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    The Role of Prime Minster of Canada and the President of the United States Many people think that President of the United States has more power than Prime Minster of Canada. However, when we look at the constitution of both countries, we can see that Prime Minister of Canada has more power in his or her country than President of United States does. When we want to compare and differentiate the power of both Prime Minster of Canada and President of United States, we need to look at their system of Government, roles of both Prime Minster of Canada and President of United States on legislative power, party discipline, appointive power, influence, and military power, and ability to implement their agenda. If we want to know more about the powers and role of Prime Minster of Canada and President of United States, we have to first look at their system of Government. When we look at the political system of government, we will find out that Canada has Constitution Monarchy political system which Malta Valletta states that “The Constitution Act, 1867 vests executive government and authority of and over Canada in The Queen, Canada’s sovereign and Head of State. […] The Governor General is the representative of The Queen in Canada, and exercises the power and functions of the…

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    Georges Vanier Biography

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    Today marks the fiftieth anniversary of the death of Governor-General Georges-Phileas Vanier on March 5, 1967. The night before he had told Prime Minister Lester Pearson by phone that, though his health was frail, he was prepared to soldier on through Canada’s Centennial Year. But on Sunday morning, after Mass in the chapel he had installed in Rideau Hall when he began his term of office, he died. Vanier was the nineteenth person to hold the office of Governor-General of Canada and the first…

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    the Canadian wanted to protect their culture because One of the most prominent conflicts with implications for cultural concerns that turned into a trade dispute concerned the selling of magazines in Canada. Today, 89 percent of magazines sold in Canada are foreign, most of which are American. In spite of the low proportion of domestically produced magazines in Canada, the Canadian government has nonetheless identified the production of magazines as an important touchstone of Canadian national…

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    Mackenzie King's Analysis

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    Mackenzie King helped Canada break free of Britain’s reins as Canada’s Government wanted to have a new national identity without being linked to the United Kingdom. Although Canada had gained independence in 1867, Canada was ruled by the commonwealth and was unable to make its own decisions until, Mackenzie King decided to do things differently when it came to World War II. Due to Canada having good relations internally with the minority (French Canadians), it changed the way people viewed…

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    Running Head: The Canadian Magazine Dispute 1 The Canadian Magazine Dispute Student University of the People The Canadian Magazine Dispute 2 To what extent do you think the U.S.-Canadian magazine dispute was motivated by genuine desires to protect Canadian culture? Canada has a deep and abiding passion to safeguard their heritage. Nearly one hundred years of persistent advocacy continue to permeate the land to defend their right to block all efforts to…

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    Canada, both now and in the past, has been able to have a significant impact on many aspects of Afghan life and on Afghanistan as a whole. This nation managed to do this by working hard in order to increase the number of participants enlisted in Afghanistan's armed forces. Canada also put forth endless hours and incorporated many different departments in helping with the mission in Afghanistan. On top of that, this country broke down the resistant barriers of the terrorist groups, Afghani…

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    Macdonald was one of the Fathers of Confederation that essentially created Canada. John A. Macdonald was born on January 11, 1815, in Glasgow, Scotland. His family migrated to Kingston, Upper Canada, now known as Ontario, Canada in 1820. Throughout his adolescent years, he took interest in law and was well-capable of managing a branch legal office in Naponee by himself at the age of 17. In 2 years he opened his own office in Kingston before entering politics at a municipal level, serving as an…

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    Chief Legislator Role

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    1. The Chief Legislator is the most important role of the governors in today’s world They take the lead in lawmaking activities, and involve themselves in the laws passed by the state legislative body. The environment that the Chief Legislator works in is often a conflict environment and is often in constant divisiveness. Agenda Setting is the first step in the process of policy making. This position places items on the agenda for government action, these items are usually ones that affect the…

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    very accurately mapped points across both the lengths and widths of India. It also contributed to the economy. This helped the British rule India to a great extent. David Arnold, author of Science, Technology and Medicine in Colonial India stated “… The Indian surveys (and the accompanying exercises in map-making and topographical depiction) have been seen as constituting ‘grids’ of disciplinary knowledge, a means by which the British established a comprehensive network of surveillance and…

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    which led to her family fleeing to Canada in 1968. Jean attended the Université de Montréal where she studied Italian and Spanish. She educated the university’s Department of Literature and Modern Languages in Italian and earned scholarships that gave her the opportunity to travel to Italy and study at universities in Perugia, Florence, and Milan. Jean became an activist and worked for eight years in a shelter for battered women while also coordinating a government- funded study on domestic…

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