Liberal Party of Canada

not rival them, secondly, the Senate is a ‘chamber of sober second thought’, it’s purpose is to review and suggest improvements to proposed legislation, lastly, the Senate is to be independent from the influence of any governments and or political parties (Burton & Patten, 2015). Yet, this ruling, was not taken kindly by the populace, as they wanted change in the Upper House of Parliament. In June of 2015, the EKOS poll, which is a national polling service, showed that 45 percent of Canadians…

The first amendment of the constitution is the right of free speech; throughout our history the first amendment has been interpreted in a number of ways. Despite this fact all Americans agree that this is one of our most important rights, and lays the foundation for our nations core beliefs. The first amendment is a short statement “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press;…

equal opportunity, and to achieve goals through hard work. The Great Gatsby present characters who tries to get more than they already have. Jay Gatsby, the protagonist in The Great Gatsby, wants more than being a janitor and a rich man; he throws parties every Saturdays to attract Daisy’s attention, but lost everything in the end. Gatsby went from “new money” to “old money” to “no money”. Everyone do not have the same opportunity to strive for their American Dream because their opportunities…

otherwise. It has been reported that over 30,000 people are killed each year as a result of gun violence, ⅓ of these deaths consist of people under the age of 20. There are more gun homicides annually in the US alone than in Germany, Italy, France, Canada, and Japan combined. Statistic don 't lie and when 30,000 people are killed from gun violence, it becomes increasingly important for us to reevaluate our priorities and whether we are willing to make compromises in order to keep each other…

In Canada, the legalization of doctor-assisted suicide started with the passing of Bill 52 in the province of Quebec. After years of work and debating, the National Assembly adopted the Right-to-Die legislation in June of 2014. Later, with the election of a new federal government, the Liberals taking the place of the Conservative Party, the Parliament passed a bill to allow and regulate assisted dying. This gave the doctors across the country the power to decide, following the decision of the…

seem confusing as it is sometimes misinterpreted. According to Connolly (2010), “It has been asserted by various critical and postmodern theorists over a number of years that the agents of the dominant legal systems of liberal democratic nation states such as the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and Australia are, to some degree, unable to understand the thought and practice of the members of culturally different minority groups inhabiting those states” (p. 1). This is why we need to…

been proposed to transport oil from the Canada to the United States, has led to controversy recently. Why is there so much debate, you may ask, when it has, “the support of an increasing number of Democrats, as well as the vast majority of Republicans in Congress” (Steinhauer, 2012)? There are many disputes between political parties and groups in the U.S., but what is special about the Keystone Pipeline is that the support is not one sided. While a political party may share similar interests,…

The United Kingdom and the Russian Federation(hereafter Britain and Russia) have political and electoral systems which share some essential characteristics such as nominal democracy,(with both countries being considered democracies, by virtue of their holding elections) and influences of a monarchical past in modern policy as well as holding some fundamental differences such as contrasting geopolitical interests in areas such as the Middle East and different approaches to economic policy, with…

of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada from February 22nd, 2013 to November 3rd, 2015, stated that “if we [are] honest here,” it is obvious that “there [is] a lack of respect for women and girls on reserves” and “if the guys grow up [on the reserve] believing that women have no rights, that’s how they are treated” (Kennedy). The RCMP recently confirmed Valcourt’s claim that 70 per cent of Indigenous women’s murderers…

States Congress there are currently 20 women who are serving as senators. The woman that was first elected as a senator and made history in the United States is Debbie Stabenow, who is the senator for the state of Michigan, and part of the Democratic Party. Senator Stabenow is passionate about many issues like saving the lakes in Michigan, and making healthcare affordable for everyone, but she in not passionate about the immigration issue and fixing the immigration problems that the United…