Pierre Trudeau

On January 18, 1904 Sir Wilfrid Laurier said, “The nineteenth century was the century of the United States. I think we can claim that Canada will fill the twentieth century." This prediction was correct. Before the twentieth century and in the early years of the nineteen hundreds Great Britain had complete control of Canada. However, during the twentieth century Canada gained most, if not all, of its independence through the Treaty of Versailles, Canada’s war efforts, like Vimy Ridge, and many…

While it is evident that the Indian Residential school crisis was dealt with accordingly, it took the Canadian government 162 years to close the last Residential school and no apologies or retributions were made until 2007. Between those years, thousands of survivors struggled to fit back into society and had no support system to help them cope. Victims were tired of being ignored and years of legal campaigns to force the government and churches to recognize the injustices of the system led to a…

In order to be approved to immigrate into Canada, individuals must complete a lengthy application which follows a set of rules, regulations, and policies (http://www.canadaimmigrationvisa.com/process.html). Immigration has played a crucial role in the growth and development of Canada’s history. Immigrants have opened new doors and opportunities for those in Canada and because of immigration, we are considered one of the most multicultural and diverse populations around the world. Unfortunately,…

Since then, Canada has built itself on diversity and multiculturalism with the fundamental belief that all citizens are equal regardless of race, ethnic origins and/or religion. In the recent Federal Elections, Justin Trudeau was elected prime minister as a result of a culturally positive and unifying campaign. The Conservative party on the other hand, lead by the party leader Stephen Harper and Prime Minister, ran on a campaign of intolerance to Muslims. This partisan…

In 1970 Pierre Trudeau made the decision to enact the War Measures Act to deal with the October Crisis. He inadvertently set Louise on a path for global change and to try and make a positive difference in the world. By showing her just how easily power could be abused…

French – English Relations in Canada RenéLévesque was quite fond of using analogies and metaphors to describe political issues. One such example was when he compared the Canadian French-English relations to an unhappy marriage. Honestly, there was no better way of describing the issues between the two and the stages that they went through. Suppose that English Canada was the husband and French Canada was the wife. There were several situations in which the wife was degraded, the husband was…

exceed the number of 400 cases between the years 1973 and 2005. Recently, Alabama U.S.A a new law states, a fetus has the right to an attorney in cases where a teenager is seeking an abortion without parental consent. In 1967, Justice Minister Pierre Trudeau introduced a bill, known as the Criminal Law Amendment, 1968-69.Trudeau’s bill made an exception for abortions to be performed in a hospital setting with the approval of that hospital’s three-doctor therapeutic abortion committee. The role…

Throughout the past decades and presently, Quebecers have been known for their ongoing loyalty and strong devotion to their nation including their dying culture. Quebec’s advocacy of political independence from Canada, i.e. nationalism, has been significantly influential in shaping Canadian politics in the past and present. Nationalism has not only heavily influenced culture and politics in Quebec but more importantly has influenced politics in the Canadian nation as a whole. It is safe to say…

Many people believe marriage is a sacred union and a equal relationship between a man and a woman. Religious Churches believes it is a gift of God, so that people can become one body. In today 's generation, Same sex marriage become one of the most controversial issue around the world. Many of Religious organization and churches trying to oppose this issue because this isn 't part of Gods plan. However, many people such as lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender groups also known as LGBT and the…

Ottawa’s efforts still did not lessen from Québec’s stubborn refusal. In 1987, PM Brian Mulroney attempted to accomplish Trudeau’s career-long wish: get Québec to sign the Constitution. These efforts took the name of the Meech Lake Accord. When Québec refused to sign the Constitution in 1981, it estranged itself from the Canadian “constitutional family”. During constitutional discussions, Québec made many proposals whose acceptance would have led to its addition to the Constitution. The accord…