Healthcare in Canada

“Their bodies lie bare and afloat only to announce their coming but never their presence.” The life of an immigrant is often in danger, physically or mentally. Whether crossing the US/Mexico border, barely staying afloat in the Mediterranean, reliving their trauma while applying for citizenship, or leaving their loved ones behind, almost every experience of migration is unimaginably difficult. Refugees and other immigrants though have become a highly scrutinized population in recent years…

resulted in the Peace of Paris in 1763. This agreement resulted in Britain gaining an abundance of land. “Despite these concessions, the British empire reigned supreme, regaining control of India as well as North America east of the Mississippi, all of Canada, and a number of Caribbean islands.” (Hewitt,134) This abundance of land coupled with the debts from the war left Britain in a puddle of problems. The land that was once held by France was now subject to British colonist who were very eager…

Shahad Alotaibi is a fifteen-year-old, 9th grade student, who attends Eastern Regional High School in Voorhees, New Jersey. Shahad is originally from Saudi Arabia; she moved here with her family in 2015. Her father is a marine who moved his family to the United States so that he could continue his career in the marines. Her father works in Philadelphia, but he did not want his children to live or attend school in Philadelphia due to the crime rate; Shahad’s father preferred to send his children…

enough money to spend, however, not completely satisfy with her profession, however, she told she does not have any regrets feelings after coming to the U.S. She also does not have any social interaction with other communities besides Nepalese, Bhutanese, and some Indians because of the cultural and language variations. The question about the suicidal ideation of the Bhutanese refugee’s she said it varies by the person’s mentality. Some people are doing great and some people are going under…

The essay topic I have chosen is “Is Canada a relevant or a fading power?”. Primary readings on the subject indicate that Canada was viewed as a middle power throughout the Cold War. During the founding of the United Nations, Canada played a large role as “mediator in the new international order” (Ferrari, 2006) and was elected as a middle power in 1945 after the Australian’s gave up the role. The Canadian post-war identity was one that showed strength, optimism and just practises. According to…

memorials within "National Gazes: Witnessing Nations", whereas Adam J. Green focuses on investigating the complexities of identity within Canada and the United States through editorial cartoons in his essay "Mapping North America". In Ryan Edwardson 's essay "The Many Lives of Captain Canuck", he instead focuses solely on the struggle for a presentation of Canada that does not depend on American support. I will incorporate all three of these previously stated works into my essay as well as the…

Inuit greatly. Before then, this group was relatively left alone. However, once the military started to make a presence in the Canadian Arctic, questions regarding Canada’s right to claim the north started to arise. In response, the Government of Canada relocated seven families from Inukjuak, Nunavik to what became the Nunavut communities of Grise Fjord and Resolute Bay. These families, known as the High Arctic Exiles, were used as “human flagpoles” confirming Canada’s sovereignty to the north.…

notice such behavior increases the lack of trust that the people will have for the government. According to the Parliament of Canada, “the practice of party discipline serves two purposes: it ensures that the government and oppositions sides in Parliament are clearly demarcated; and it provides a degree of ideological certainty upon which the voter can rely.”(Parliament of Canada, “Party Discipline and Free Votes”) This is a wonderful concept, however, with the control that party leaders have on…

Thesis: After reading Farewell to Manzanar by Jeanne Wakatsuki-Houston, it has been revealed that the divided society of Canada and the internment camp Manzanar are similar and disparate in numerous ways. Both Canada and Manzanar have comparable experiences with the internment of citizens. During both World Wars, internment camps were not an unfamiliar subject, in fact, many governments issued them. In both countries, citizens were forced from their homes into these camps by a law or order the…

The concept of nationhood in Canada is one that has been highly debated throughout Canada’s history from initial English-French conflict between first settlers, to the debates leading up to confederation in 1867, to the present. These struggles between English and French Canadians to have their distinct identities recognized as part of the fabric of the country remains a constant in the narrative of Canadian history and politics from 1864 onwards. As the country grew and changed throughout the…