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    Angelique Lavallee was a 21 year-old woman, who was charged with murder after shooting her spouse in the back of the head while he was leaving the bedroom. Kevin Rust, her spouse, had threatened to kill her that night and loaded the gun for her. But instead Ms. Lavallee ending up shooting him that night with the intentions of missing. The psychiatric, Dr. Shane, did an assessment stated her as being terrorized by her partner such as physical, sexual, emotional and verbal abusive. Therefore, in…

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    Indigenous views look at the earth as a maternal figure. They also view aspects of nature as gifts from the creator, and the elders teach that these gifts should be used respectfully and that a gift should be given back to the earth in return. (Manitoba Rocks) This page on the website then goes into further detail about the importance of Rocks in Indigenous culture. This importance goes hand in hand with western geology. Indigenous people considered rocks to be the wisest of all earth elements…

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    Lake Winnipeg is measured to be about 24514 square kilometres, located in Manitoba Canada and its southern tip is about 55kilometres north of the city of Winnipeg. It is the largest lake within the borders of the southern Canada, Lake Winnipeg is also the sixth-largest fresh water lake in Canada. Lake Winnipeg consists of two distinct basins, the north basin which makes up approximately 75% o f the lake surface area and reaches 100 kilometres wide, while the south basin is up to 46 kilometres…

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    (MacTavish et.al, 2012; Canadian Press, 2015). Manitoba Indigenous houses are in the worst repair in the country and it will cost $2 billion to eradicate the mold and chronic overcrowding in the province alone, more than thirteen times higher than the annual housing budget of $150 million proclaimed by the federal government. Chief David McDougall of St. Theresa Point in northern Manitoba defined this housing problem as "ticking time bomb" considering the long waiting…

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    Terry Fox Research Paper

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    effects are minimized.” (Darling, 2010). Terry Fox had a great family that loves him very much and because his parents are not divorced or having the argument (“Terry Fox Biography”, 2016), he did not suffer tough feelings when he was moving from Manitoba to British Columbia. Since he was the second child of his family, Fox has good relationships with his other three brothers and sisters, and they always play together. Birth orders matter a lot; studies have shown that second born kid always…

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    Introduction The Canadian Constitution, also known as the supreme law, describe Canada’s process of both codified and uncodified traditions as well as convention. It allows for the division of powers between federal and provincial powers and encompasses the rights and freedoms of all Canadians. The Meech Lake Accord was the first attempt to amend the newly patriated Constitution in order to facilitate changes depicted by the Constitution Act, 1982. The Meech Lake Accord was a set of…

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    Quebec has been viewed as an unique state compared to the rest of Canada for quite some time and by many individuals. Quebec 's separatist movement can be seen throughout Canadian history, from Justin Trudeau; the leader of the liberal party, saying ' 'Quebecers are better than the rest of Canada, because, you know, we’re Quebecers or whatever. ' ' during an interview, to the Quiet Revolution, Quebec views its self as its own country. It originally started with the Royal Proclamation of 1763,…

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    nation in the Americas. Canada, as seen in the map “Confederation in the Beginning: 1867-1873” consisted of privatized land owners, Rupert’s Land and the Northwestern Territories while British North America consisted of colonies of British Columbia, Manitoba, Quebec, Ontario, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island. These colonies economic stance before the confederation were independent markets relying heavily on the…

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    The Survivors Speak

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    For over a hundred years, Indigenous children were forced to go to residential schools, most of the schools were hundred miles from their home and they suffered physical and sexual abuse there. Most of the Indigenous people addicted to drugs and alcohol in order to get rid of the horrible memories and this habit affected several generations. Nowadays, many Indigenous people suffer the discrimination and poor living conditions. With the help from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada…

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    sugar maple tree. Caledon Treeland is a leading supplier of trees for sale in Ontario. Maple Trees There are more than 120 different species of the maple trees in the world. The maple trees found in Canada include the Norwegian maple, Red maple, Manitoba maple, Mountain maple, Sugar maple and the Silver maple. Some species of this tree are ostensibly planted as ornamental trees by homeowners and municipalities because of their bright colors, adaptability and fast growth. In Canada, the Maple…

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