Pierre Curie

In Obasan, Joy Kogawa highlights the emotional trauma that came with the decision by the Canadian government under Prime Minister Mackenzie King to intern immigrants of Japanese ancestry, even if they held Canadian citizenship. Kogawa is able to convey her points with the usage of flashbacks to the period between 1941 and 1949, when the interment took place while the main setting of the story takes place in 1972. Therefore, the fact that the main storyline takes place in 1972 and the book’s 1981…

The Canadian citizen has been, and continues to be, created out of a white, Eurocentric, narrative in which racism takes on the form “…of political color coding…when forging a liberal democratic politics for the country as a whole” (Bannerji 545). When racism is endorsed in the form of political doctrine and law, national truths dissolve and become lost inside of a narrative that saves face through diction. In order to apply for citizenship to Canada, adult applicants must fill out…

Born on April 30th 1959, Stephen Harper is a former Canadian prime minister who can best be used to define and describe a person who made it against all odds to make it to the top. After making it to the top, you do not have to rest but you can as well take it upon yourself to make a great impact on that which you've left behind you Stephen Joseph Harper brought about change all over Canada especially those districts and provinces he represented during his tenure in politics. Stephen Harper…

“There is no such thing as a model or an ideal Canadian,” (Pierre Trudeau). Although Canada, as a nation, states that they have certain values that are followed by everyone, it is difficult to live perfectly by them due to human nature and differences. Canada does have core values though, of peace, health care and equality. Peace is a preeminent Canadian value and it is written all over the country’s history. From the beginning of the formation of Canada, people who deem themselves Canadian’s…

The Canadian Corps was ordered to take Vimy Ridge, located in northern France from Germany in April, 1917. The Battle of Vimy Ridge took place from April 9-12, 1917 and was a very meaningful victory for the Canadian soldiers. The success and the sacrifices made by Canada in the Battle of Vimy Ridge helped it become recognised by Britain, it was also the first time all 4 Canadian divisions fought as one and as an end result, Canada got a separate seat in the Treaty of Versailles. Due to the…

Why it is great to become a Canadian? Feb 5th, 2016 Cecilia Zhu When the word Canada is present, some of the things show up in people’s mind are the magnificent natural scenery, the famous hockey playing and the cold climate in winter. However, not only these three terms make Canada distinct from the other counties and is considered as one of the greatest countries in the world. Canada has the second largest territory in the world with a long history. The history of Canada covers the period…

Former Canadian Minister of Trade, Richard John Cartwright, once said: “every real friend of liberty, will agree with me in saying that if we must erect safeguards, they should be rather for the security of the individual than of the mass”. It was in this spirit that the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms were established over a century later, entrenched in Canadian law. However, in our modern society, there still persists a struggle between two major groups: those who wish to enforce…

National Energy Program introduced (1980) In order to combat the rising gas prices and renewed oil crisis, the Liberal government created the National Energy Program or NEP in 1980. This program was aimed towards protecting Canadians against the rising oil prices, making Canada able to produce its own oil and reducing Canada’s consumption of oil. Funding was provided to Canadian petroleum companies in order for them to be able to drill for oil in sites that looked promising. These sites included…

I decided to watch two commercials on Justin Trudeau and I'm actually quite impressed with the idea and message behind both of them. The first commercial I watched was “Escalator-Harder to Get Ahead”. Personally, I found that using the escalator to portray his thoughts was interesting. He stated that Harper is just causing the Canadian economy to move backwards due to the benefits he gives the wealthy and how he gives cuts to everything else. Next, he uses the escalator stopping to show that…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GEFNnNsFLc&index=20&list=PL0f074h-CFoyCiGhHGif6WV0hoOvowjaC Liberal ad: Real Leadership This advertisement is “authorized by the registered agent for the Liberal Party of Canada.” (Liberal ad: Real Leadership) The main focus of this ad is to promote the slogan for the Liberal Party, Real Change. This message is supported by the opinions of real, multicultural and a diverse range of Canadians, who believe Justin Trudeau is needed in order to bring real change to…