In twentieth Century, the Canadian government found out the importance to be got rid of American culture. It used three methods to achieve this goal. First, is put their hands on culture protection, use legislations to protect its media, which was known as Broadcasting Act in 1932. In 1968, it took one step further, the media in Canada must be owned by Canadians and the CRTC(Canadian Radio-Television Telecommunication Commission) ruled that during Prime Time(6 Pm to 12 Pm), at lest 50% of programming must be ‘Canadian Content’. The main well, Canadian government put a lot of efforts onto culture study. The Massey Commission in 1951 was the first time that Canadian government took an eye on culture industry and have a conclusion that Government should took actions on to it. Another important study that Canadian government did is the Fowler Committee; it showed Canada’s TV programs were too American. If Canada wants to less American, the government must do something. As results of those studies, Canada put huge budget into culture industry. In 1936 the government started Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, which is founded by the government but not owned by it. The National Film Board aim to help Canadians to make films about Canada financially was formed in 1939. It gives money to anybody who has an idea to make a movie about Canada. The same functional organization was also formed for other type of arts in 1957, the Canada Council for the Arts. Canadian government to protect Canada’s own culture in the twentieth century used those three methods; they work together and did have protected the culture…
The experiences of Naheed Mustafa and Sheila Watt-Cloutier are similar in numerous ways. The passion the two women have for their culture is undeniable. However, to others their culture is just another brick on the wall. Often, the both of their cultures clash with society’s views and beliefs in today’s world which is personally rather upsetting to both females. The experiences they share are nonetheless very similar.…
Canada, often recognized to many of us as the cold country that is known for their production of maple syrup and their many lakes, has many similarities and differences when comparing it to the United States. Like the US, while there are many cultures and languages present throughout Canada, they are still mainly known for speaking English. Similarly, they also greet others with an introduction and a handshake. Christianity is also the main religion in both nations, with a following of nearly 80 percent of citizens. Many of these similarities to the United States can be drawn back to the fact that both of these countries come from British decent.…
Line of Approach: Certain events led Canada to what it is today. Those events are; women receiving the right to vote, the market crash in 1929, immigration and the time of discrimination. These events will show how Canada became the way it is today.…
Before becoming a nation, Canada was a province, consisting of Canada West, mainly Anglophones who were at the time minorities, and Canada East, mainly Francophones, and ruled by the British. The early vision for Canada was for it to be an Anglophone country, therefore the British tried assimilate Francophones into Anglophone culture by, firstly, making English the only language permitted in the legislature. Contrary to this idea, Louis-Hippolyte LaFrontaine and Robert Balwin decided to set aside their differences (races) and work together in demanding responsible government, in addition to retaining the Francophone culture. They were successful and their vision for Canada was an Anglophone-Francophone partnership. Regardless the Anglophone vision was still more dominant.…
Many years before, Canada relied on British rule to tell them what to do and how to live their lives. But in this situation, Canada was independent and finally had to fend for themselves. While Canada officially gained independence in 1931, inconsequently, that is when the worldwide great depression started to begin. These times were known as the “dirty thirties”. And this depression left millions of Canadians unemployed. Canada was hit pretty hard due to their over reliance on farm exports and raw materials all being destroyed. In 4 years from 1929-1933, Canadas Gross National Expenditure (GNE) dropped 42% and the changes were excruciating, but some may not know what people really went through, during this time period that is why this topic…
36. Based on what you may have read in the media or seen on TV, what other…
Today Canada is one of the most multicultural nations in the world; however, certain minority groups struggle to represent their true identity. One of these groups includes South Asian girls, who face cultural challenges as well as the attached stigma of being a girl in a South Asian culture. Some of my personal challenges include trying to keep up with cultural standards, striving for perfection, and trying to maintain my parent’s expectation.…
One of the main founding nations of Canada is the French. The French people of Quebec specifically. This French community led a different lifestyle and had a different culture and from the French Acadians. The French speaking people of Quebec lived out their lives on their farms based upon the seigniorial system. These people were mostly Roman Catholic and believe heavily upon the churches influence on most communities and communal events. They tended to marry within the communities and frequently marry…
It is a little-known fact that Canada is the second largest country in the world next only to Russia. Canada has a rich history covering centuries, starting with the migration of people over the land bridge to a period of French occupation to what is now a modern country rich with culture. You can find just about every nationality in Canada and for the most part, they live together peacefully. By covering weather and its effect on agriculture, major cities, and environmental terrain, past military conflicts and then modern disposition of its military, as well as the political and social makeup will give us a broad view of Canadian culture.…
Canada is a nation built on immigration. While for many years, most immigrants were from European countries, the recent waves of immigration often include immigrants from South Asian, sub-Saharan and middle eastern countries. These recent immigrants do not have the same experience than the French, the Irish or the Italian earlier in the twentieth century. The reason for this is that they have a much different culture. In fact, integration is ‘easier’ in a western country is easier when one is christian and caucasian for instance. However, many recent immigrants are muslims, and are non-caucasian. These immigrants and refugees also often come from traditional societies. As a consequence, they come from societies where norms, values and gender…
Canada is a one of the wealthiest countries in the world but Canada didn’t just become wealthy overnight. Canada has many accomplishments and failures but the most defining moments in Canadian history were both the failures and accomplishments in the economy or economy related. The three most defining moments in Canadian history were; the stock market crash, which led to the “Great Depression”, the baby boom on the other hand led to increases in jobs during the 1960’s, and finally GST replaced “Manufacture Sales Tax” (MST) in 1990.…
All individuals share some feelings of national pride and an evidence of this is the common languages they speak. Dib and Turcotte (2008) state that for 47% of visible minorities, English is their first language, for 26% it is French, and for 27% it is both. The integration of visible minorities into neighbourhoods is relatively even. In comparison with the US or European countries where assimilation is encouraged, Canada has an almost complete absence of social isolation or ghettos (Kymlicka, 2008).…
Canada has long been regarded as a rich and democratic country that’s very well developed. The secret behind this is like the famous quote from history,“United we stand, divided we fall”. Canada has a government requiring all the provinces to contribute and each region has its own advantage and drawbacks. Together, we are able to cover each other’s weaknesses and improve as a Confederation.…
Canada is globally known as a friendly nation with endless opportunities and equal rights given to everyone. It has a reputation as a nation that cares about its people. However, is this misleading? Is Canada really a nation without any inequality? No, there are some misunderstandings when it comes to what people consider “equal.” Upon interviewing several Canadians from various groups and ages, the results show a surprising outcome of the opportunities Canada actually offers to its societies.…