Pierre Trudeau

ensure that irrational and inappropriate ideas and decisions are unable to be pushed through. However, in time, this system has begun to diminish within Canada. Canadian politics has become an area of controversy within Canada, beginning with when Pierre Trudeau amended the 1970 Elections Act, and continuing through to Canada’s past Prime Minister Stephen Harper. These changes within parliament allowed for the Prime Minister to appoint everyone who sits in office. This helps push forward the…

Historical Perspective: I’m going to be discussing the historical thinking concept of historical perspectives. The 1960s was a frustrating yet exciting time to be alive. While the Baby Boomers were a large percent of the hippie generation, many of 60s youth were also alive during WWII. Thus, many of them lived through WWII and through the cold war which was just starting in the 60s. As a result, people were tired of the fighting and violence from the war and demanded a change. The main ideals of…

It was also ruined for many by Canadian exclusion of Chinese and Taiwanese athletes from competing. When the Games were awarded to Montreal in 1970, Pierre Trudeau had a Liberal minority government. However he gained a majority government in 1974. A majority government means that the head political party has much more power than a minority government, and can promote their point of view easier. The Olympics…

more evident when comparing the salaries of men and women for the same work. Pay equity would become a huge issue for the government employer. However, this took years to resolve and is still a barrier for many workers. When Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, in reaction to a skyrocketing inflation rate, imposed price controls in the 1970s, the unions fought back with widespread demonstrations. The controls were short lived. Although the government was successful in winning the right to…

In 1969, Pierre Trudeau’s government released the White Paper, indicating plans to transfer responsibility of Aboriginal affairs to the provincial governments, dissolve the Department of Indian Affairs, repeal the Indian Act, and terminate the Numbered Treaties (Uribe…

power in 1945 after the Australian’s gave up the role. The Canadian post-war identity was one that showed strength, optimism and just practises. According to Andrew Cooper, the height of Canada’s international status ranking was during Prime Minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau’s terms in which Michael Hawes claims was the ‘Golden Age of Canadian Foreign Policy’. Following this golden age, Canada’s international…

Since the confederation of Canada in 1867 and the election of Sir John A. Macdonald as the first prime minister, the role of the nation’s leader has changed. While the prime minister is elected by the people to govern at the helm of Canada, “the excessive centralization of executive powers by the prime minister can damage good democratic government”. In our Westminster-style government, the power vested within the prime minister has become somewhat absolute, with too much control over the House…

Quebec has been viewed as an unique state compared to the rest of Canada for quite some time and by many individuals. Quebec 's separatist movement can be seen throughout Canadian history, from Justin Trudeau; the leader of the liberal party, saying ' 'Quebecers are better than the rest of Canada, because, you know, we’re Quebecers or whatever. ' ' during an interview, to the Quiet Revolution, Quebec views its self as its own country. It originally started with the Royal Proclamation of 1763,…

Canada’s labour movement has a long history with the ultimate goal of improving workers’ everyday lives. Workers fought for the rights enjoyed by all workers today – minimum wages, overtime pay, workplace safety standards, maternity and parental leave, vacation pay, and protection from discrimination and harassment. This history – which is still an ongoing struggle – has been one of enormous obstacles that required passion and commitment. The National Film Board’s short film As Friend and Foe…

as those who did resist were sent to prisoner of war camps. However, after World War II ended, the Japanese people gathered together and protested for compensation for the events of the internment camps. When the Japanese people protested, PM Pierre Trudeau replied by saying “I do not see how I can apologize for some historic event to which we were not a party.” Although at first, the efforts of the Japanese people did not bring about change, finally, on September 22nd, 1988, PM Brian Mulroney…