Irish In Rural Ontario While there are many interesting topics that relate to pre-confederation Canada, the one I find appealing is the role that Irish settlers played in rural Ontario. In my opinion they played a great role in forming rural Ontario's identity and make-up and this leaves a gr...

Oliver Mowat became this province's first premier in 1872. However, only a century had passed since Ontario was first settled by a group of loyalist refugees. These refugees, fought for the British crown during the American Revolution. After the revolution, British authorities provided help...

Air Pollution in Ontario Air pollution is a major topic in our society it is a subject to be taken seriously because it causes many problems in our environment causing it to be very unhealthy for our living lifestyle. Air pollution is described as the accumulation of something where it is no...

MacDowell's article about Relief workers in the 1930's in Ontario focuses on young unmarried men and describes the hardships faced during the depression. Married men with families were given priority in employment and municipal aid was primarily given to families as well. As a result, ma...

It is, of course, important to vote but quite frankly all of the parties have large disadvantages and are being lead by people who are clearly incompetent. The Liberals' Dalton McGinty often seems uncomfortable with the public and many of his policies seem ill conceived with little input from ...

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...

Sir Mackenzie Bowell Sir Mackenzie Bowell was the fifth prime minister of Canada. He held office for sixteen months, between 1894 and 1896, before a revolt in his cabinet forced him to resign. "With considerable force of character but no special capacity in administration, he was unable ei...

Regional disparities in Canada There is a crisis in Canada, a crisis that won¡t go away. I am talking about the many disparities that face Canadians everyday. Regional disparities are not new to Canada, nor are they unique to this country. There is little evidence of progress toward greater econ...

Every community has a means of production and consumption for goods and services. The amount of goods and service in a community or town vary depending on where the town is located and what manufacturing features the particular town has, including the number of people who help to manufacture and sel...

Viewed by some as a savior, and others as a traitor, Louis Riel, "The Father of Manitoba," nevertheless became the voice of the Métis people during an unstable time in Canadian History. From 1869 to 1885, Riel was the political (and quite possibly spiritual) leader of the Métis and their struggl...

Anil's Ghost 1.Plot Anil's Ghost, is set during a war, the enemy is difficult to identify in the bloody ethnic war between Buddhists and Hindus that ripped Sri Lanka apart in the 1980s and '90s. The protagonist, Anil Tissera, a native Sri Lankan, left her homeland at 18 and returns to it 15 year...

Canada evolved into a nation during the 18th and 19th centuries. Many factors were accountable for this change, which includes the Loyalists' migration north and the Constitutional Acts of 179 and 1867. There were key people and sanctions during this evolution: the Crown, the American Revolution, t...

The State of The Canadian Economy The Canadian Economy has been shaken, stirred and chilled. Stocks have crashed, jaws have fallen, and it has taken years off the lives of some buisnessmen. Even though there are many fears that of a recession is due, because of the state of the United States...

~MARGARET ATWOOD~ "There is so much silence between the words..." SOCI 4019 September 29, 1999. An Overview of Works, Styles, and Themes Margaret Atwood has written a great number of novels and other forms of literature. ...

In our complex and growing society many issues have brought about great debate and many more still need to be debated. "Why do women feel oppressed?" "Why do men make more money?" "How are women portrayed in media?" Questions like these consistently spark arguments on an extremely sore...

Every citizen in Canada is guaranteed specific democratic and legal rights which are set out in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. However, in the case of Bethany Hughes, a sixteen-year old girl who refused blood transfusions due to certain religious beliefs, and then was given dozens of b...

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...

Gay rights have been an issue for many years. Although there is much progress being made on the discrimination of gays, one issue still remains: marriage. Society has become more accepting of same sex marriages, however they are still illegal in Canada. This report will discuss the laws in various c...

The novel DANCE ME OUTSIDE is written by W.P. Kinsella and is inspired by Native life in Canada. The story creatively explores the ways of Natives adjusting to a new life in a new land. The location is in Sucker Lake, Ontario on a reserve named Kidiabinessee. The main character is an eighteen-year-o...

Has U.W.O gone too far? In June of 2005, The University of Western Ontario will honour Dr. Henry Morgentaler in its graduation ceremony. Ever since he was nominated to receive an honourary degree for his work with women's rights, there has been much controversy between the U.W.O honourary c...

Canada vs America The controversy over Canada and America, and who takes after whom has been around for many years. Canada and America are puzzles, two countries that are home to millions of people, living in relative comfort and health. We both have become nations through the help of each ...

What was the Charlottetown Accord? The Charlottetown Accord was a body of legislation proposed by Federal and Provincial governments in 1992. The changes proposed in the draft of the Accord would have meant drastic changes to the constitution of Canada. There were five major changes to the Accor...

On July 1, 1867, celebrations occurred nationwide as confederation passed and Canada became an independent country. With the uniting of Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, the Dominion of Canada was created. Obtaining the right to confederation was a long and difficult process. In Septem...

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 ...

Conservatives by introducing the principle of a minimum and a maximum tariff. A chief result of this Liberal protectionism was to give British goods a preference in Canada." (McMenemy, pg.12, 1976) Another significant move made by the Liberals was in 1903, when Prime Minister Laurier announced the ...