Provinces and territories of Canada

The concept of nationhood in Canada is one that has been highly debated throughout Canada’s history from initial English-French conflict between first settlers, to the debates leading up to confederation in 1867, to the present. These struggles between English and French Canadians to have their distinct identities recognized as part of the fabric of the country remains a constant in the narrative of Canadian history and politics from 1864 onwards. As the country grew and changed throughout the…

services (Canadian-healthcare.org, 2007). All citizens are cover under the health care plans with a few exceptions: inmates, the Canadian Armed Forces and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (Canadian-healthcare.org, 2007). A federal legislation, The Canada Health Act, puts in place five conditions that must be met in…

Canada and America may belong to North America as a whole but there are many differences within a few miles itself, the differences may occur in history, geography, government, language or the point of view that both countries have towards each other. English and French are the two official languages of Canada whereas English is the official language of America, some services may be provided in Spanish because of it’s large Spanish speaking population Independence in Canada was rather gained by…

solve the problems of health care in the United States. The most major issue being the constant imbalance of cost, access, and quality. Many countries around the world have been utilizing the system of socialized health care for years, including Canada, Germany, and the United Kingdom. These three international health systems will be analyzed in terms of organization, finances, outcomes in relation to cost, access, and quality, as well as the overall opinion of the system. This data will then…

government and the provinces, the Northwest Territories, and municipalities. These agreements are initiated on behalf of provinces or municipalities that would like to request the services of the RCMP. Since the 20th century, all provincial policing agreements, or ‘contacts, have had a life span of twenty years and are to be re-evaluated and renewed at the applicable time. Most recently, these contracts were renewed in March of 2012 and are set to expire on March 31, 2032. In Canada, the Royal…

sodomy, the first step to legalizing same-sex activities. During the 1970s, the Canadian government failed with the litigation of same-sex marriage, and the Supreme Court of Canada began to claim the idea of them being policymakers, but most importantly, in 1977, Quebec was the first province to make it illegal to discriminate against an individual’s sexual orientation. The Canadian Charter of Right and Freedom began to create equality norms in 1982. Although many events had taken place…

Canada has long contested policy choices in regards to equalization payments. Equalization is the central government of Canada making equalizing payments to Canadian provinces that are less wealthy than others in order to equalize all the provinces’ fiscal capacity. Provinces that receive equalization payments have traditionally been referred to as “have not provinces” as opposed to “have provinces”. The program of equalization was created with equality between provinces as its aim however with…

In 2016, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stated, “I’m going to keep saying, loud and clearly, that I am a feminist. Until it is met with a shrug.” Feminism has become part of the popular discourse in Canada, and yet despite this, there are still many ways in which Canada has not changed in terms of becoming more gender equal since the beginning of the third-wave of feminism. The main issues that need to be addressed before we can achieve the ideal world that Mr. Trudeau is dreaming of, are gender…

Emergency management policy of Manitoba and Canada Emergency management policy can be defined as the course of action taken by the government to avoid risk (Haddow, D.G et al.2008). Manitoba experienced 119 hazards in last 100 years (1904 to 2014) where flood, drought, storm and wildfire occurred more frequently which had high economic losses but very few fatalities (Jones, R. L. 1992). The emergency management policy of Manitoba has been developed through a long period of time and changed with…

The current problems that surround Aboriginal title is a result of the historical development that transpired when European colonizers decided to claim land ownership over Canada. In the process of acquiring sovereignty over territories, the British Crown infringed on the land rights of Aboriginal people. The Europeans took complete control over the land by depriving Aboriginal people’s right to self-determination and land. The Canadian government has recently come to recognize past injustices…