Quebec Bridge

and his paternal grandfather 's peccadillo’s and through geography - by proximity to the U.S. Border and its wealthier, land owning ex-Americans. The British great grandfather, Thomas Anthony Willis (b 1796, Windsor, Berkshire, UK) came to Granby, Quebec as a teenager just before the War of 1812 threatened British North America. With clear, strong feelings for England, he joined the Militia for the Township of Granby in March 1813, serving 2 years. As he became a young man he took up farming…

War One which proceeded to Quebec’s new ideas of ‘separation’ created during the Quiet Revolution, and finally the ‘saviour’ of Canadian identity within Quebec and on a whole, Pierre Trudeau and his efforts to create a balanced country. The first topic I will be exploring is the 1917 to 1918 Conscription Crisis that specifically disturbed Quebec and its already dubious identity in Canada. Conscription was instated in 1917 by the federal government and lasted until the end of the war (Canadian…

The French Revolution was a period in history that lasted from 1789 until 1799. The Revolution was inspired by literistic and radical ideals. This time of history helped to change the course of modern history, replacing monarchies with democracies and republics globally. French citizens uprooted the monarchy with their rebellion, creating a new historical event. The French Revolution began because of social inequality, a financial crisis, and it was resolved when Napoleon became part of the…

Patagonia’s Pom Beanie “To do things differently, we need to perceive things differently”. In other words, to change the path that we are on, we must first understand where we are headed. For the world to live the way Canadian’s do, we would require 4.7 Earths to sustain the resources. This statistic displays the dramatic need for a shift in the thinking of the use of our resources. To accomplish this, we need to not only change our thinking, we need to change the way we design. Through…

Canada decided to unite upper Canada and lower Canada to get rid of all problems. The problems that the British Colonies were facing like political problems, economic problem, and military problems. They were not able to keep up, so one of the solutions was to unite upper Canada and lower Canada for stronger alliances. When uniting both upper and lower Canada complication occurred but certain events helped form modern Canada as we know it. OLD CANADA 1867 was when canada gained its…

The cartoon depicts a baby that is meant to be Canada standing on its own with an older woman commonly known as ‘Mother Britannia’, who is meant to represent the British Empire. There is also an older gentlemen that is commonly known as ‘Uncle Sam’, which is a common national personification of the American government or the United States in general. The text underneath the cartoon has the women saying “See, the dear child can stand alone!”, while ‘Uncle Sam’ says “Of course he can! Let go of…

What does the current model of Indigenous “self-government” in Canada offer to First Nations? Using an example (such as Nunavut), examine the pros and cons of this model and how this does/does not provide an opportunity for First Nations to become healthy, sustainable, and self-sufficient. Self-government is the cornerstone of the Inuit policy goals in the Nunavut region. While self-government is an important goal, the idea is intricately linked to other goals such as land claims…

The Cree is one of the largest of the largest groups in North America, with over 200,000 members and counting. Canada has over 135 registered bands. Intertribal marriage is to be blamed for such a large population. The language they speak is known as Algonquian, a subfamily of Native American languages. The Cree are tied together through their culture and that is of great significance to them and has survived through many years and hardships. At a time, the Cree were also found in the United…

There were many factors involved to increase the tension between the white and Asian populaces in western Canada and although both the white populace and Asian populace contributed to the tension, it was mainly the white populace at fault. Many British Columbians were concerned that they would lose their jobs to immigrants who worked for lower wages and were willing to work dangerous jobs. Furthermore, new immigrants often faced attitudes of suspicion and resentment due to the fear of Canada…

Champlain went back to be incharge as its governor. By this time he was in terrible shape and his health was lacking him and he stepped down to retire in 1633. Champlain went back to die in Quebec on Christmas Day December 25th,…