Essays Tagged: "Canadian government"

The Structure of the Canadian Government

The Structure of the Canadian GovernmentCanada's "Fathers of Confederation" adopted a federal form of government in 1867. ... entary system lie in Britain. In keeping with traditions handed down by the British Parliament, the Canadian Parliament is composed of the Queen (who is represented in Canada by the Governor General), ... . It currently has 301 members, one from each of the 301 constituencies or electoral districts. The Canadian Constitution requires the election of a new House of Commons at least every five years. As ...

(4 pages) 114 0 3.9 Mar/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science

Gun Control in Canada

Gun Control in CanadaMany political leaders and the Canadian government believe that stricter gun control will make Canada a safer place. But that belie ... s, and if failing to do that, will manage to find even more dangerous methods to commit crimes. The Canadian Firearms Act presently known as Bill C-68, came into force on December 1,1998. The act requ ... December 1,1998. The act requires that all citizens owning guns register their firearms through the Canadian government. Any frame or receiver is considered a firearm. Frame and receiver is the shell ...

(6 pages) 107 0 3.4 Mar/2002

Subjects: Law & Government Essays

Canada's Endangered Species

and predators are the nature's contribution to the endangerment of the fox. Apparently however, the Canadian government is the major problem."We are in this mess because Canada doesn't have strong end ...

(2 pages) 70 0 4.6 Mar/2002

Subjects: Science Essays > Zoology

Japanese Canadians during the WWII

also made the same mistake. They didn't sent Germans to the concentration camp, they sent Japanese Canadians to the Relocation Camp. Why did Canadian government sent all the innocent Japanese-Canadia ... Japanese-Canadians to the relocation camp? This kind of action is totally unfair, and why Japanese Canadians had to pay the responsibilities for the war?According to official Japanese passport record ...

(3 pages) 56 0 3.7 Feb/1995

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > World War II

Canadian Senate

The Canadian SenateBy Andrew DonoghToday the Canadian Senate does not do all that much for the Canadian ... barely stops any bills that go through. They're paid a lot of money to just sit and do nothing.The Canadian Government could work fine without the Senate. Just get rid of it, and have the governor lo ...

(1 pages) 37 0 2.0 Dec/1996

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Government

Should Quebec become a "distinct society" in Canada?

he first step of separation of Quebec. In our past history Britain may have disrespected the French Canadians by sending the protesters to Louisiana's wilderness and ignore their basic needs and conce ... itish government signed the Quebec Act and added French as another official language of Canada. The Canadians tries to satisfy the French Canadians. The Canadian government also seemed to be more symp ...

(3 pages) 90 0 3.6 May/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science

The Dark Conspiracy Behind The CIA the early 1950ties into the mid 1960ties

early 1950s and into the mid 1960s there were anumber of unusual activities involving the CIA, The CanadianGovernment, and the American Government. It was a conspiracy. Noone would ever guess that it ... ents were led by Scottish-born Dr. Ewen Cameron.Cameron was considered to some as 'the godfather of Canadianpsychiatry'.He worked at the Allan Memorial Institute in Montreal and wasthe director there ...

(9 pages) 100 1 3.3 Dec/1996

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

How the Canadian Government affects our education - In this text we will discuss how the Canadian Government is wasting money on useless things instead of putting it into education funding.

t back on funding for our schools? What good does the government gain from all these cut backs? The Canadian government is saying how they want to get out of debt, yet they spend at least couple hundr ...

(2 pages) 54 0 3.0 Oct/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education

James Stanghetta Loius Riel and the Metis Struggle

on was unfair but some of the actions the metis leaders preformed have also come into question. The Canadian government could have dealt with this situation with less severity and fair justice for all ... tant Ontario. The "miserable half-breeds"-this was Sir John A. Macdonald, but most of the Red River Canadians shared the same sentiment-were considered mere nuisances to be exploited wherever possible ...

(8 pages) 77 0 5.0 Dec/2002

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > Canadian History

Should Canadian government have the right to withhold or suspend the rights of Canadian citizens in times of crisis?

Should Canadian government have the right to withhold or suspend the rights of Canadian citizens in times o ... da and Japans declaration of war, arose a fear near the coast of British Columbia that the Japanese Canadians who had been living there might pose threat towards the national security of the country. ... izens within Canada may provide information to Japanese spies in submarines as most of the Japanese Canadians prospered on fishing and used the seas as their communication route. Although this might n ...

(4 pages) 56 0 4.0 Dec/2002

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights

The Pursuits of Prairie Settlement: Why They Failed and Succeeded this essay is about why Canadians were able to remain on the Prairies and farm, and why some weren't able to.

ought their lives would be simpler, easier when they came here. They read the advertisements of the Canadian government about free land, and all the space you could want, and they were swept away by t ... soil quality are only some of the factors that kept many people from succeeding. The fact that the Canadian Wheat Board took away their right to free trade with their grain caused them to accept only ...

(12 pages) 90 1 4.1 Feb/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > Canadian History

The institution of work and how organizational culture and job segregation promotes sexism and male dominance in work for pay.

tution of work creates and sustains gender, and more specifically gender inequalities. In 1977, the Canadian government passed a Canadian Human Rights Act that provided the legal foundation for employ ... s after the passage of this act? It is my distinct belief that this act has been ignored within our Canadian society; as a consequence there is still sexism and pay inequality prevalent in today's wor ...

(12 pages) 403 0 4.6 Mar/2003

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

"Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley & "Obasan" bu Joy Kogawa

ses the outcast is treated badly and with disgust.The main theme in Obasan is the unjustness of the Canadian Government in World War II. Similarly, Frankenstein illustrates Victor's misuse of dangerou ... tor's misuse of dangerous knowledge and his unjustness towards the monster. In Obasan, the Japanese-Canadians suffer discrimination at the hands of the government and from many of the people in Canada ...

(2 pages) 48 0 5.0 Apr/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Canada at War: 1914-1918

sh Colony, Canada was automatically also at war. By the end of the war, Canada had changed greatly; Canadians had been conscripted from Vancouver to St. John's; Quebec was on the verge of separating; ... l and industrial production had increased four-fold, and Canada's government had assumed control of Canadians' lives. All these measures and many more reflect on the Canadian Government's desperation, ...

(6 pages) 52 0 4.0 May/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > Canadian History

The collapse of the East Coast fishery in Canada.

astating collapse of the fishing industry on the East Coast of Newfoundland, Nova Scotia forced the Canadian government to take drastic measures and close the fishery. But what could've caused such a ... ries and Oceans) which was created in 1979, handed over the fish inspection responsibilities to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. What else was in store?The Canadian governments attempt to rebuild ...

(4 pages) 60 0 4.3 May/2003

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays

Turn of the Century: Canada's Immagration.

uited for farming valuable wheat. Becuase of this, populating it became important to Canada and the Canadian government.On 1896, the minister of Interior,Clifford Sifton had been enforcing a comprehen ... hese countries to coordinate efforts and distribute information, to portray a colorful image of the canadian west as a vibrant land that held a promise of riches. As a supplement to these posters,pamp ...

(4 pages) 106 2 2.4 May/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > Canadian History

This is an essay on the topic if heakthcare should be maintianed even if it means raising taxes.

RICKIE-LEE KEIKO SUGIYAMASOCIALS 11MR ADEYMAY 7 2003ESSAY ON POLITICSOver the past year the Canadian Government has been making educational and healthcare cuts. These cuts have regulated the f ...

(2 pages) 54 0 3.0 Jun/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays

Goverment in our lives today.

s like and privatised Canada type of government because they have the money for it. But the average Canadian cannot keep up with high taxes and "business" like view of the government for the high paid ... riends. These kind of people can handle the amount of government in their lives but for the average Canadian the government has become too close for comfort. The Canadian government is too involved in ...

(2 pages) 59 0 5.0 Dec/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays

Essay regarding the Avro Arrow, how it was a great Canadian Achievement, and how it never should have been cancelled

The Avro ArrowThe Avro Arrow is one of the best achievements in Canadian history Andnever should have been canceled.The delta wing Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow was neve ... urce of national pride, the Arrowincorporated advanced technical innovations and became a symbol of Canadianexcellence.The CF-105 Avro Arrow was built at the A.V. Roe Canada plant located inMalton, On ... s newjetliner. It had orders from Howard Hughes to begin construction on planes for his airline.The Canadian government stepped in and said that the full production facilitieswould be needed for the A ...

(2 pages) 44 1 3.0 Jan/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > Canadian History

Defining moments in Canadian history, incuding the avro arrow, Vimy Ridge and the Battle of Ortona

Defining Moments in Canadian HistoryVimy Ridge, Battle of Ortona, and Norad Defence- Avro ArrowCanada is the second larg ... s in a row. During the 20th century Canada has transformed itself into the country it is today. The Canadian government has made some mistakes but a great deal more accomplishments. There is reason to ... ded to continue mining, and it was also near the intersection of two major German trench lines. The Canadians fought fearlessly and continued their pressure on the ridge until they had captured the hi ...

(3 pages) 57 1 3.0 Jan/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > Canadian History