History of Canada

Québec, and was the 15th Prime Minister of Canada. Before Trudeau became a politician he worked as an assistant professor until he was elected as a new Liberal to the House of Commons (Pierre Elliott Trudeau, 22 Nov 2014). Trudeau was the Prime Minister of Canada from 20th of April 1968 to 4th of June 1979, and again from March 3 1980 to June 29 1984. Even after his death in 28th of September 2000 he is still known as one of the greatest politicians of Canada because of all the historical…

The first work is Bill Waiser 's Saskatchewan: A New History. As Waiser focuses on Saskatchewan provincial history, Trudeau 's first term, and his government 's policies, are looked at from a Saskatchewan viewpoint. In stark contrast to Pirouette, Waiser does not comment on Trudeau 's foreign policies at all and instead focuses on the…

to English and French relations being at an unparalleled low in Canadian history. Nonetheless, the War gave Canada for the first time in her history, autonomy from British war and foreign policies and the ability to make decisions for herself. Additionally, World War One revealed that Canada had a resilient military that would triumph in battles such as Vimy Ridge. The World War, also lead Canadian leaders to propel Canada toward greater autonomy.…

country. The five most significant events that shaped Canada are: The Hundred Days battle, Statute of Westminster, D-Day’s Juno Beach battle, Official Language Act, and The Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The Hundred Day battle and D-day shows how strong and loyal Canada is, The Statute of Westminster and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms shows how independent and free Canada is, and the Official Language act shows how accepting and multi-cultural Canada is. These events contributed to Canada’s…

Quebec has a rich history spanning hundreds of years. Their culture, language, and religion are especially significant when considering the geographic cleavages that exist in Canada today. Despite the fact that Canada has managed to exist for 150 years and is considerably decentralized, Quebec has been marginalized and subjected to anglicization and assimilation of their French culture since the Conquest and Confederation, to the Quiet Revolution and to the present day. Through an examination of…

My Canada Canadian Currency: Undeniably, one of the most colourful currencies all over the world is Canadian currency. Although it may not be as recognizable as American currency, Canadian money is still unique and represents our history. Each Canadian bill has important pictures, with significant people like John A. Macdonald on one side and an event like the Canadarm2 and Dextre on the other. Our currency symbolizes us because it showed the dependence we tried to achieve by using our own…

third generation Japanese Canadian, in the redress movement both Miki’s were leading figures. He is described as a well known figure in Canada. Roy Miki is a well presented activist that focus towards people who face racial faults. After the book was made in 2004, shortly after in 2006, He was named a successful member of The Order of Canada. The order of Canada is the highest level of distinction in the honour system…

CHC 2D8 Canadian History For Mr. Makarovski By: Baoning Chen Due Date: June 4, 2015 The 1995 referendum is an important historical event with the considerable impact on Canada. On Monday, October 30, 1995,…

discovered 150 years ago, we still do have our historical figures who helped shape what Canada has become today. The historical figures are being referenced are: Willam Van Horne, Clifford Soften, and Sir John A. MacDonald. While there are many notable people that contributed to Canada’s development, those three made the most impactful impression on those studying Canadian history. Without those three, Canada would not be where it is today, and in the case of John A. MacDonald, it would not be…

Sikhs in Canada face many struggles while they are attempting to fit into mainstream society, while identifying themselves as Sikhs (CITE). Canada identifies it self as a multicultural society that accepts all races and ethnicities (CITE). Racism has always been present in society, but it hasn’t been upfront and obvious to minorities. This all changed after September 11, 2001, after the attacks on the twin towers members in society collated Sikh individuals with terrorism (CITE). Within Canadian…