October 28‚ 2013 Civics: ISU Essay 2013 Bilingualism in Canada: Good or Bad? Yamna Zia I believe that bilingualism is central to Canada’s identity‚ as well as other languages. Pierre Elliott Trudeau has said that‚ “Bilingualism unites people; dualism divides them. Bilingualism means you can speak to the other; duality means you live in one language and the rest of Canada will live in another language”. Bilingualism is an essential
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Canada in World War Two Canada had proven itself an effective fighting force through all the World War One. Meaning that Canada was met with extreme success during World War One‚ with their stunning victories against immense odds. But would this reputation carry over to World War Two? In World War Two Canada would have success and failures with its first real battle being the defence of Hong Kong. Canada would fight with British and Indian forces‚ Canadian forces arrived just in time to repel
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collective identity‚ yet the recorded events that took place in this country from when the first colonists arrived to now‚ are more widely know as the events that shaped Canada’s history. Out of the multitude of events and features that have made Canada the place we know today‚ two of the most significant and unifying are the completion and building of the Canadian Pacific Railway and the Confederation that brought colonies together under one common government. These events are the two of the most
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worth all the lives lost by the brave canadian soldiers which‚ in turn‚ was the reason for advances in technologies people use to this day and has impacted Canada significantly. Within the list of several inventions‚ one of the biggest ones that impacted our society is blood transfusions‚ which has saved many lives in Canada. Along with this‚ Canada was introduced with portable x-rays which provided medics a better way to help save people who have been harmed or injured whether in battle in WWI or in
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Aboriginal women in Western Canada have been faced with challenges and adversity in many aspects of their everyday lives. It is important to identify and analyze some of the reasons why there are a high proportion of Aboriginal women involved in the sex trade in Western Canada. This analysis is to further demonstrate the state and society’s implications and effects on the lives of these women‚ and how they have shaped the world that sex trade workers in Canada are forced to live in day in and day
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When I was only three years old‚ my family made the long 18-hour airplane trek from General Pico‚ La Pampa‚ Argentina to Saskatoon‚ Saskatchewan‚ Canada. I lived in Saskatoon from the age of three to the age of thirteen. This transition was a culture and language shock for my family and I. We were moving to a new country with a different language‚ different infrastructure‚ different cultures‚ and different demographics. Demographically‚ General Pico‚ the city I was born in‚ has a population of
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Canada’s Role in the World From 1945-2000 Canada has played a very significant and valuable role in the world since 1945 and this vital role has continued to this very day. Canada is continually being viewed as a peacekeeping and peacemaking nation because of its efforts and contributions in organizations such as the UN‚ NATO and NORAD. These contributions have given Canada a much larger and more influential role on the world stage. Since 1945‚ Canada has been able to find a comfortable role in
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Should natural law be recognized by the Courts of Canada? Should the Supreme Court of Justice‚ the highest the level of court in Canada‚ allow natural law to be part of the decisions they make in their rulings? In Canada‚ Legal Law is used to settle private and public disputes and also for the sentencing of criminals. Committing a crime is against the law‚ which would mean that the person who committed the offence would need to serve the punishment unless it were special situations‚ such as duress
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the French in Canada By: Kimia Canada‚ the 3.885 million square mile country located directly north of the United States‚ is the second largest country in the world. It has an extremely diversified population of 35.16 million people‚ and among this population are French Canadians. There is a lasting influence of French culture‚ religion‚ language‚ and more in Canada. This is due to the fact that it was once French territory; French Canadians currently residing in Canada are descendants
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America and Canada are so close to each other but yet they both have two different types of healthcare systems. Our healthcare system does not seem to keep its citizens as healthy as the Canadians health care system so we will take a look at Canada’s healthcare system and see what makes their system work. America is one of the greatest nations in the world. It also has a huge problem that it cannot seem to resolve. Healthcare is becoming one of the hottest issues in America today. There are millions
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