The government of Canada severely mistreated its aboriginal population according to the assimilation and residential schools‚ The White Paper and The National Indian Brotherhood‚ The James Bay Project and land claims‚ The Calder Case‚ The Mackenzie River Pipeline Issue‚ enfranchisement‚ The Meech Lake Accord‚ The Charlottetown Accord‚ Oka confrontation and Ipperwash‚ Ontario confrontation. Assimilation policy isolated and changed from one of assimilation by a community to one of outright assimilation
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Counterpoints: Exploring Canadian Issues‚ Chapter 1 Introduction 1. Describe five changes in Canada’s borders between 1905 and 2005. The North West Territories included much of northern Ontario‚ The North West Territories included much of northern Quebec‚ The North West Territories included much of northern Manitoba‚ Nunavut did not exist‚ Labrador was much smaller. 2. What was Canada’s population in: 1911 - 7‚200‚000 2000 - approximately 30‚000‚000 Society and Manners 3. Where did most
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Fontaine was born in 1948 at Lévis‚ near Quebec City. He went to school at Laval University in Quebec City. (AstroLab.2006) after he became an “Astroseismologist” which is an Astronomer who studies the internal structure of stars meaning to study the parts inside of the stars‚ by looking at changes in their light. Gilles Fontaine has won many awards like the BSC Physics award at Laval University in 1969 and the Marie-Victorian Award by the government of Quebec in 1999(Science‚ 2007).he was trained to
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because with the amount of RCMP/ Military soldiers made it virtually impossible to obtain important information during the world wars and impossible to succeed in an act of terrorism. During the October crisis a terrorist group named the FLQ terrorized Quebec but with the quick actions of the government and the deployment of many Canadian soldiers. Just a few weeks later the FLQ gave up and bargained for their lives Secondly the Canadian government during both world wars set up internment camps where
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The American Revolution was costly and bloody war that granted the Americans the independence for which they fought. This 8-year-long revolutionary war from 1775 to 1783 is considered one of the greatest revolutions of all time in that the Americans had defeated the most powerful nation in the world at the time‚ Great Britain. The American Revolution is a critical event in the history of the United States and has been explored and evaluated by numerous historians of the 20th century. Whether or not
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Climate Change is a worldwide phenomenon which affects the regular conditions of the environment. Historically‚ there have been several conventions‚ like the Kyoto protocol‚ in order to address this problem. However‚ only since the Paris Agreement‚ countries have really committed to take actions to mitigate climate change. In fact‚ Canada has presented a strong position‚ establishing a main target with different approaches to counteract the problem. However‚ the new regulations may not be adequate
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positive trend of fitness center attendance during the past 10 years. Since 2003‚ there has been an increase in participating in a physical activity throughout the population of Quebec. Even though this change is small‚ it is a good indicator that people are looking to workout more. If we notice other health behaviours in Quebec we will notice the same positive trend of wanting to live a healthy lifestyle. There has been a drop in the smoker population: dropping from 26.4% in 2003 to 23.8% in 2010. People
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campaign’s agenda. Therefore‚ the media create an agenda setting; the ability to affect cognitive change among individuals by telling people what to think about‚ not what to think. This would then influence Quebec voters’ decisions. - Political Advertising and campaign coverage would have an impact on Quebec voters in influencing their decisions by including these into their campaigns: • Patriotism: The ad stresses the candidate’s love of and service to his/her country. • Gender: The ad presents the candidate
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Canadian entertainment company‚ self-described as a "dramatic mix of circus arts and street entertainment." Based in Montreal‚ Quebec‚ Canada‚ (CHANGE SLIDE) and located in the inner-city area of Saint-Michel‚ it was founded in Gaspé‚ in 1984 by two former street performers‚ Guy Laliberté and Gilles Ste-Croix. Initially named Les Échassiers‚ (CHANGE SLIDE) they toured Quebec in 1980 as a performing troupe and encountered financial hardship. Their financial troubles were relieved by a grant from their
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The American Revolution all stemmed from a myriad of events‚ which over time spread revolutionary thoughts and ideas in the minds of the colonists. When started‚ Britain had complete control over all of the colonies‚ but over time the colonies began to establish their own ways to survive and prosper. They faced the challenges of Indians‚ disease‚ and religious differences in the beginning‚ but once they overcame most of these without Britain’s help‚ the colonist began to establish a sense of independence
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