Canadian people

Toll-gating is a procedure in which a person or company receiving a government contract is expected to forward a percentage of the profits to the party The Beauharnois Scandal of 1931 is an example of Toll-gating in Canadian politics. This scandal involved building and financing a huge hydro-electric project on the St. Lawrence river and a secret $700,000 payment to the Liberal Party. Bribery is an offering or accepting of illegal payments of money, goods or services in exchange for favours…

Grill, Wah himself experiences segregation both during his time in school and as an adult. Stanley’s literary work “Contesting White Supremacy: School Segregation, Anti-Racism, and the Making of Chinese Canadians,” provides an essential context that explains the different fashions in which Chinese-Canadian students are treated by their fellow students and teachers. Stanley references a specific event during the July of 1922, which involved a pair of high school teachers who informed a group of…

Terry Fox was determined, patient, and energetic. He was not a dreamer, although he believed in miracles. He had received many honours. He ran many miles to raise money for the research towards cancer. He is a very inspirational person to millions of people, including me. Terry Stanley Fox was born July 28, 1958. He grew up in Winnipeg, MB. His parents were Betty and Rolly Fox. His siblings were Fred his older brother, Darrel his younger sister and Judith his younger brother. Terry Fox was the…

the countries that had the largest armies, navies and air forces, but the great impact that Canadian soldiers had on the war should not be lost. Many people have dismissed Canada as a peaceful, non-militaristic country, but saying that Canada played an insignificant part in the Second World War is simply inaccurate: manpower does not equal effectiveness. The actions taken and victories gained by the Canadian Forces in the Second World War have had large and visible impacts on the final…

Act does not establish an ameliorative law to make the conditions of Canadian Aboriginals better within the context of s. 15(2) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. It takes away the right of other ethnic groups and races from being able to adopt an aboriginal child and is possibly subject to racial discrimination. If it is meant to improve conditions for aboriginals, it may be doing the opposite for other groups of people that are specifically not of aboriginal descent. Subsection…

rail service, congress passed the Rail Passenger Service Act which in turn created Amtrak. Amtrak serves more than 500 destinations in 46 states and three Canadian provinces, operating more than 300 trains each day over 21,300 miles with travel speeds as high as 150 mph. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., Amtrak employs more than 20,000 people. (Amtrak National Facts, 2015a). When it comes to organizational structure I doubt Amtrak is known as the little engine that could rather the little…

by many people migrating from different aspect of the world, and known as the most diverse country in world as of now. Despite of that, Canada have been through a lot of challenge and acceptance to able to consolidate each individual and make a strong and peaceful country. From past to present, the Canadian government is still dealing with a lot of issues in relation to build a unite society, sadly there are still some conditions that influence many ethic groups such the history of Canadian…

diversity in the society creates a strong relationship between people. To be able to celebrate the diversity, there should be different races. Having a nation filled with multiple races creates a difference in the society itself. Cultures are celebrated and knowledge is gained from learning about these different cultures. In a way, it has shaped Canada to be the successful country it is today. Religion also plays a major role in the society. People learn to stay true to their morals and what…

employed in The Canadian Armed Forces which is the unified armed force of Canada. This unified group consists of air, land and sea forces referred to as the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN), Canadian Army, and Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), I am in the Canadian Army. Personnel may belong to either the Regular Force or the Reserve Force, I am a regular forces member, simply meaning I serve full time. Some reserve members may serve full time as well. Currently, my unit 1CER, is under 1 Canadian…

to wear during not only during the taking of oath of Canadian citizenship, but at any time in any place within the boundaries of our supposedly multicultural Canada? While this is not the first time they issues regarding dress have arisen within Canada, the case of Zunera Ishaq, drew considerable attention in 2015. In large part to the proximity to the federal election and a potential rising tide of Islamaphobia which began to permeate Canadian society. Canada may have an official policy of…