The government of Canada is based on the Government of the United Kingdom, though there are some differences. The Government can be broken down in to three groups. The first being The Queen, The Governor-General and the Lieutenant Governors, The second group is the Senate and the last is The House...

A. INTRODUCTION Sir John A. Macdonald believed that the Constitution Act, 1867, had been drafted in such a manner as to ensure that "'all conflict of jurisdiction' had been avoided" and that the courts would therefore assume a relatively minor role in the evolution o...

While we as Canadians support our culture in principle, our support for it in practice is an artificial concept; it is an illusion that is intertwined with Canadian pride and a lot of government subsidy. In a country where our citizens are given the freedom to choose, it is sadly noted that many cho...

Nikki Bumbacco Ms Harrison ENG OAC July 21, 2000 It is a fact that almost all of the people in Canada are immigrants, or come from immigrant descent. If it were not for the millions of people who have fled to Canada in hope of a better life, Canada would never have prospered into what ...

There was a period of rapid change in western Canada in the 1870s and 1880s: buffalo herds were exterminated, treaties were signed with the Indians, the Canadian Pacific Railway was built and a wave of immigrants flooded the prairies. Indian and Metis people found it hard to give up their freedom ...

Is Canada a Democratic Dictatorship? Canada is a great country, beautiful in every aspect. The one aspect which can probably use some work is that of government. Canada's government which has been the same since 1867 has not changed very much. However closer inspection reveals Can...

The Canadian Senate is supposed to be a "sober second thought" on government legislation. But, in many cases, as far as I know, senators are not meeting the expectations of the Canadian people, or fulfilling the requirements of the job. The question is, should the senate be reformed? In ...