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    David C. Docherty’s (2002) scholarly journal: The Canadian Senate: Chamber of Sober Reflection or Loony Cousin Best Not Talked About, responds to the continual controversy and debate of the usefulness of the Canadian senate. Docherty’s (2002) article analyzes the current Canadian senate and argues that the senate is a failing Canadian institution because of two democratic deficiencies: the undemocratic nature of senator selection and the inability of senators to represent provinces properly.…

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    mere fact that the Liberal Party will use the victory as a mandate to enact their agenda. This paper will argue that the Liberal Party’s victory was the result of a adept campaign that was able to capitalize on the advantages given to it. This paper will be organized in the following way. First it will describe how and why the citizens of Canada were tired of the Conservative party that led to this change. Second it will argue that the relative similarity of the parties made the pragmatic…

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    offended anyone. The type of justification demonstrated in this article is denial of victim. Brad is aware of the statements he has made and although he understands they can backlash on him and the Conservative party he refuses to apologize. “He’s hurting the Conservative Party of Canada” (Smith 2017:1). He expresses his position that he had the right to say such statements about homosexuals and these comments were permissible because gays deserved the injury, since their sexual activities were…

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    Ontario Liberals have a long tradition of working to improve the lives of all Ontarians. Today we continue on in the best tradition of the early party – whether it be making post-secondary education more affordable, and more in reach, giving families more money to help with the high cost of raising their kids, or investing in sustainable infrastructure, which makes our communities safer and more resilient, even helping to make Ontario a North American leader in clean technology – attracting more…

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    He was a foundation member of the modern Liberal Party in 1944. Delegate to Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and Chair of it’s Council, 1951. As Minister for Immigration, 1949-1956, he oversaw the intake of 900,000 immigrants – a record unmatched by any minister to this day. He also introduced…

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    Justin Trudeau is currently the 23rd Prime Minister of Canada, and the leader of the Liberal Party. Some of the laws created by Justin Trudeau that I feel have made a positive impact on 2017 includes providing money to Canadian Refugees, putting a stop to Canadian airstrikes on ISIS, and allowing government scientists to speak openly about their ideas. Recently, Justin Trudeau decided to provide money to Canadian Refugees, $100 million to be exact. I believe that this is very important to 2017…

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    World War One, Canada was gifted the statue of Westminster. This gift signaled the end of British primacy to our foreign policy, and crafted Canada’s foreign strategy that has been known around the world for many decades. Canada’s role in World War two to help aid in the fight of Nazism and Fascism played a victorious contributions to help defeat the axis powers, and formally granted Canada the title of international liberators around the globe. In the years post Second World War, Canada has…

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    René Lévesque In Quebec

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    All the efforts that were increasing the autonomy in Québec were not enough for Lévesque, who sought sovereignty for the province. "In 1966, the Lesage government was defeated and Lévesque — increasingly nationalistic, and critical of his party 's relations with the federal government — quit the Liberals the following year to found the Mouvement souveraineté-association, which in October 1967 became the Parti québécois" (Foote and Latouche). Lévesque was unsuccessful in winning a seat in…

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    The Westminster System

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    conflict resolution mechanism in order for it to work. The ability to go about these changes would be extremely difficult due to the need for a constitutional amendment, a requirement that is regarded as being necessary according to the Supreme Court of Canada The discussion of an amendment to the Constitution to allow for an elected Senate appears to be an impossible as well by the declaration by the province of Quebec that it is unwilling to negotiate on the issue…

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    Justin Trudeau Case Study

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    Trudeau, gives food for thought when considering Canada’s economic future. Trudeau’s announcement, as described in The Globe and Mail’s article Liberals’ innovation pledge gets mixed response from startups, claims to have an innovative economic plan for Canada that will enable people with the drive to open their own businesses and develop technologies. The creation of these new businesses…

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