Canada’s economic system is a market economy‚ encompassing the production‚ sales and distribution of goods and services based upon prices set in the marketplace. The marketplace establishes an economic framework within which firms compete on the basis of a number of factors: price‚ quality‚ delivery‚ after-sales service etc. Competitiveness is a measure of the ability to succeed in this context. This article presents several different approaches to mcasuring competitiveness‚ and analyzes many
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In agreement with Sharia law‚ women are judged to be secondary to men therefore them having fewer freedoms and obligations. A woman is considered equal to one-half of a male in supplying testimony for the administration of justice and in receiving inheritances. The male spouse possesses the just and religious responsibility to hit his female spouse for rebellion and for Islamic understanding of wrongdoing. Under a Sharia law‚ adultery is a crime punishable by stoning to death if the accused is unable
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The antislavery movement was led by abolitionists of both races and genders who hoped to emancipate all slaves and end racial discrimination in the United States. Such a task required these individuals to work together and employ different methods for spreading their ideas and reaching the people. As many abolitionists became disappointed with the progress of the movement‚ many began to change their methods and policies‚ which caused a split in the abolitionist movement. The writings of both white
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In Canada‚ children under the age of 16 are required to go to school and are restricted when it involves employment‚ only being able to work so many hours a week and being paid at least minimum wage. The Canadian government believes education should come first and has determined child labour illegal. While in other countries‚ such as Pakistan‚ although child labour is deemed illegal there are still many child who have been denied an education and are forced to work long hard hours with little to
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Introduction It is essential to understand that people‚ both men and women‚ do actively and willingly engage in sex work; the reality is‚ it is not going away. It is my opinion‚ and indeed the opinion of the Government of Canada‚ that some forms of sex work should be legalized. Harm The state‚ through legislative decree‚ ought not to be able to limit or prohibit the activities of an individual or individuals who are willing to actively or passively participate in the sex work. Such limitations
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witnessed of the harm one man did to a community. However‚ not every plural marriage family that continues to practice polygamy is like Jeff’s community. When it comes to looking into the legalities behind polygamy‚ in Canada according to “Section 293 of the Criminal Code of Canada explicitly bans polygamy and threatens offenders with a five-year prison term” (CBC News). The worry of being thrown in jail for five years have caused many Canadian polygamist families to go into hiding from the government
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Globalization in Canada Canada is considered to be one of the biggest countries worldwide‚ yet as far as it gets from other countries‚ globalization seems to have a strong impact on the people regardless of what it offers from products and/or services from abroad‚ it may seem to have taken some of Canada away to the rest of the world too. Globalization is affecting most of the aspects that control life in Canada‚ from social aspects‚ to economical aspects‚ also reaching to as far as to political
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this would come from the Quebec Act of 1774 which recognized the French language‚ Roman Catholic faith‚ and the French civil law in Quebec . However‚ Aboriginal peoples did not enjoy the same rights. What helped settle the West and build the trans-Canada railway‚ were our immigrants; but we can’t ignore the fact that they were subjected to prejudicial treatment. Unfortunately‚ diversity issues will continue to be a situation
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applications for asylum were made by paper‚ and there was no possibility for an oral hearing. In 1985‚ however‚ the Supreme Court of Canada decided that not allowing applicants an oral hearing violated the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Upon introduction of oral hearings as part of the claim process there was a subsequent increase in the amount of refugees admitted to Canada. While in 1981 there were approximately 14‚000 refugees admitted out of a total of approximately 129‚000 immigrants‚ in 1986
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Throughout the world‚ Canada is known as a peaceful nation. This reputation was established through our role in the creation of the United Nations and our subsequent efforts as peace keepers. Over the past century our role and the methodology used in peace keeping has changed significantly. Based on the major events that contributed to Canada’s involvement to peace keeping‚ it is the Paris Peace conference‚ the Suez Crisis and the Battle of Rwanda that are most noteworthy. Although the Paris Peace
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