cash transaction (remember that we are including the occasional customer who spends 30 seconds looking for the penny in…

Racial profiling is singling out an individual because of one 's race, colour or religion. The police does majority of racial profiling because of the training they have received from their seniors of who is “good or bad” in the society and who are the ones that are most likely to cause problems. They are expected, not just by the public but also the government to keep peace and the streets safer for everyone. However, this power is often misused against racial minorities and this can often…