Politics of Canada

Culture is described as the characteristics and erudition of a particular group of people, encompassing language, religion, cuisine, gregarious habits, music and arts. (Zimmermann K. A. 2017). The culture of Canada has been primarily influenced by sundry European cultures and traditions of its constituent nationalities, predominantly British and French culture. There are withal influencing cultures from The United States. The Canadian people have four major core values, including fairness,…

mentor, immigrated to Toronto, Canada in the late 1960s. First, I will provide an overview of her early life and childhood. Second, I will discuss her years in Toronto and more specifically her time spent studying at the University of Toronto. Finally, I will address her most recent years living on Manitoulin Island and her occupation as the curator of the local museum. This paper argues the story of Nicole Weppler, is a unique example of an immigration experience into Canada because unlike the…

Canada has a relatively short history at about 150 years but it does cultivate many people that had great contributions to the country and the world. John A. Macdonald is the first prime minster of Canada and a truly funding father of this country. Ellen Louks Fairclough, the first woman who had served in the Canadian cabinet, as a member of parliament, she advocated women's rights including equal pay for equal work. David Suzuki is the best-known environmentalist in Canada; he organized the…

unkind and merciless attitude towards other residents. For this reason, hate-crimes that involve discriminatory comments are heard and seen more than the past several years of American history. PepsiCo, Inc. would be a foreign business to Canada. Merging an American company with a Canadian company, or from any country, would have to be done strategically and very respectfully. An American manager cannot be insensitive to his Canadian counterpart otherwise a business will never form…

The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is a trade agreement between the states of Canada, Mexico, and the United States. The document was signed in 1992 by the President of the United States George Bush, the President of Mexico, Salinas and the Prime Minister of Canada Mulroney. The United States didn’t sign NAFTA into law until 1993, when Bill Clinton signed the treaty into law. The treaty passed the US House of Representatives by a 234 to 200 and the US Senate by a margin of 60 to 38…

society, where women who have been raped are often considered to have “asked for it”, either by their choice of dress or nonverbal actions. In addition, a study done in Canada reported that out of 460,000 women who reported being raped only 1,519 of the perpetrators were convicted (“Stop the Victim-Blaming”). Furthermore, in Canada, prior to 1929, women weren’t considered “persons” under the law (historyandwomen.com). Similarly, in our own society advertising and other forms of media often…

Accord died in 1990 after it did not pass the Manitoba legislature. Near the end of the Accord’s life, Robert Malcolm Campbell wrote about the process and why it was unlikely to pass. In his editorial he explained the opposition to the Accord across Canada, how the citizens were not part of the process and were ignored by the federal government. As he predicted, the Accord did not pass. Reflecting on the failure of the Meech Lake Accord, David Taras reviewed texts on the Accord and looked at who…

In Canada, we have experienced many changes that have affected us for the better or worse. One of these changes was the Charter Of Rights And Freedoms. Introduced in 1982 as part of the constitution, the Charter was made to give Canadians rights and freedoms that are necessary in a free and democratic society. The Charter was added to the constitution that was signed by the Queen of Britain. With the constitution being created, it gave Canada full independence from Britain. Although the Charter…

subjectable to white male landowners. Caucasian men had held the power in all of the aspects in Canada. In fact the British North America Act of 1867 had formally excluded women from voting, this led to a flashpoint for women's suffrage, a fight that would last for years. Peoples did not want to hear or care for what woman ad to say, particularly men did not wish for a woman's opinion to have any place within politics. By giving women the ability to vote, the rules of society and social casting…

social construction, we must understand that the state itself has played a huge part in the process of creating racial identities. According to Debra Thompson (2008) Canada established “race regimes” when the settlers came and aimed to strip…