Canadian people

Canada's history. Louis Riel was a Métis man who was born on October 22, 1844, on the Red River Settlement in Saint-Boniface. Riel was fluent in both English and French. During his lifetime, Riel achieved many great successes and inspired many people. Riel was a Métis leader, the founder of Manitoba and the National Métis Committee, and was also one of the primary figures in the Red River Resistance. Ultimately, Riel was executed in Regina, Saskatchewan on November 16, 1885, after he was…

astronaut, being a Canadian citizen only decreased his chances. He wrote, “I also knew, as did every kid in Canada, that it was impossible. Astronauts were American. NASA only accepted applications from U.S citizens, and Canada didn't even have a space agency [5].” However, this didn’t stop Chris from obtaining his dream career. In fact, “In June 1992 Chris Hadfield was selected to become one of four new Canadian astronauts from a field of 5330 applicants. He was assigned by the Canadian Space…

immigration to Canada during the 19th and early 20th century provided multiple issues to Canadians. After the creation of the Canadian Pacific Railway, Asian labour was no longer perceived to be necessary for the country. Asians were then forced to compete with Canadians and would accept lower wages and standards of living. This, in turn, increased domestic unemployment rates and decreased the standards of life of Canadian workers. Although many other immigrants have arrived in Canada in its…

Several times in history, there have been leaders whose actions were criticized by their citizens, but sometimes those actions can end up benefiting the country. On July 1st, 1867, Sir John Alexander Macdonald was elected into the Canadian Government as the first Prime Minister and three years later he purchased Rupert’s Land, which includes settlement of many First Nations including the Metis at Red River. When Macdonald tried to expand westward, the Metis and their leader, Louis Riel, tried to…

example, war can emotionally scar soldiers for life by making them incapable to perform daily activities alone and thus, they need social support to help them lead a normal life. In addition to this, an individual can isolate himself or herself from people that can help them such as family, friends or social workers. Wars that Canada took part in is said to be associated with many conflicts, for example the battle of Duck Lake in 1885 and Battle of Batoche also in 1885.…

1870s requested a certain type of immigrant, Hamilton misrepresents Manitoba to encourage a more mass immigration to the province. Hamilton quotes a Professor, Manitoba will “be the happy home of millions of people prosperous and happy.” Mimicking much of the promotional literature and Canadian expansionist rhetoric, Hamilton’s narrative opened up the province of Manitoba for mass settlement and…

Liberal party to achieve its victory. Finally it will discuss how the electoral system in Canada influenced the Liberal victory. Going into the election season Stephen Harper, the Prime Minister at the time, was incredibly unpopular with 63% of Canadians disliking him compared to around 40% for the other major party…

what it truly means to be Canadian. They connect Canada with things like “snow”, “Beavers” and the constant use of “eh”. Yet Canada is much more than what meets the eye, there are many values to being Canadian that other countries may not provided for their citizens. In the video “Canadian, Please” and “He’ll never be a real Canadian,” Andrew Gunadie uses a number of cliches and humour to promote the notion of what it truly means to be Canadian. In the video “Canadian, Please,” Gunadie…

purposes behind building a transcontinental route. The essential reason was to unite the shaping nation of Canada together. A new nation was being built; territories were merging, forming a new country. This union was called Confederation. A new Canadian government was formed, similar to the style of the British parliament that includes a House of Commons and a Senate. The railway started to be worked on in 1871, however, politics, finances and mismanagement delayed the start of construction.…

the World Anti- Doping Code (WADC; WADA, 2015a). Furthermore, management is understood to be the “the process of coordinating people and other resources of an organization to achieve the goals of the organization” (Pride, Hughes, Kapoor, & Canzer, 1999, p. A-9). In the case of this research, management is the…