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representation for the defendants solicitor Lenczner Slaught Royce Smith Griffin. The case refers most heavily to Mr. Larry Hrynew and Can – Am as the primary defendants. This case was heard at the Supreme Court of Canada courthouse at 301 Wellington St, Ottawa, ON and it was heard…

Tracy Vaillancourt, a Canada research chair in children’s metal health and violence prevention at the University of Ottawa, wrote an article that examines the concept of the intrasexual competition strategy. She argues that girls and young women use two main strategies to increase their desirability: self-promotion and the diminishment of rivals (Vaillancourt, 2013).…

address these two issues the suggestions that will be forward are to change our current opt-in system to the opt-out system and remove the element of family consent, otherwise known as the ‘hard opt-out’ system. These solutions would fall under the Ottawa Charter Action area, Building Healthy Public Policy and is a long-term solution for the on-going issue. The opt-out system has been quite successful in other countries such as Spain, it is the ‘world leader as it has 32 dpmp’ (The Conversation…

Some of their climate-related challenges are ice loss, ocean 8 acidification, melting permafrost, rise in sea levels, late winter road storm, reduction in winter road season, increase in erosion, changes in wildlife and plant species diversity and distribution, reduced access to food, and prevalence of diseases. Reduction in winter road season often required food and fuel to be flown into these regions, leading to increased cost of food and fuel. The Northern communities emission of CO2 is…

The Issue of Gun Control Gun Control is a problem because there is a lack of education amongst the people of this country regarding the safe use of guns and the role they play in our world today. In an article released by USA Today titled “Steps to Stricter Gun Control” it is assessed that, “Nothing will prevent another mass shooting like the one at Sandy Hook Elementary School. The issue is lack of education...” From this quote, it can be suggested that with more insight regarding guns, gun…

Throughout the years Greek Mythology has influenced art and literature. It was created to teach people using stories about their gods. For example, the myth of the Sirens from The Odyssey teaches us to use logic to resist temptation and move forward with our lives. Ulysses, Latin for Odysseus, and his men are sailing back to their home Ithaca, when the stumble upon Sirens. They must stay strong and resist temptation so they can continue their journey. In the painting, Ulysses and The Sirens,…

When it comes to the Canadian Criminal Justice System, we ask many questions such as, “what is justice?”and “are equity and the rights of the accused being compromised in the name of efficiency?” Justice is when a person receives fairness and their moral rightness from the legal system which is decided by attorney 's, judges, legislatures, and by society. Based on this definition of justice, we wonder if equity and the rights of the accused is being compromised by the legal system. Many people…

Girls Just Wanna Not Run: The Gender Gap in Young Americans’ Political Ambition by Jennifer L. Lawless and Richard L. Fox Based on the results of a new survey of more than 2,100 American college students between the ages of 18 and 25 which assessed the likelihood of running for public office in the United States of America and the “gender gap in ambition”, Jennifer L. Lawless, Associate Professor of Government at American University, and Richard L. Fox, Professor of Political Science at Loyola…

Bowel cancer is the general term for any cancer that is located in the digestives lower tract and large bowel area. It varies being called 'colon cancer', 'rectal cancer' or 'colorectal cancer' depending on where the cancer generated from. The national bowel cancer screening strategy has six objectives but the main target being to eliminate the incidence, illness and mortality of bowel cancer by detecting the disease while it’s in its early stages. Although Bowel cancer is one of Australia’s…

Vodka gummy bears, gummy bears soaked in vodka are not very good tasting. Teens don't realize by eating these they are consuming a lot of alcohol. There has been many deaths from the alcohol poisoning.They often call them “boozy bears” or “drunken gummies”. According to Wndu.com “A 19-year-old had called 911 and was waiting along the road. He told a sheriff’s deputy that he ingested an unknown drug and was sick and wanted to go to the emergency room.The teen was experiencing rapid heart rate,…