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St Boniface, located on the banks of the Red and Seine rivers in eastern Winnipeg, is home to the Metis fur traders. Founded in 1818 by Bishop Provencher. It is home to one of the largest Francophone communities and is also the birth place of Louis Riel the political leader of the Metis and the founder of Manitoba. The Grey Nuns were very influential to the early development of the city. The Metis people wanted recognition from the Canadian Government which led to the Red River Rebellion; the…

Judy Wang Professor Joseph Hall HIST 140 Nov.16, 2016 A Rational Explanation The American War of Independence ended in 1783 with victory of the united states and defeat of the British Empire. It established independence of the thirteen colonialists from the empire and marked the beginning of the history of the United States. Despite their victory, the colonialists were not experienced soldiers and they cannot compare to the well trained military of the British Empire at all. They could not have…

In Singh v. Canada, Minister of Employment and Immigration, 1985, the Supreme Court of Canada gave everyone who is physically present on Canadian soil the same Charter rights and protections as Canadian citizen. After this decision, it brought on many changes in the refugee system causing many problems to arise in our society. This decision was incorrect, as it endangers our citizens, encourages and benefits illegals, it costs out government millions of unnecessary dollars, and takes away from…

(Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada 2012). Seeing the many different Aboriginal cultures that are in known in Canada, they may share many same values but they in fact are not all similar to each other and have their own set of problems such as issues with…

Canada was attacked various times by the Americans. The war was battled in Upper and Lower Canada, and on the Great Lakes and the Atlantic, and in the United States. The peace bargain of Ghent, which finished the war, to a great extent gave back existing conditions. Then again, in Canada, the war added to a developing feeling of national personality, including the thought that nonmilitary personnel…

the first decision, the Supreme Court of Canada held that Donald Marshalls practice of catching and selling eels was valid and legal, so found under the 1760 and 1761 treaties between the Mi’kmaq and Britain. Known specifically as the Burying the Hatchet ceremony, it was one of many ceremonies…

Crossroads of the Arctic Council? When the Arctic Council was established in 1996 it was designed to bring together the states bordering the Arctic Ocean on issues related to environmental protection and sustainability. The organization does not address military issues in the region, which allows it to be one of the few international organizations in which both the U.S. and Russia will cooperate. However, I argue that there will be a change in the progression of this council in the next few…

War the French were fighting for two things land and power. In the beginning of the War the French controlled most of Canada and the Louisiana’s. The British controlled the East Coast…

to “a high security zone marked by fortified crossing points, thermal body detectors, swiveling surveillance cameras, and the occasional low-skimming Blackhawk helicopter” (“Overzealous U.S-Canada”, 2015). Considerations for this reconfiguration occurred long before the events of September 11 2001, and Canada did not want to implement policies that did not assess refugee claims on a “case by case basis”, but the events of 9/11 provided the required justification for the implementation of…

The nation has the opportunity to increase the production of natural gas, an energy source that is environmentally friendly. The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, “ANWR” for short, is a national wildlife refuge in northeastern Alaska. It consists of 19.6 million acres in the Alaska North Slope region. Nicholas Monaghan reports that the ANWR has been at the face of the environmental policy debate for over thirty years. Since the early 1970s, there has been an environmental battle between oil…