Rupert's Land: land owned by Hudson's Bay Company and stretching over what is the NWT, western Canada and northern Ontario and Quebec. (By purchasing this land Canada now had vast territories to fill up with settlers.) Red River Settlement: settlement established in 1811 by Lord Selkirk a...

MEASURING SOCIALISM IN NORTH AMERICA: A COMPARISON BETWEEN CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Which of the two countries is more socialist, Canada or the United States of America? It must first be state that neither Canada nor the USA is considered a socialist state. For the purpose...

MEASURING SOCIALISM IN NORTH AMERICA: A COMPARISON BETWEEN CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Which of the two countries is more socialist, Canada or the United States of America? It must first be state that neither Canada nor the USA is considered a socialist state. For the purpose...

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...

The Royal Proclamation Act of 1763 was issued by the British government in the name of King George III to prohibit settlement by British colonists beyond the Appalachian Mountains in the lands captured by Britain from France in the French and Indian War/Seven Years' War and to end exploitative purc...

Acid Rain Acid Rain Introduction Acid rain has become an environmental concern of global importance within the last decade. With the increasing environmental awareness of the "unhealthy" condition of our planet earth the concern about acid rain has not lessened. In brief, acid rain is...

The Upper Great Lakes region is a vast, vital, complicated and intimately interconnected socio-ecological system. Over the course of the last thirteen years, this system has experienced dramatic fluctuations from its normal rhythmic pattern. Specifically, it has experienced a significant decline in ...

Canadian political culture, in a nation-state context, can be defined as beliefs and attitudes that Canadians have of political objects (Jackson, Politics In Canada. 1994). The majority of Canadians usually hold similar political ideas that, unlike firm ideology that varies in due time, are more ge...

Canadian political culture, in a nation-state context, can be defined as beliefs and attitudes that Canadians have of political objects (Jackson, Politics In Canada. 1994). The majority of Canadians usually hold similar political ideas that, unlike firm ideology that varies in due time, are more ge...

"There is no such source and cause of strife, quarrel, fights, malignant opposition, persecution, and war, and all evil in the state, as religion. Let it once enter our civil affairs, our government would soon be destroyed. Let it once enter our common schools, they would be destroyed." Supreme Cour...

Quebec has always been trying to maintain it's cultural identity. I this essay, I will try to outline the reasons why has this always been the case, and its direct link to French-Canadian nationalism. The path that leads to separatism is a long and winding one. The French saw Confederation as the on...

For decades, academics and political leaders have analyzed existing electoral systems and, consequently, argued about the optimal way to translate votes into seats in the most democratic fashion. Increasing legitimacy and democracy within an electoral system are often viewed as the foundation for re...

The publicly financed and universally accessible Canadian healthcare system has been a source of pride and delight to many Canadians since 1947, when Saskatchewan first adopted the policy of "Medicare". In fact there was so much enthusiasm for publicly financed, universal healthcare that...

Anna Mae Pictou-Aquash (1945-1976) Mimac Activist and Educator April 3, 2000 Anna Mae Pictou Aquash, a Micmac Indian rights activist, was born on March 27, 1945 in Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia, the third daughter of Mary Ell...

Climate change is one of the most important and probably most challenging of environmental issues facing the world this century. Except climate change is more than an environmental problem. It is also an important political, social and most importantly an economic challenge due to the fact that how...

Scenario/Introduction In the early morning of December 18, 1999, Samuel G and his friend Curtis were driving home from a Christmas party. While driving Samuel G's car left the road and rolled down an embankment, killing his passenger and seriously injuring himself. The police found evidence ...

James Naismith, better known as the "Father of Basketball," was born in Ramsay, a town near Almonte, Ontario on November 6, 1861, where he was the eldest son of Scottish immigrants John and Margaret Naismith. Ever since he was a young lad he had a passion for sports. Although he wasn&apo...

Introduction On the surface, daily routines of Pharmacists may appear to be rather simplified and involves little work hazard and responsibilities. As pharmacists dispense prescribed drug and medicine by doctors or dentists, they may provide assistance to those who seeks help with non-prescribed ...

He has been called a prophet, a traitor, a martyr, a visionary and a madman, but whatever one thinks of him, Louis Riel, remains one of the most controversial figures in Canadian history. Does this man who has continued to haunt Canadian history for more than a century after his execution, deserv...

Globalisation and Sustainability: The Importance of Government The world was once vast and unknown. Communication was once dreaded as messages would take exceeded amounts of time from one point of destination to the next. Countries would not know of each other's affairs for months because ...

The experience of the Second Anglo-Boer War, 1899-1902, was the chief catalyst for Canadian militia reform in the years leading up to the Great War. Throughout the conflict, Imperial troops endured hardships such as high casualties, inadequate medical care and shortages of water, rations and equipm...

The issues of fighting racism and stereotypes in children's literature have been addressed in two ways: through multicultural or anti racist literature. These issues have been presented in bodies of work for the very young to older children. Patricia Polacco and Eloise Greenfield have revolu...

Same-sex marriage There are many important issues discussed in public policy today. One of these issues is homosexual marriage. This is an important issue because it deals with a relatively large minority of the United States. This issue is put into many different lights. Those of morals,...

Canada's central bank, the Bank of Canada, is a largely unknown institution to the majority of Canadians. Despite its small size and obscurity, however, the Bank of Canada plays a vital role in the nation's economy. With a budget that is dwarfed by most minor federal agencies, the Bank maintains a...

INTRODUCTION The focus of the criminal justice system in Canada and all around the world for hundreds of years has been retributive justice. One of the main ideas has been you do the crime, you do the time. Thus, all of our prisons were beginning to fill up and exceed their capacity. This was a...