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    representatives of all Canadians -not by a handful of self-selected dictators. Those who gain power through terror rule through terror. The government is acting, therefore, to protect your life and your liberty” (Belanger). This statement, made by Pierre Elliot Trudeau, was a televised statement justifying the Prime Minister’s decision to declare the War Measures Act during the October Crisis of 1970. The October Crisis of 1970 was a civil war between the Canadian government and a separatist…

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    Lester Bowles Pearson’s inauguration address of the national flag of Canada features inspiration, patriarchy and unity that one can associate with Canada’s national pride. Today, the national flag embodies a message of nationality and a badge to show identity at the Olympic Games, Canadian organizations and businesses. The white and red flag, featuring a red 11-point maple leaf in the center of two red strips on opposite ends was inaugurated on February 15, 1965. A rhetorical analysis divulges…

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    Quebec Act History

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    The Quebec Act is a law recently passed by the British Parliament in an effort to appease the French and incentivize them to ally with Britain, instead of with us increasingly “subversive” American colonists. Article I of the law states, “all the territories [between Ohio and the Mississippi River, and the Great Lakes and Hudson Bay] be, and they are hereby, during his Majesty's Pleasure, annexed to, and made Part and Parcel of, the Province of Quebec” (for present-day reference, this area…

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    very determined, according to a document on Marie Curie by World of Health (2007, par. 8). World of Health also mentions that the determination was one of the only things strong enough to keep her family together when Marie Curie eventually married Pierre Curie (2007, par.…

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    One of the most important information that all Cadians citizen should know, is that every canadian has 30 rights and that know one can take those right from you. Some of our rights as human are The Right to Your Own Things, The Right to Trial, The Right to Life, The RIght Marriage and Family and We’re All Equal Before the Law. The Universal Declaration of Human rights was adopted by Draft Committee. The commission on Human Rights charid by Eleanor Roosevelt. Eleanor Roosevelt asked a university…

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    Prime Minister Harold Holt Biography Student Name: Alexah Mcdonald Due Date: 25/5/2018 Introduction Harold Edward Holt, (5 August 1908 – 17 December 1967), was an Australian politician who served as the 17th Prime Minister of Australia, in office from 1966 until his presumed drowning death. Holt spent 32 years in Parliament, as well as many years as a Senior Cabinet Minister, but was only Prime Minister for a short 22 months.…

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    Justin Trudeau is currently the 23rd Prime Minister of Canada, and the leader of the Liberal Party. Some of the laws created by Justin Trudeau that I feel have made a positive impact on 2017 includes providing money to Canadian Refugees, putting a stop to Canadian airstrikes on ISIS, and allowing government scientists to speak openly about their ideas. Recently, Justin Trudeau decided to provide money to Canadian Refugees, $100 million to be exact. I believe that this is very important to 2017…

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    Essay On War Measures Act

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    Act for a month after its invocation, demonstrating political irresponsibility. Nevertheless, these issues were eventually amended in the The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms issued in 1982. Another complication was that the body of murdered Pierre Laporte was found two days after the War Measures Act came into power. This sources a common belief that his untimely death was a directly associable revenge attack from the FLQ to the invocation as a warning to Canadian society. Although it is…

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    Essay On Malcolm Fraser

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    Prime Minister Biography Malcolm Fraser Student name: Lily Tucker Due date: 25th of May Introduction Malcolm Fraser was the 22nd prime minister of Australia. He was prime minister from the 11th of November 1975 to the 11th of March 1983. Malcolm Fraser sadly passed away at the age of 84, on the 20th of March 2015. Early Life On the 21st May 1930, Malcolm Fraser was born in Toorak, Victoria. He is recognised by his middle name - Malcolm. He had another sibling who was older than him. His…

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    Poland to Paris in 1893, Curie finalized a masters degree in physics and math. Shortly after, the Society for the Encouragement of National Industry paid her to study the magnetic properties of steel, where she met her lab partner and future husband, Pierre Curie. Fascinated with the work of fellow physicist, Henri Becquerel, and the study of…

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