What fosters Canadian nationalism or at the very least- makes Canadians want to remain Canadian? Is it our unanimous love for hockey, our patronage of French and English or our role in the world? Pierre Elliott Trudeau, the 15th Prime Minister of Canada, writes in his book Federalism, Nationalism and Reason that ‘will’ rather than the aforementioned factors of geography, common language, common culture is the most critical to the ‘foundation of the nation’. He furthers his point by comparing…
policies, and controversy, who comes to mind? No one fits this title better than Canada's Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau. Justin Trudeau, the 23rd Prime Minister of Canada, is a figure who has captivated both national and international attention since his political ascent in 2015. He was born on December 25, 1971 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. His father, Pierre Trudeau, served as Canada's Prime Minister for nearly 16 years, and his mother, Margaret Trudeau, has been a prominent public figure as…
Also, to be more specific about Criminal Law, this article falls under Consolidated Acts section 253 under the Criminal Code of Canada. This association is due to the notion that the government is interacting with the general public rather than individuals interacting with one another and that the infringements occurring affect the Criminal Code. In section 253, it states that “Every…
the Mexican Constitution, gave the state the power to take over owners land and gave the State subsoil rights. Following a brief civil that lasted until 1920, Mexico finally was able to enjoy a period of gradual agricultural, social and political reforms. From 1920 and well onto the year 2000, Mexico was ruled by the reformists who emerged victorious from the Revolution and their successors in the Partido Revolucionario…
‘Vive les Boers’: French-Canadian Opposition to the Pro-Anglo Involvement in the Boer War Jessica Afonso HIS311Y Professor Bothwell 7 November 2014 Canada was no longer a colony of the British Empire when the Boer War broke out, but most English-Canadians believed it still had strong economic and social ties with the British Empire. English-Canadians felt proud to support Britain in the Boer war. This essay discourses on French-Canadian involvement in the South Africa “Boer” War and…
He proposed an eighteen month plan which he would follow in order to get Alberta back on track in a timely fashion. After Aberhart was unable to complete his eighteen month plan on time many people believed it was his fault, not realizing that his reforms were keeping from being put in place by a government who which has “that particular attitude which fears to try anything that has not been proven by actual experience… it hinders all progress.” This lack of faith and understanding gave Socail…
Another option would be to reform the process of electing a Senate. This would change in the way that the Governor General and Prime Minister would no longer have the power to appoint this position; but rather the citizens of Canada would have the power to elect (Hannay, 2015). Reforming would require approval from at least 50% or more of…
Constitution Act, 1982. The Meech Lake Accord was a set of constitutional amendments designed to persuade Quebec to accept the Canada Act. The accord was proposed by both Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and premier of Quebec, Robert Bourassa. The failures of Meech Lake have had vast impacts on conduct of current day politics, as well as describe the interprovincial relationships in Canada. Throughout this paper I will argue that demand for the Distinct Society clause by Quebec had an exclusionary…
There are pros and cons to both. The European welfare states recognize their shortcoming and have been trying to reform the pact of peace with efforts dating to the 1980s. Reform is necessary in order for the survival of the welfare states as this model has a lot of setbacks such as “a loss of personal liberty, aging, declining populations, and labor market rigidities and high permanent unemployment”…
immigrants there are different members, which will be extremely affected if a member of their family gets deported. The need for an immigration reform is huge and only congress people with power will define the future that our nation will have. Social media and other type of media like this documentary can help to pressure the people who will pass the aforementioned reform. Immigration and its issues follow every single term that Castells addresses in the text, “Networking Minds, Creating…