In Canada‚ multiculturalism describes the various different religious traditions and cultural influences that in unity and coexistence make up a distinct Canadian identity. This term first became popular in Canada in the 1960’s to replace ‘cultural pluralism.’ The concept of multiculturalism is used in three senses: to refer to a society that is characterized by ethnic or cultural heterogeneity‚ to refer to an ideal of equality and mutual respect among a population’s ethnic or cultural groups‚ and
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Canada is the second largest country in the world‚ after Russia‚ and has ten provinces and three territories. It is located in the northern hemisphere of North America‚ and consists of six vegetation regions. These include the deciduous forest‚ mixed wood forest‚ boreal (and taiga) forest‚ cordilleran‚ tundra‚ and west coast forest. Of these 10 provinces and 3 territories‚ the regions most affected by wildfires include British Columbia‚ as well as the boreal forests of Ontario‚ Quebec‚ Manitoba‚
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cabinet members expressing similar points of view‚ the provincial government quickly thought to prohibit any further immigration of Japanese. However‚ because of Japan’s military ties with Britain‚ and because Canada was a British subject at that time‚ completely banning Japanese immigration to Canada based on race was not favourable as it would “embarrass Britain” and its ties with Japan (Roy 2003: 83; Roy et al. 1990:
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The Canada Goose The Branta Canadensis‚ better known as the Canada Goose is a magnificent bird which can be found all over North America. People from all over North America look towards the sky when the Canada Geese go honking overhead in their trademark "V" formation‚ and because they nest all over Canada and some of the United States many people have a chance to witness the birds migration to the nesting grounds and back to the wintering grounds. The Canada Goose is respected by so many of
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Homelessness in Canada Have you ever been downtown and seen a homeless person sleeping outside on a grate? Have you ever been in the subway and seen a person huddled under a thin‚ raggedy blanket trying to keep warm in the harsh‚ dead of winter? What if that was you? How would you feel? Wouldn’t you want someone to help you? (PAUSE) Today‚ I’m going to be speaking to you about homelessness in Canada. Homelessness is an epidemic that affects people no matter their age‚ gender‚ race or creed in most
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politicians and leading Canadians took an active role in discriminating against all ethnic groups other than white Anglo-Saxons. They achieved this by feeding the dark side of humanity: fear of different cultures‚ prejudice and xenophobia. In the 1920s Canada treated different peoples unjustly. The Chinese were faced with ridiculous laws‚ the Native Americans were forced to forfeit their culture and the Ukrainians were treated with suspicion wherever they went. In the 1920s the Aboriginals faced much
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Racism in Canada The common belief that Canada is far less racist then their neighbors to the south is perhaps one of the greatest falsehoods of North American society today. Through out history‚ Canada has been home to many race-based atrocities. Because of time and lack of media attention these events have been buried. To such an extent have these issues been neglected that the general public now cannot recognized them or discern them as part of their country�s past. Although recently over
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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 This review aims to thoroughly analyze the possibility of Canada joining a North American Monetary Union. Through globalization and trade liberalization Canada has become more and more economically dependent on the United States. Therefore a monetary union is something for the nations to consider for facilitating trade and further stabilizing inflation. Since the introduction of the euro as the national currency in Europe several other countries have been considering monetary unions
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POST FORDISM During 1970s and 1980s Fordism system started being challenged by new kind of work organisation Fordism principles- fragmented work‚ dedicated machinery‚ serial‚ rather than parallel task‚ task sequencing create enormous economic off scale but have one crucial weakness namely inflexibility. During 1970-80s‚ the mass market which stabilised the Fordist system was breaking up. Sabel argued that this had come about because of a number of global changes‚ but the chief factor is the changing
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