Liberal Party

honesty underpins the way we deal with each other. Prime ministers ask the public to place their trust in them, but it is difficult to do so when they do not even trust their own political parties. Politicians cheat and deceit not only the people they are meant to lead and protect but also their own political parties, which makes it even harder to…

Québec, which sparked his interest in politics and the economics of his province. He left law school before obtaining a degree and went into journalism and by 1956, he became one of Québec’s first television stars. In 1960, he joined Jean Lesage 's Liberal Cabinet and later established the Parti Québécois (PQ), ultimately leading it to power in 1976 (Paulin 2). “The PQ 's main objective was Québec independence, and for 15 years Lévesque was the leading champion of that ideal — holding and losing…

Justin Trudeau is currently the 23rd Prime Minister of Canada, and the leader of the Liberal Party. Some of the laws created by Justin Trudeau that I feel have made a positive impact on 2017 includes providing money to Canadian Refugees, putting a stop to Canadian airstrikes on ISIS, and allowing government scientists to speak openly about their ideas. Recently, Justin Trudeau decided to provide money to Canadian Refugees, $100 million to be exact. I believe that this is very important to 2017…

Immigration Australia’s population growth rate is declining at a rate of 1.6% (OECD, 2016). Over the span of 50 years from 1962 to 2012 the birth rate of Australians has decreased from 3.43 babies per woman to 1.89 babies per woman (Gapminder). This societal shift has had a huge impact on population, and therefore has also severely impacted Australia’s economic growth rate. A solution for economies experiencing a loss in population is an increase in immigration. “The purpose of migration is to…

ahead of them: who do I choose to be the next Prime Minister? They have to carefully consider all of the candidates’ proposals and plans. A campaign promise made by Liberal leader, Justin Trudeau, gives food for thought when considering Canada’s economic future. Trudeau’s announcement, as described in The Globe and Mail’s article Liberals’ innovation pledge gets mixed response from startups, claims to have an innovative economic plan for Canada that will enable people with the drive to open…

designed to strengthen bonds with Great Britain and unify Canada. Perhaps this principle brought the idea of reform and a coalition government was formed with Sir George Ètienne Cartier, leader of East (formerly Lower Canada) forming the Liberal-Conservative party with Macdonald as its leader. He became the first prime minister of the province in 1857. By 1864 the political and sectional in the provinces were deadlocked, leaving Macdonald no choice but to accept the proposal of his former chief…

John A Macdonald was a great man and a great Canadian. Mr. Macdonald helped to build Canada as he was Canadas first prime minister. Macdonald was for every language, he did not discriminate against Lower Canada like some government officials did he was very open to work with them. He is also a great Canadian because he gave others the opportunity to be really amazing he gave them the opportunity to be a Canadian. John was the first prime minister of Canada and he helped to create Canada as we…

The Petrov Affair – Reds under the Bed! BY CALLUM WOOD As the Cold War was raging on in Europe and the Americas, a new front was rapidly advancing within Australia – espionage. The Petrov Affair was the highly controversial defection of Evdokia and Vladimir Petrov, a spy duo designed to conduct key operations in the Soviet Embassy of the Australian capital city. Background Story The Petrovs were two Soviet Intelligence operatives Vladimir Petrov and Evdokia Petrov. Both the Petrovs had…

In 1962, Lesage’s Liberal Party won re-election with a campaign targeted on the nationalization of hydroelectricity and the slogan “Maîtres chez nous” (Behiels & Hayday, 2011, p. 184). In effect, the numerous changes that were made reflected the Québécois, because Lesage wanted to fortify Quebec nationalism. One of the most successful changes made by the Lesage government was the secularization of Quebec from the Roman Catholic Church, through the education reform (Pious, 1973, p. 56). In 1964,…

CASE STUDY 13.1 : THE ROAD TO HELL SUMMARY Case "Road to Hell" is the story of two characters with different backgrounds, personalities and opinions and how these two characters interact. John Baker is the chief engineer managed Barracania west branch of a multinational company. In the case mentioned that John Baker is a British expatriate who may have been born in Canada. Analysis of case studies aimed at providing a better solution for the Caribbean Bauxite Company following the resignation…