prohibition in Canada. By looking at multiple temperance organizations in different provinces the paper will argue that Canadian prohibition was able to be codified due to‚ in part‚ the efforts made by those in the temperance movement. The paper will begin by examining the relationship between early temperance movements and the enactment of the Canada Temperance Act or Dunkin Act of 1864. It will then address the Canada Temperance Act or Scott Act of 1878 and how the conditions in Canada changed to allow
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Benefits of Official Bilingualism behind the Economic Efficiency Disclosure about maintaining official bilingualism in Canada has been controversial issue among those interested including the government‚ companies‚ and individuals. The main approaches surrounding this issue can be summarized by economic and social reasons. To elaborate‚ various economic sectors‚ and particular certain companies‚ have to pay the cost when they produce their products by offering information based on bilingualism for
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is a step in the wrong direction. She believes that there should be increasing penalties for marijuana possession and that the government should enforce harsher punishments and laws in relation to drugs. Citizen One thinks that if the government of Canada criminalizes the use and possession of what most youth consider as “weed‚” then less lives would be destroyed. Marijuana is a drug which impairs a youth’s ability to recall‚ suppression of the immune system; and short-term responses including anxiety
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CANADA * Official name – Canada * Population – 33‚487‚ 208 * Official Languages – English and French * Currency – Canadian dollar (CAD) * Capital city – Ottawa * GDP – purchasing power parity $1.564 * GDP Per Capita – purchasing power parity $39‚300 Overview Canada is the second largest country in the world and is characterized by an extraordinary variety of topography‚ climates and time zones that is a North American country consisting of ten provinces like British
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Nations are born out of conflict‚ and grow and thrive by learning from their mistakes. The 20th century in Canada was responsible for an abundance of great aspects that now exist in our country. Within that era the rights of women were recognized and altered‚ resulting in them being considered equals to men. Our army became recognized as an elite fighting force. Japanese Canadian internment camps were put in place as a result of the bombing of Pearl Harbor displayed nothing less then an unjust act
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Do we remember the period in Canada’s history in which Canada experienced an economic boom? Of course we’ll have trouble remembering because this period was followed shortly afterwards by one of the worst depressions in Canada’s history. This period is referred to by many as the “Roaring Twenties”. This “Golden Age” of Canada was followed by the Great Depression. How could a depression that lasted for ten years occur after a period of economic prosperity? A major reason is because the economic conditions
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are a hopeful or cynical being. Personally‚ I would describe myself to be a hopeful person‚ and the reasoning behind it lies within my past. My parents and I are immigrants‚ we moved to Canada when I was 3 years old and have moved around the country several times since then. When my parents first came to Canada they had nothing‚ aside from the clothes in their suitcase and a couple of dollars. I saw my parents struggle to find a job and housing‚ and establish a life for themselves in a new country
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Constitution Act‚ 1982 protects those rights from being extinguished which means that infringement of the rights are only upon the constitutionally valid legislation that meets the basis of the “R. v. Sparrow test” (McNeil‚ 2002). The Supreme Court of Canada and other courts in the country then put forth a petition of implementing restrictions on treaty rights. First Nations believed infringements of Aboriginal rights are unjustifiable. The Constitution Act‚ 1982 states that First Nations’ right to fish
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In regards to converting to green energy‚ this is both beneficial to Canada and it is a more effective manner of dealing with ISIS. By cutting off this dependency on oil‚ it dampers ISIS’ source of income and it would cut their funding. Without funding‚ the organization would become severely handicapped and furthermore‚ it would benefit Canada’s own economy. There are the obvious benefits to the Earth and environment by switching over to green energy‚ but it would also create a magnitude of new jobs
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drug‚ while bringing in revenue for the government. If Canada wishes to legalize marijuana‚ they should follow the guidelines of the United States using policy diffusion. “Canada should follow the developments of changes in marijuana-related regulations in the United States‚ where some of its states viz‚ Colorado‚ Oregon‚ Washington‚ and Alaska have already legalized recreational use of marijuana” (Hajizadeh 455). Policy diffusion is a very intriguing tool for the Canadian government to use in
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