New Westminster

In the House of Commons, issues of the day are examined, the government is held accountable, and policies and laws are decided on. Therefore, it is important that issues and legislation get discussed thoroughly and in great detail, thus, committees are tools for further examination. The most recent and most prominent committee in the House of Commons is the Special Committee on Electoral Reform. The special committee was tasked to investigate reforms to Canada’s electoral system. However, after…

In Canada's history there have been 22 Prime Ministers, Paul Martin was Canada's 21st Prime Minister who was succeeded by the current Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Paul Martin was in office as the leader of Canada as the Liberal Party from Dec 12th 2003 to February 6, 2006, Martin also served as Canada's 34th Minister of Finance from 1993 to 2002 and was born on August 28, 1938 as Paul Edgar Philippe Martin in Windsor, Ontario. Growing up Paul Martin had first hand knowledge of Canada's…

The Senate is the upper house in Canada’s bicameral parliamentary democracy. It is argued that the Senate in Canadian Parliament should be abolished due to many reasons. In my opinion, however, I believe we should keep the Senate, but reform it. Ever since Canada is formed as a country, the Senate has existed in the parliament; it has already become a part of Canadian history and holds a lot of significance. The Senate has contributed to the society a lot, even though unnoticeably. It regularly…

Historical Context The Westminster Confession of Faith was written in the year 1646, titled “The Humble Advice of the Assembly,” in London, under the authority of King Charles I. During the period leading up to the Confession, in the battles of civil discontent with Scotland, the Royal Crown and Church of England had to quench the appeal for religious freedoms that the Episcopal Orthodox government of the past could not placate. Forty years prior, under King James I, the Puritan views which had…

Restoration and the 18th century began in 1660 and lasted until 1798. Though this period is short compared to most eras, it has had a huge impact on present day America. However, before the Restoration Period the theatres were closed in 1642. Playwrights such as John Gay began executing the use of satire as well as actor David Garrick changing the way actors performed. Restoration was a giant leap in the right direction for drama; it challenged the traditional views and poured the foundation…

William Wordsworth’s poem: ’Composed on the Westminster Bridge’ is a sonnet that describes London in the morning as the city is still asleep. The poem’s title: “composed on the Westminster Bridge” tells the reader that the Author is standing on the Westminster Bridge, in London and is describing the sights of the City that he can see from the Bridge. Wordsworth is fascinated by the city’s beauty. He says that the earth has nothing equal to show than this beautiful scene and that the one who…

century is known to be the start of new beginnings. It was that generation where machineries evolve the economics and social life of the human beings: from traveling to one place to another, a click of a button for communication, and to sending news to the residents of the world. But, as the year progress the mortals abused the capability of these machines. One of the problems is how they report news and how they edit stuff to create news and spread rumors. Can news reporters be fully trusted? …

understanding the value social media has in regards to today’s news. Social media has changed many aspects of journalism. Now, for the consumer, sharing news has become more important than searching for it. Based on who you follow or who you’re friends with will determine what kinds of information pops up on your timeline. Because of things like Twitter, where news is easily accessible with real-time updates, there is a demand for instant news stories that quickly inform. Newspapers cannot…

The new social media has not made for a more enlightened, connected and democratic society. Instead, it has used mechanisms to instill fear and mass hysteria to those following them and will continue to negatively influence and mislead people in the future. The traditional media that baby boomers have used is the newspaper. A newspaper passes through many editors and every person is assigned a single section, so you know your section well. Information is passed through journalists to writers…

The American news spends a lot of time discussing the events that take place Iran, Syria, Eqypt, England, and a few others. Some countries are not a majorly discussed country in the news in the United States. There are several others that could be mentioned more, as well. Scotland, Ireland, Australia, Denmark, Switzerland, and Sweden are just a few that we rarely hear anything about in our media. American news networks seem to only discuss a fraction of countries that make up the world.…