Canada Prepares for WWI “In Canada‚ the summer of 1914 was like every other summer” (Swettenham‚ 2). Although great in size‚ Canada’s population had always been small compared to that of other countries‚ and was still only a growing nation. Canada was small and far away from any real threat of war‚ therefore how could they have thought to prepare themselves for a war the size of the Great War? It is shown through how Canada was a slowly developing country during the time of the war‚ how the Canadian
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Public Healthcare in Canada The Introduction of the Medical Care act in 1966 insured access to better healthcare for all Canadian Citizens. The Government has a big responsibly in making sure that it’s citizens are fully taken care of in the event of a person needing any kind of Medical Service and is unable to provide for them selves for any reason. This states‚ “The false philosophy of the welfare state. In my opinion‚ the government does have a responsibility to assist those who are unable
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Introduction Canada‚ a country located in North America‚ shares the largest on land border with United States. Despite being part of the same continent as the United States and also being U.S northern neighbor‚ both countries are quiet similar and different from one and another. These differences include historical‚ political‚ economic‚ and cultural. Historically‚ Canada and United States were both colonized by French and Britain but United States’ primary language is English and Canada’s primary
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Canada was established as Middle Power Country at the end of the Second World War. This status establishes the fact that they are a “nation which is recognized on an international scale with a large influence globally‚ however they do not have dominance over any one area” (Pagtakhan‚ personal communication‚ March 12‚ 2013). This status was achieved primarily because of their international fiscal aid and technological advancements. Canada‚ however it was incapable of reaching the status of a superpower
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The British Monarchy has had a large influence on Canada since European exploration of the Americas began in the late 15th century. However‚ over the last few decades there has been increasing debates over the relevance of the British monarchy in modern day Canada. Over the past few decades there has been a shift from monarchy to constitutional monarchy; this means the the King and Queen no longer have executive power to do what they please‚ the power now falls to an elected parliament (Citation)
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nomination papers that have to be signed by the party leader In Canada‚ people can easily become MP or MLA of a riding as long as they are 18 years and older and a Canadian citizen. Despite of this two requirement is met‚ the one who wish to run for MP or MLA have to file the nomination paper in order to become a candidate that have to be signed by the party leader if a candidate want to have a political affiliation. Furthermore‚ under Canada Election Act section 66 (1) (a) (v) state that “A nomination
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Throughout the last century‚ Canada has changed greatly as a nation. Events varying from World War battles to human rights breakthroughs have shaped Canada into what the country is presently. Prideful events such as the Battle of Vimy Ridge established identity‚ independence and nationalism for Canadians. Shameful events though‚ such as the Internment of Japanese-Canadians‚ violated human rights and promoted inequality. Canada developed as a nation during the twentieth century through the victory
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and has many different variations. Modern socialism is one of the newest variations. This ideology has become very popular and is used in many different countries like Canada‚ Germany‚ Sweden and Australia. Although Canada is run under a conservative party it still follows some of the principles and elements of socialism. Canada is looked at as a socialist country‚ because of
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Proud Moments in our history Canada has had many proud moments in the past 100 years that makes us who we are now. Vimy Ridge was one of our first proud moments in the 1900s where all four Canadian divisions in World War I fought in one battle together. After the First World War Canada became its own country by the Statute of Westminster stating that we were no longer was about of Great Britain. In the 1920s Canada invented many useful things that we still use today like the telephone‚ radio
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Sandy Li 3B In 1971‚ from the Canada multiculturalism act‚ Canadian government had admitted that Canada was a multicultural country‚ and accepted it’s English and French double property. In 1867‚ when Canada was built‚ the proportion of English and French people occupied 91.6%. Although Canada has been colonized by French people first‚ English still give a huge influence on its cultures‚ and nowadays these two public languages are both used in Canada. Therefore‚ Canada should be considered as a product
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