Margaret Trudeau

Throughout canada’s history with tons of prime ministers, many would argue that William Lyon Mackenzie King was the best one. To be a good prime minister you need to be able to connect with the people you’re in charge of and you need to have a good understanding of different cultures in the society. He was a good prime minister because he showed initiative and promise, he never gave up on his political career, he spent a lot of energy to accomplish what others didn’t, and William Lyon…

Was Laurier an Imperialist or a French Canadian Nationalist? What was his legacy? Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Prime Minister of Canada from 1896 to 1911, lawyer, journalists, and politician. Laurier was the first French Canadian Prime Minister of Canada, but he did not just support the French, he also supported the English. He Believed in equality and compromise for all. He was viewed as a French Canadian Nationalist because he did not want stronger ties with Great Britain and created the Naval…

The entrenchment of the Canadian Charter of Rights and its relation to democracy in Canada has been at the core of many debates throughout the years. A democratic government is one that allows the people to have a direct hand in what goes on in their country and some believe that entrenching the charter of rights in the constitution is a violation of the principles of this democracy. Although the charter of rights is entrenched, the charter of rights is very abstract in its rules and allows for…

Jane Chretien was born in Shawinigan,Quebec on January 11,1934. Chretien was eighteen child of nineteen children of the Chretien family. The Christians supported the liberal party very strongly. Jean had interest in politics in his early life which was influenced by his parents. He went to university at St.Joseph's Seminary and earned a BA in 1995. At Laval University he got his law degree from where he was also president of a club called young liberals. He soon got married to…

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…

Philosophy 1B03 Essay #1 The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, in effect since April 17, 1982 guarantees the rights of individuals by a set of laws and their limits entrenched in the Canadian Constitution. The biggest priority of the Charter is to protect Canadians from the state and minorities from parliamentary majority. Legal rights to life, liberty and security are rooted in the Canadian Charter. This includes laws guaranteeing freedom of speech, press, religious practice,…

Pierre Trudeau was the 15th prime minister of Canada and played a significant role in shaping what Canada is today. Pierre Trudeau was well known for his energetic personality and his key role in many controversial decisions. Pierre Elliot Trudeau proved to be Canada’s most influential prime minister, through his acceptance of diversity and ability to implement strong change for all Canadians. Pierre Trudeau had a big impact on supporting and forming a strong bond of multiculturalism of all…

The Changing Seventies in Canada During the 1970’s many things happening that didn’t happen in the before this decade. The Seventies are also known as the “pivot of change”. During this decade numerous things socially, politically and economically changed in Canada and around the world. It helped build rights for women and give them a chance to be seen as almost equal to mean. Also, there were many different issues formed in Canada during the 1970’s and new innovations to do things more…

Since the adoption in 1971, the Multiculturalism policy has been greatly debated about it’s expediency in Canadian society. Founded by settler two settler societies, Canada has been built on a foundation on cultural an ethnic diversity. Today, Canada has certainly become a nation of immigrants, but prior to the European colonization of Canada, a predominately homogenous ethnic group occupied Canada, the Aboriginals (or First Nations Peoples). Today after being dominated by Western European…

It’s time to change! Canada is a great developed country without a long history, but its culture is rich and various, beautiful scenery, people live with happiness and content, perfect social welfare and so on. But there are still some problems exist in the country, one of them is about should the senate still working as a decision-making place or it should be abolished. First, let’s go over why the old people set the senate. The senate has been found since 1862-the BNA act. That’s was also the…