Essays Tagged: "Quebec"

GLOBALIZATION

the most globalized events in the contemporary world. The protesters in Seattle, Melbourne, Prague, Quebec and elsewhere are not just local kids, but men and women from across the world pouring into t ...

(5 pages) 387 0 4.3 Sep/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays

Should Quebec (or other provinces) separate from Canada in order to best protect its constitutional rights?

Question: Should Quebec (or other provinces) separate from Canada in order to best protect its constitutional rights? ... n order to best protect its constitutional rights?In my opinion, all provinces in Canada, including Quebec should not separate. Quebec has been one of the provinces of Canada for a long period of time ... ict, even many people with different cultures and languages come to Canada in recent years. I thick Quebec has no reason to become independence from a multicultural nation.Some people who agree Quebec ...

(2 pages) 64 0 4.1 Feb/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues

Reforming the Canadian Senate

political issues have recently overshadowed economic concerns. Constitutional debate over unity and Quebec's future in the country is in the heart of every Canadian today. Continuing conflicts concern ... st the accord would be one against Canada. Canadians would essentially be expressing the desire for Quebec to remain excluded from the constitution. How could the Right-Honorable Mulroney expect anyon ...

(12 pages) 60 0 5.0 Apr/1997

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science

Our society Isn't Doing enough To prevent Suicide

uicides.Suicide prevention isn't happening until it's too late. One high school, in a small town in Quebec, had four suicides in seven weeks. After these had happened, the school invited parents in to ...

(4 pages) 89 0 3.7 Jan/1997

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Current Issues

Should Quebec Have its Freedom?

persuasion paper on why Quebec should be free -At the end of October in 1995 Canada came close to finally breakingup. Quebec ... the separatist side. During the previous year before theelection , the YES campaign had been led by Quebec's premier JacquesParizeau. Parizeau is an economics professor, and had led a ponderouscampaig ... cquesParizeau. Parizeau is an economics professor, and had led a ponderouscampaign, since his Parti Quebecois (PQ) won provincial power 13 monthsearlier. The No side, led by provincial Liberal's leade ...

(9 pages) 80 0 2.0 Nov/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues

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

part of a big crisis that put forward a challenge for its regime. At times such as the world wars, Quebec revolution and Civilian Internments, situations have arisen whereby the government would have ... the complete destruction by sabotage of colonial institution practising discrimination against the Quebeckers and to establish Quebec as a distinct society. Despite the political negotiations and eff ...

(4 pages) 56 0 4.0 Dec/2002

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights

As one reads Confederation: The Use and Abuse of History by D.G. Creighton, it becomes apparent that he exemplifies no secrecy when referring to the present day problems emerging between Quebec and the rest of Canada

apparent that he exemplifies no secrecy when referring to the present day problems emerging between Quebec and the rest of Canada. His bias toward Quebec is of importance when considering the immense ...

(6 pages) 58 0 4.0 Mar/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Canada at War: 1914-1918

f the war, Canada had changed greatly; Canadians had been conscripted from Vancouver to St. John's; Quebec was on the verge of separating; agricultural and industrial production had increased four-fol ... tiable. This magnified the war's effect on Canada; by 1917, Canada was divided by very clear lines; Quebec was on the verge of separating from Canada as a result of their concerns over bilingual schoo ...

(6 pages) 52 0 4.0 May/2003

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

Federalism and the French Canadian - Pierre Trudeau.

gual city in the only francophone political state in North America. He came of age right along with Quebec's fabled Quiet Revolution, leading the way as a voice for reform. Always independently wealth ... o little. He received the finest education: Harvard, Paris, and London. Yet, a teaching position in Quebec was long denied him. Not surprising then, Trudeau developed original ideas and a unique attit ...

(6 pages) 50 0 3.0 Sep/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Government

Concise, persuasive essay on the topic of teaching religion in schools.

want your children to learn about God at school? Should they be learning those things at school? In Quebec, there are three choices for religious classes: C.R.I. ([Roman] Catholic Religious Instructio ...

(2 pages) 97 0 5.0 Oct/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education

Family Life is Good for You.

imated to reach 53%.The appeal of marriage has dropped most significantly in traditionally Catholic Quebec. There, only 26% of women aged 30 to 39 are expected to choose marriage to start their conjug ... aged 30 to 39 are expected to choose marriage to start their conjugal lives. One-third of women in Quebec had married their common-law partner at the time of the survey, compared with 59% of women in ...

(4 pages) 62 0 4.3 Dec/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

"Duddy Kravitz" By Mordecai Richler.

rom his grandfather, goes throughout life with the ambition to own a lot of land by a lake in rural Quebec. Throughout the story Duddy meets two very special people that play a major role in his life ...

(3 pages) 32 1 4.2 Jan/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

The Laurier Era

oer War was the first event to, in reality, launch the French Canadian Nationalist Movement because Quebec was inherently against fighting a war for England. Troops were sent a Quebec politician, Henr ... i Bourassa, who had to forfeit his seat in parliament. Prime Minister Wilfred Laurier, who was also Quebecois, had a duty to appease the overwhelming desire of the English-speaking majority, and there ...

(4 pages) 49 0 5.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers

Quiet Revolution

the Globe and Mail, the "Quiet Revolution" was a period spanning throughout 1960 into 1966 in which Quebec spearheaded a movement throughout Canada of radical social, political and cultural change. Qu ... e towards authority and the church. In addition, while Canada experienced this movement separate of Quebec as well, it just goes to show what can become of a country if something like the Quiet Revolu ...

(4 pages) 45 0 3.7 Apr/2004

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

Canada's Meech Lake Accord

The Meech Lake Accord was named after the resort in Quebec where the conference was held. For the purpose of this paper, I will be looking at what the d ... about problems that the constitution did not address. Addingany Canadians also believed that unless Quebec's concern were addressed, there was a high probability that Canada as a nation might break ap ... bability that Canada as a nation might break apart. The Constitution Act of 1982 legally applied to Quebec and its residents, but the province did not sign it because it did not address its political ...

(4 pages) 39 0 3.7 May/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers

How can a criminal record affect your life?

nce with federal laws such as the Criminal Code of Canada. However, violating a traffic rule of the Quebec Highway Safety Code is not a criminal offence and would not result in a criminal record. In f ...

(1 pages) 30 1 0.0 Nov/2004

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

How can a criminal record affect your life?

nce with federal laws such as the Criminal Code of Canada. However, violating a traffic rule of the Quebec Highway Safety Code is not a criminal offence and would not result in a criminal record. In f ...

(4 pages) 80 1 3.7 Dec/2004

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

Hydoelectric energy

lable. Thelikeliness of this happening in our lifetime is next tonothing, especially in Ontario and Quebec. Theseareas have and abundance of lakes anddown-falling rivers. Availability The availability ...

(1 pages) 27 1 1.0 Dec/2004

Subjects: Science Essays

John Caldwell: An Adventurer

f years, he got a job with the Asbestos Corporation. This was located in the most northern point of Quebec, closest to the village of Ivugivik, which overlooks the Hudson straight across from Baffin I ...

(2 pages) 14 0 0.0 Apr/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Biographies

More Newspaper Articles 1900.

Quebec Shoe Worker Strike.The shoe worker strike in Quebec took place from October 27 to December 10 ... place from October 27 to December 10. This was the first direct intervention in a labor conflict by Quebec catholic clergy and one of the first steps toward building catholic unions. This strike was d ... sjardins was traveling in Germany witnessing the first European credit unions. He then came back to Quebec and founded his own in the town of Levis. He called it La Caisse Populaire de Levis. The lite ...

(2 pages) 17 0 0.0 Nov/2005

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History