Edwards v. Canada

A group of five women including Emily Murphy, Nellie Mclung, Irene Marryat Parlby, Louise Crummy Mckinney and Henriette Muir Edwards, petitioned to have women legally considered persons so that women could be appointed to the Senate. Murphy contributed to the success of winning the Persons Case and helping women’s rights be as fair as they are today. "We want women leaders today as never before. Leaders who are not afraid to be called names and who are willing to go out and fight. I think women can save civilization. Women are persons.", this is a famous quote from Emily Murphy that she stated while fighting for women’s rights in the Persons Case. The Governor General's Award honors these remarkable women and their determination to make a change in the world’s views of…

Canada was born on July 1, 1867. As an organized society, Canada existed for thousands of years, the primary similarity of a constitution for Canada was the Royal Proclamation of 1763. The demonstration renamed the northeasterly part of the previous French territory of New France as Province of Quebec, generally coextensive with the southern third of contemporary Quebec. The announcement, which built up a designated pioneer government, was the true constitution of Quebec until 1774, when the…

This paper analyzes the case, R. v. Sparrow [1990] 1 S. C. R. 1075 from the perspective of the legal positivism theory. As it shall be revealed later in this paper, the case is highly important in the history of Canadian law because it was in it that the Supreme Court of Canada made an important decision concerning the application of the rights of aboriginals, which, for a long time had been and is still controversial. Specifically, the court held that aboriginal rights, for example, fishing,…

Aboriginal gangs are a phenomenon sweeping across Canadian communities, most notably in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta. Aboriginal gangs have arisen due to a multitude of reasons, such as welfare, high rates of socio-economic disadvantage, Intergenerational dysfunction in families, and discrimination. It is important to note, Aboriginal Canadians are those who have been approved under the Treaty Indian status, been registered under the Indian Act of Canada, or those who have membership in…

massive deportations, and the overall exclusionary policies towards groups with “peculiar habits” and assumed to possess a “probable inability to become readily assimilated” (p. 187). For much of our country’s history then, immigration was viewed through an economic prism with race tightly intertwined with labour, using ethnic minorities when they were needed to propel Canada onto the global stage but disregarding them in times of economic downturn or heated public discourse. The geography of…

Edward Abbey's Great American Desert Environmentalist and desert-lover, Edward Abbey in his essay “The Great American Desert” warns readers about the perilous dangers of the American deserts while simultaneously stirring curiosity about these fascinating ecosystems. He both invites and dissuades his readers from visiting the deserts of North America through the use of humor and sarcasm. In this essay, he is rhetorically successful in arguing that the open spaces of the undeveloped deserts…

that Richard III is a killer. Richard kills or more often has people kill for him. There is a list of people, including; George Duke of Clarence, Lord Hastings, Lord Rivers, and the two men with him. He is said to have had his nephews Edward V and Richard, Duke of York killed. He also kills the Duke of Buckingham, and his wife and Anne Neville. It is also understood that Richard killed Henry VI, Henrys son Edward, Prince of Wales, and Anne Neville’s first husband. Historically, there were fewer…

They are joyous together: smiling, clapping, laughing. It is a great contrast to the dark room Richard is in, alone. The opening of this scene also stands in great contrast to the opening of Richard III. As stated earlier, it took seven and a half minutes for Olivier’s Richard to begin his monologue and become the focus of the film. The somewhat unnecessary time spent on King Edward’s coronation, again, emphasizes that Richard is only one of many. In The Hollow Crown, Richard is immediately…

salutary neglect policy. Economics is how the economy was doing and if the money was doing good in the region. During the and after the war the economy was chaotic and had an enormous debt that needed to be payed. Finally, an ideological relation is the most ideal situation for a relationship, such as a treaty which is ideal for helping colonist to obtain peace and a fair deal. Throughout the French and Indian War political relations had significantly impacted the relations between Britain and…

Among the British commanders he received a reputation of being a first class leader of irregular forces. Hughes was appointed to a political post as Minister of Militia and Defence in October 1911, even thought he had set a reputation for he is utterly intolerant of those who are religious. He was very much disliked by the French Canadians because of his reputation. Hughes supported the importance of clothing, arms, and munitions. Hughes sponsored the progression of the long and heavy Ross rifle…