Demographics of Canada

In 1841, Canada West and Canada East were part of the United Province of Canada. Each region had an equal amount of seats in the legislative assembly. Therefore, It was possible for one group to stop Legislation that the other group wanted to be run by which resulted in many disagreements. There were four parties in the Legislative Assembly, there was two of Canada East and two of Canada West. The Liberal-Conservatives party and the Reform Party were from Canada West, Le Parti bleu and Le Parti…

Robert De La Salle By Alynna Medina My French explorer is Robert de la salle. Robert’s whole name is Rene Robert Cavelier Ssieur de la Ssalle. L,la salle was born in Rouen, France on November 22, 1643. La Ssalle was murdered by Pierre Duhant on March 19,1687 in present day Huntsville, Texas. Robert de la Ssalle was best known for leading an expedition down the Mississippi Rriver, claiming the region for France.…

ethnicity, race, and geography of Canada. The culture of the nation has a strong influence on how the government functions and overrules. Also, Canada’s government differs from the Unites States’ because of the difference in the distribution of power. In these ways, the United States’ and Canadian power systems differ immensely. Parliamentarianism is known for being beneficial for nations that are divided ethnically, racially, or ideologically. (enfranchise) Canada is established as a…

Introduction Canada is well-known for adopting an official Multiculturalism policy based on individual and multicultural rights. This policy was implemented in 1971 and its goal was to affirm “the value and dignity of all Canadian citizens regardless of their racial or ethnic origins, their language, or their religious affiliation” (Citizenship and Immigration Canada). Augie Fleras posits that multiculturalism stabilizes “the tension between difference and equality on the one side and unity and…

Agnes Macphail had major impacts on many of Canadian problems in the mid- 20th century. Agnes Macphail fought for many issues discriminant, penal reform and social welfare when she was in the House of commons (Forster 156). “Agnes Macphail[’s approach] was very much equal rights, which is the fact that women deserved the vote not because they’re angels and not because they’re special, but because they are people with those rights, and equal rights are an end in themselves” (Klowak) Her…

were other explanations for the vote that they had were they Indians attack in the Old Northwest. They were blamed on the British agent. There were conflicts with the Indians. On the Tippecanoe River, Tecumseh traveled to the Gulf of Mexico from Canada to go form a confederate of tribes to defend the Indian hunting grounds. Tecumseh called upon a council meeting of Creeks, and some of the other southern tribes to “let the white race perish” in October 1811.…

The French and ran the English off of the land. The French continuously pushed from New France (Canada). They took up a position somewhere in the Ohio Valley. George Washington was deployed to regain the land which the British considered theirs. The French would not budge, so Washington was sent back empty-handed. After hearing of the refusal of…

Canada is filled with positive characteristics, it has supported and accepted many cultures. The question that is asked, “What’s it Mean to be Canadian” to me it means a type of freedom. Canada has given so many opportunities to all kinds of people without judging them. Being Canadian means I am free to vote the way I like. Free to live the way I like and free to explore other options in life. Being a Canadian means having freedom. Being a Canadian citizen gives me the freedom to be who I am,…

In this classic article by Van Kirk, the author discusses Native Canadian women’s position in society as European fur traders entered the picture. Van Kirk is examining the role that these Native women played in the evolving fur trade and in doing so also raises some important issues in reference to the social relations between Native Canadians and Europeans during this early history. Van Kirk writes, “Indian women were able to become an integral part of fur trade society in a sense that…

During the 16th century, an explorer named Jacques Cartier travelled around the Chaleur Bay, and he met the Micmac people. In Canadian history, this period was called the contact period. However, did the meeting of Europeans benefit the First Nations? The meeting of the Aboriginal people taught Europeans how to survive in the new world. Consequently, the meeting of the Europeans and First Nations started fur trading, because hats that were produced from beaver pelts were extremely popular in…