Liberal Party of Canada

where abuse and substance/alcohol abuse is widespread. (Cedar project, 2008) Another problem to consider is the HIV vulnerability within the aboriginal communities. Aboriginal people make up 3.3% of the population in Canada, but represent 7.5% percent of all HIV infections within Canada. (Cedar Project, 2008) Sexual trauma from residential schools continues to impact families. Children from residential schools are more likely to be paid for sex and more likely to have over 20 lifetime partners.…

residential schools to control their indigenous culture. Residential schools were boarding schools where the children would leave all of their culture behind and assimilate into European culture. Residential schools were established by the government of Canada (Abbott Mihesuah, 2003, p. 55). By the 1900s there was 20,000 children in Residential schools, there were several reports of children having major health problems, improper diets, poor living conditions and enduring various…

Liberal and Conservative Views of Immanuel Kant and Niccolo Machiavelli: The success of the governance of a state relies on leaders methods of gaining and retaining power while constructing society. Immanuel Kant’s ([1784] 2013) book Answer the Question: “What is Enlightenment?” sets the foundation of gaining and retaining power while constructing society around the process of enlightening subjects and eventually transferring political power. Niccolo Machiavelli’s ([1513] 2006) The Prince…

When talking about the American Revolution, float on the surface of those events that took place late eighteenth century, and carried against Britain, the empire that the sun never sets, and that was colonize a wide part of the new world, and led after unanimously for the independence of what has become known in the United States for the British Crown. It goes without saying, that it is important consequences for the geographical disclosures movement which culminated in exploring Christopher…

a major problem in Hungary. Anti-Semitism remains a problem, even into the twenty-first century. In recent memory attacks by "nationalists" on foreign students, gypsies, and Jews in 1992 and in 1993 stands out. The rise of the Jobbik (political) party of Hungary in 2012 parallels a rise in anti-Semitic attitudes among the general population. A trans-continental country of Eurasia lying mainly in the…

Belgium, which is a well- known liberal country, is also well known throughout Europe for their controversy of physician assisted dying. Prior to 2002, Belgium had no legal guidelines in regards to euthanasia. In order to uncover how popular physician assisted dying is in Belgium in comparison to other European countries, a study conducted by Agnes van der Heide (2003), a professor in Decision making and care at the end of life, compared 20 480 deaths throughout six European countries. Of the…

The Last Detail, a 1973 comedy-drama, is the product of many respected industry players of the time. It was directed by Hal Ashby (Harold and Maude, Shampoo) and starred Jack Nicholson (Easy Rider, Five Easy Pieces), an actor who is almost synonymous with New Hollywood. The screenplay is an adaptation by Robert Towne (Bonnie and Clyde [uncredited], Shampoo) from a 1970 novel of the same name. Although it had an all-star team behind it, that alone is not what makes it a Hollywood Renaissance…

Mitić and e.t, “The biggest obstacle in creating a global agreement that takes into account the consequences of climate change is stronger negotiating position of countries with great reserves of fossil fuels, such as the United States, Russia, China, Canada, and the countries of the Persian Gulf (Pg. 22). Due to different levels of financial and technological development of countries, and different intensities of CO2 emissions, a global instrument that takes into account all of these obstacles…

time and has yet to achieve any significant milestones. Countries such as Canada, South Africa and the USA have constitutions which consists of a bill or rights whilst Australia is lacking. Proponents argue that a Bill of Rights protects inalienable human rights and acts as a safeguard for minorities and subgroups. Opponents however show concern over how certain rights would be interpreted and…

that getting a degree will not guarantee a better quality of life. When the Liberal Party of Canada directed an extra one billion dollars to go towards post-secondary students and their educations, their leader at the time, Michael Ignatieff, said, “It 's a billion dollars of new money to make us the best-educated society on the planet” (Wente). But is this really necessary? According to the Conference Board of Canada, Canada is already in the top five countries in the world, in terms…