Quebec Nordiques

Ottawa and the Land Area Is 3,511,003 Square, Soverign was Queen Elizabeth II (1952). The Territories of Canada Is Yokan and Nunavut and Northwest Territories, the Provinces Is Alberta, British Colombia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotla, Ontario, Quebec, Prince Edwards Island. Canada Is full of Natural Resources and which are, Iron Ore, Zinc, Nickel, Copper, Gold, Silver, Diamond, Fish, Timber, Coal, Natural Gas, Rare Earth Elements and Canada was colonized…

What makes a nation? Beyond the difference of Nations and States, what really makes a Nation and how does one identify as a member of said Nation? When discussing whether or not Canada is actually a nation or a state with multiple nations within (as discussed later), the question I pose is: Why is this even a question? Why is there such disbelief or bewilderment when discussing whether or not Canada is a Nation; why does no one have the same reaction when the United States is the one in question…

Was Laurier an Imperialist or a French Canadian Nationalist? What was his legacy? Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Prime Minister of Canada from 1896 to 1911, lawyer, journalists, and politician. Laurier was the first French Canadian Prime Minister of Canada, but he did not just support the French, he also supported the English. He Believed in equality and compromise for all. He was viewed as a French Canadian Nationalist because he did not want stronger ties with Great Britain and created the Naval…

Although prohibition no longer exists in Canada, it is still pertinent to most Canadians today. For instance, one long-term effect Prohibition has had on Canadians is the evolution of organized crime. There is no denying that Canadians played a big part on the rum-running business as they assisted Americans with a huge supply of liquor. As a matter of fact, these crimes committed during prohibition influenced gang and criminal society in Canada and around the world thus leading to the evolution…

Most people live in southern Canada because of the climate, location, and natural resources. To begin, most Canadians live in the south because of the warm climate. Most Canadians would rather live in southern Canada because it has the highest average temperature than any other part of Canada. For example, In the southernmost city in Canada, Windsor, Ontario, where the average temperature is 22 degrees celsius in the summer and below 5 degrees celsius in the winter. We can compare this to…

Back in around 1534, Jacques Cartier claimed the region of Canada for his country. Although we know this area as Canada today, back then, Cartier called it New France (History). The country of France colonized this area and their culture in a sense rubbed off creating almost a second France. Over the hundreds of years, some things have changed and Canada no longer completely mimics France. It has set itself apart, but has managed to maintain some of its colonizer’s great culture. Both France and…

The fur trade was the second staple industry in Canada and at the time was a dominant source of employment. The Montreal fur trade emerged slightly after the Hudson Bay fur trade and employed a distinctly different structure. The main difference that emerged with the Montreal fur trade was that it hired voyageurs to transport fur and goods all across central Canada. In her article, Carolyn Podruchny explores the relationships between the servant voyageurs and their bourgeois masters and the…

Canada has had many defining moments through out the 20th century. These moments have shaped Canada the way it is today. More specifically, in the 20th century, Canada has experienced a great deal of economic growth. The three most defining economic moments Canada had experienced were immigrants coming to Canada, the building of industries, and manufacturers. To begin with the first defining moment in Canadian history, was the large amount of people coming to Canada. In the late 19th and…

Quebec has a rich history spanning hundreds of years. Their culture, language, and religion are especially significant when considering the geographic cleavages that exist in Canada today. Despite the fact that Canada has managed to exist for 150 years and is considerably decentralized, Quebec has been marginalized and subjected to anglicization and assimilation of their French culture since the Conquest and Confederation, to the Quiet Revolution and to the present day. Through an examination of…

Montreal is a city that has special meeting space that various peoples among different cultures, religious backgrounds, ethnicities and languages can encounter. Specifically, Montreal is a perfect historical city that illustrates Mary Louis Pratt’s concept of a contact zone. The contact zone is where social spaces (i.e. cities) is in contact with two or more cultures that could clash and interact with each other through ideas, identity, class, culture and politics. The historical context can be…