National symbols of Canada

The Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC) is often associated with Canada; this company started off as a fur trading business and currently operates as a transnational retail store. A recent HBC commercial portraying Dr. John Rae, a Scottish surgeon who explored Arctic Canada with the help of the Inuit peoples, was released with narration by Les Stroud, a famous Canadian survivor-man. Viewer’s reactions to the commercial have been mixed, with some comments on the YouTube video praising the “Inuit being…

doing was necessary; that slaves were really people and should be allowed to enjoy their natural born rights like everyone else. The only two things that kept her sane in her journeys were her pistol and her intangible faith in God . The pistol was a symbol to help instruct the slaves to listen to her, as “ Dead negroes tell no tales”, according to Harriet…

She used the Flag for symbol of patriotism and it is describe her whole essay. She believed that “some bully-patriots claiming to own my flag promoted a brand of nationalism that threatened freedom of speech and religion with death, as witnessed by the Sikhs and Muslims in my…

I. The Olympics began in 776 B.C with one event, a 200-yard race. It started as religious festival for Zeus, the king of the gods, but it also served as a truce. Games were held between constantly arguing areas. The Olympics promised save travel to and from the Olympics. Since the beginning of the Olympics, many changes have been made. The source of these changes is the International Olympic Committee better known as the IOC. All 115 members meet once a year at their Sessions. Their main…

act of Islamophobia occurred on December 3, 2015 in Calgary. Not long after the vandalism on the Cold Lake mosque, Calgary transit the Tuscany LRT station was also defaced and vandalized with racist graffiti saying “Kill the Musilums”, alongside symbols of white supremacy (Farooq). Police later described the incident as a hate crime, and two men were later charged with public mischief (Farooq). Calgary doctor, Dr. Ameer Farooq's believes that this is the same hate Nazi’s exposed towards the Jews…

live. Born in Canada, I have deposited different knowledge and understanding than some countries in the world. Coming to America, it is difficult for people to tell I’m from a different national culture, but when people hear me talk, they notice the accent instantly. This culture is not one that overly affects my life here in America as the way of life here is similar. When I have travelled outside of North America to places such as Nicaragua, I instantly become a minority and my national…

efforts to create a new healthcare system that would include all classes of society, some members of Congress would not even consider it. Republican senator Taft made his opinion heard when he declared, “I consider it socialism.” (Palmer). Though a national healthcare policy was never put into effect, two popular programs were derived from the efforts: Medicare and Medicaid. Still in effect today, Medicaid and Medicare address the need for healthcare among the elderly and those living in…

acknowledged as the roadway to a country’s national identity- the “terms in which political demands are shaped and voiced” (Brainyquote, 2016). In Quebec, language had a great influence in bringing about the basic foundation of the identity of the province, as evident in the ways the use of French distinguished Quebecois from the rest of the country, and the shaping of culture within Quebec towards more of French origin. Quebec is the only province in Canada…

and security checkpoints. This bill essentially singles out religious face coverings, rather than all face coverings in general. It targets a specific group of people, despite that group remaining rather minuscule. It escalates a small issue into a symbol of politics. Bill 94 is unjust…

keeping the British monarchy in power. This is shown through multiple types of literature and over one hundred years. In a book called “The Canadian Brothers” by John Richardson, he used in this story, and the relationship between two brothers as a symbol of the “unity of the nation”(Coleman, 2001). The American Revolution pinned families, friends and neighbours against one another. The Loyalist marched out of Fort Niagara and scattered their settlements across Quebec, and the Maritime…