Politics of Quebec

Lester Bowles Pearson was a Canadian scholar, diplomat, soldier and Canada’s 14th Prime Minster. He governed the country from 1963-1968(Lester Bowels Pearson, Encyclopedia of World Biography). In countless eyes Pearson was a great and powerful leader, he was also thought to be one of the most influential Canadians during his time period and received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1957(Lester Bowels Pearson, Encyclopedia of World Biography). Throughout Pearson’s time of being the Prime Minster he…

Over the last century, Canada developed and gained control of its political processes and spectrum. Canada’s independence from Great Britain was granted in the twentieth century. Military action directly caused independence giving canada a stronger military force, united national front and ultimately separation from Great Britain. In particular, independence was gained through three major battles and conflicts Canada fought. These included the battle of Vimy Ridge, the D-Day landings, and the…

The source is written by many different authors and it is mainly edited by the 4 authors mentioned above. These authors are one of the best scholars that tackle the controversial ideas of diversity, and Canadian policies. It respectfully challenges the saint idea that multiculturalism is great for Canada, however it does not claim Multiculturalism is actually bad. It continually demonstrates the underlying capability, the conventional restraints and the miniscule disorders of the policies and…

Today is Vimy Ridge Day in Canada to commemorate those brave individuals who fought during WWI at the Battle of Vimy Ridge. In honour of this day, I thought I'd share my experience at Vimy. Visiting Vimy may have been the most surreal experience I had on my 2014 Europe trip. Although I had visited many WWI and WWII memorial sites, Vimy Ridge was one that really resonated with me. The Canadian National Vimy Memorial is Canada's largest overseas war memorial site; it is located at the highest…

Quebec City in Canada is a city rich in both culture and history. The city itself is split into two parts, the old city and the new city. The old city is bordered in by an a fort that was once used for war and the new city surrounds the old. There’s beauty in the contrast of the two. New Quebec is all bright lights and businessmen while Old Quebec is brick roads and local shops. Quebec offers museums to explore, chocolate shops to be discovered, and bookstores to lose yourself in. Every morning…

monarchy where the Queen of England is the head of the government and the Governor General acts as her representative in Canada, and works alongside the Prime Minister. When Canada became a British colony, it was later confederated, joining Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. This was done by The Constitution Act of 1867, also known as The British North America Act which also divided provincial and federal powers within Canada . Later in 1931, The Statue of Westminster…

In the heritage minute video, Sir John A. Macdonald outlines his vision for confederation en route to the Charlottetown Conference. On July 1st, 1867 Sir John A. Macdonald became Canada’s first prime minister, which is an significant event to certain Canadians (Historica Canada, 2014). In this video, it is evident that the heritage minute is telling the viewers that Canada was formed based on unity, courage, persistence, and strength. The video also shows that Sir John A. Macdonald used liquor…

The Nisga’a agreement was formed when the canadian government and the Nisga’a Nation agreed that Nisga’a had rights to control 2000km of land and to govern themselves. This group of First NAtions were lucky to gain land as well as independence. The Nisga'a national unity grew tremendously because of the agreement, they were finally able to express their culture and religion. This nation gained self determination, and because of this their unity grew. This helped Canada's national unity grow…

In Kanthasamy’s case, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) issued its most significant immigration judgment in almost 20 years. This judgment has changed the whole outlook of visa officers on how to access applications on Humanitarian & Compassionate (H&C) grounds in a more holistic and fair approach than earlier and also enlarge the view to look at Section 25(1) when it comes to the Best Interests of Child (BIOC). This case is all about Immigration-Judicial Review (JR)-Refugee…

final reason why conscription was a poor decision is because although it did boost Canada's reputation as a strong nation, internally, it completely tore Canada apart. One of the many events that support this is the riot that happened on April 1st in Quebec, that was caused by French Canadians, this riot ultimately ended up killing 4 people and 10 were wounded. Another example is, how the anger and resentment that farmers felt fuelled to create many federal and political parties that had…