Liberal Party

Have you ever wondered why Canada is so great? Or why Canada has free healthcare, social security, or unemployment insurance? Well, the answer is because our great prime ministers. Canada has had several great prime ministers. Great prime ministers that Canada has had include William Lyon Mackenzie King, Lester B Pearson, and Pierre Trudeau. Canada has had several great prime ministers. Another great prime minister of Canada is Lester B Pearson. Lester B Pearson is a politician, statesman,…

JJapanese Prime Minister Junichi Koizumi brought relations between China and Japan to a standstill with his annual visits to Yasukuni Shrine. Koizumi’s campaign pledge to visit Yasukuni on the 15th of August 2001 was intended to garner political support from prominent Japanese rightists, had the added effect of internationalising the issue. Within China and Korea, Yasukuni is considered to be a symbol of Japanese imperialism and expansionist militarism. Further, the enshrinement of Japan's 14…

Justin Trudeau presents an empty resume to Canada as this cartoon illustrates it. In this cartoon there are many symbols. The beaver symbolizes the pride of Canada since it is the national animal, so this helps the reader understand that the beaver is a very big part of the cartoon or the country. The beaver also symbolizes the voter, because they play a big role in the elections, since they decide who will be our Prime Minister. The Canadian Flag illustrates that the elections are Canadian…

There was a quote said once by Pierre Trudeau, “Canada will be a strong country when Canadians of all provinces feel at home, in all parts of the country, and when they feel that all Canada belongs to them”. Trudeau was hoping that while he was Prime Minister, he would make every Canadian love their country and feel like everyone belongs. Trudeau took office in 1968 and ended his first term in 1979 and did a second term from 1980–84. During his time in office, he accomplished many things.…

William Lyon Mackenzie, born in 1795, was a passionate politician whose encouragement of reformatting the government in Upper Canada carried him into prominence at a time when change was typically sought after by many people (Armstrong and Stagg). The thought of absolute power was phasing out, and Mackenzie’s idea of responsible government became very appealing among many. William Lyon Mackenzie has played a very important role in Canada’s history, whether it has been his fight against the…

“Let them look to the past, but let them also look to the future; let them look to the land of their ancestors, but let them also look to the land of their children.” - Wilfrid Laurier ( Skelton, 1965 ). Wilfrid Laurier acted as the seventh prime minister of Canada from 1896 to 1911. He was considered one of the greatest political leaders of Canada and was the first francophone prime minister. Being of how strongly he was known for his problem-solving skills, he developed the nickname “The Great…

For my civics paper on one good Canadian citizen, I chose Viola Desmond. She is quite a remarkable individual, she continues to inspire thousands across Canada. She is a civil rights activist and businesswoman. Also, the first Canadian women to appear on a banknote when she graced the front of the $10-dollar bill in 2018. Desmond, who launched Nova Scotia’s civil rights movement in the 1940s after refusing to leave a whites-only section in a movie theatre, was chosen from more than 460 eligible…

Canada has had many defining moments through out the 20th century. These moments have shaped Canada the way it is today. More specifically, in the 20th century, Canada has experienced a great deal of economic growth. The three most defining economic moments Canada had experienced were immigrants coming to Canada, the building of industries, and manufacturers. To begin with the first defining moment in Canadian history, was the large amount of people coming to Canada. In the late 19th and…

I decided to watch two commercials on Justin Trudeau and I'm actually quite impressed with the idea and message behind both of them. The first commercial I watched was “Escalator-Harder to Get Ahead”. Personally, I found that using the escalator to portray his thoughts was interesting. He stated that Harper is just causing the Canadian economy to move backwards due to the benefits he gives the wealthy and how he gives cuts to everything else. Next, he uses the escalator stopping to show that…

There are three main schools of thought in International Relations and they are realism, liberalism, and constructivism. Liberalism is the paradigm that in short, holds the belief that emphasizes the importance of the international institutions that would serve to check relations with other international state actors. Realism stems from the notion that in this anarchic international stage, each state is out to better itself and the only way to survive is to gain more power. Constructivism is a…