Politics of Canada

Quebec has a rich history spanning hundreds of years. Their culture, language, and religion are especially significant when considering the geographic cleavages that exist in Canada today. Despite the fact that Canada has managed to exist for 150 years and is considerably decentralized, Quebec has been marginalized and subjected to anglicization and assimilation of their French culture since the Conquest and Confederation, to the Quiet Revolution and to the present day. Through an examination of…

Throughout the year, women have been treated as if there are not capable to do exactly the same things that men could do. There was a global gender gap report in 2016 which showed that Canada is ranked thirty-fifth in the world. We as Canadian’s have been going down in rank every year due to allot of discrimination again women. The most popular reason and concern that we have is the violence against women. Mostly igneous women and girls…

are from European descent don’t really identify with it. For example, in a 2006 census, over 10 million people in Canada said their ethnic origins was Canadian, which was about one third of the country at the time (statcan, 2006). In 2011, 6 million people a identified themselves as a visible minority, which was 19% of the total population, and of those people, 30% were born in Canada (statcan, 2011). Another point that Gotlieb did not see coming was the fall of the United States as the single…

see the Canadian identity. Although there are many interpretations of what one sees as a Canadian identity. I see Canada as a ‘cultural mosaic’; a multicultural country where different cultures and identities coexist peacefully. In other countries, assimilation is integrated as part of the immigration process, and even require the immigrant ‘to fit in’ with the culture. In contrast, Canada is a very fluid culture. Due to the history and the effect of ‘The Multiculturalism Act’, it reflects the…

that illustrates Mary Louis Pratt’s concept of a contact zone. The contact zone is where social spaces (i.e. cities) is in contact with two or more cultures that could clash and interact with each other through ideas, identity, class, culture and politics. The historical context can be oftenly seen in examples of high asymmetric powers that are prevalent. This was evident with the experiences of slavery and colonialism. Although the city of Montreal provides numerous examples of the contact…

country out of Britain’s shadow, while other battles such as those of Passchendaele and Somme were counterproductive, leading to fruitless sacrifices that deflated Canadian morale and a costly stalemate that created internal and external rifts for Canada, respectively. The Battle of Vimy Ridge marked Canada’s transition from a country controlled heavily by Britain to one that would dominate world affairs. The event was a turning point - one that united soldiers and civilians alike, and moved…

negatively impacted Canada both economically and environmentally. The environmental factors are elaborated by explaining Canada’s contribution to green house emissions and acid rain when they were once a global leader against such pollutions. Nikiforuk compares Canada as being second worst for climate change next to Saudi Arabia since they started using bitumen. He highlights the politics surrounding the issues and includes the impact of the tar sands on public policy by stating that Canada no…

gradual entrance of non-white ethnic groups, Canada has grown and evolved into a multicultural nation. Immigration is the backbone of Canada; “the chief support of a system or organization” (Backbone). Immigrants are the backbone of the country, without them, Canada would not exist. It was through foreign groups who established a claim and settled on the land, and brought many others with them to settle are the ones who laid the foundation of what Canada was to be. It may be the backbone, but it…

Quebec, Canada. He came from a wealthy family who claimed to be very distant relatives of the famous French explorer Jacques Cartier. As there was no school at Saint-Antoine, he was first educated by his mother. In 1824 he entered the college of Montreal, he was a smart and hard working student. He completed his secondary education in 1831, and then started his legal training. He became a lawyer in 1835 and also got involved in the railway business. George-Étienne Cartier entered politics in…

Canada at the end of the second World War had started to make a name for itself. Canada was no longer seen as a country not strong to defend itself, but a country filled with brave men and women. As time went on and the war was being pushed back into the background Canada started to develop a close relationship with a very powerful country. Canada and America’s relation had started to take off and in every aspect made Canada stronger and more dangerous every single day. Canada and America’s…