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Aviation Museum Canada National Aviation Museum Canada War
669 wordsFlying for the Allies in the First World War On 4 August 1914 Britain declared war on Germany. Canada, as part of the great British Empire, was at war, a war in which the airplane changed forever the way nations do battle. The war brought new words to the aviation dictionary, among them: dogfight, ace, bomber, air raid. At first the airmen's main job was reconnaissance. They brought back birds-eye views of the enemy and later photographs. The pilots didnt want enclosed cockpits. They would have ...
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Country To Country Japanese Culture
1,520 wordsCulture exists in every society. It is the specific learned norms based on attitudes, values and beliefs. Culture is often based on long standing traditions that have been passed from elders to the younger generation. It can be evolved through societal and religious influences. Changing culture, though difficult, can be done through choice or imposition. When culture are isolated they tend to stabilize and change is slow or ceases. When culture makes contact with other cultures, a type of cultur...
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Nafta The Timber Industry And Some Consequences
1,358 wordsAgricultural Trade Policy INTRODUCTION Over the past four hundred years or so, timber has helped to fuel the economy of the United States of America. Billions of dollars change hands every year on timber alone just from the United States's producers and their counterpart retailers. In the 1970 's the United States was second on the list of the largest lumber producing countries in the world trailing only Russia (by a few billion board feet per year). We were the powerhouse when it came to timber...
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War Against Iraq North American Free Trade
1,024 wordsThe fundamental power of a country is by its government and leader. When two countries lie side-by-side with a disparity in size and power, and very different populations and economies, it is crucial for both leaders of these countries to develop good relationships. When it comes to Canadian and American relations, both leaders in these countries need to search for common ground. With Prime Minister Chretien and President Bush, it is a factor of a Democrat versus a Republican. These political le...
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Health Care System Percent Of People
1,295 words... 002, 11. 7 percent of all children in the United States were uninsured (Bergman). These children, who are notoriously rambunctious and susceptible to injuries and germs, are among the large group of uninsured Americans. What is perhaps most upsetting about this statistic is that they are children, and they have no control over their lack of insurance. It could be said that these are some of the citizens who need coverage the most. However, if their parents cannot afford it for themselves, ho...
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Sitting Bull Exile To Canada
1,424 wordsMany things influenced Sitting Bulls decision to cross the border into Canada. After Custer's defeat at Little Bighorn, Sitting Bull had to live life in fear. He fought on the defensive for years. Sitting Bull and his followers fled from the onslaught of American howitzers. He then was able to find sanctuary in the White Grandmothers Country, north of the international boundary. Most of the band drifted back in the next few years; Sitting Bull himself was to return in 1881 to end his exile (Andr...
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Quebec Impact On North America
868 wordsRoger Gibbons asked in his writing Canada Without Quebec: Thinking Through the Unthinkable 1 could Canada survive without Quebec? (CWQ pg. 116) Not only is this a question that is not easily answered, but one that can be brought to an even more straightforward question. Can North America remain the same without Quebec belonging to Canada? To imagine Canada without Quebec is like watching the news with no sporting event highlights, a possibility but unlikely to say the least. A Quebec departure f...
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Capital Punishment Does Not Deter Cruel And Unusual Punishment
1,859 wordsThere has been much controversy over capital punishment over the years. Few people in the United States see capital punishment as being wrong. It is said that Canada is way too easy on their criminals because they do not punish the convicts by the death penalty. Canada says that the United States is way to strict on their criminals because they execute their convicts by the death penalty. Should murderers be murdered for their crimes or should they spend the rest of their lives perishing in pris...
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Women In World War Ii Far From Dormant
1,685 wordsWhen the war across seas broke out in 1939 Canada was called to the front as a part of the British Empire. Canadas work force was now severely depleted. Everyone remembers the prestigious men and women of Canada for their effort in the war helping the Allied side defeat the German enemy. We must remember though that the soldiers were not a self sufficient army, navy, and air force but rather part of the larger war machine that was Canada. When Canadians think of the war they must remember the co...
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Win The War Labour Force
1,736 words... 1945 volunteer Canadian women raised over a half a million dollars in cash alone. In Nova Scotia women at Pier II unpacked, sorted, and repacked supplies that the government was to send to allied troops. Canadas women citizens did all of these things without pay, to help theyre Country over seas. The last major mention of volunteer work was the buying and selling of victory bonds and War Savings Stamps. These gave the government money to support the allied forces. It was said that $ 5 invest...
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Worlds Population Hudson Bay
1,051 wordsSince more than 70 % of the Earth is covered with water, one would assume that there is enough water for everyone. However, this statement would be incorrect. Only 3 % of that water is considered usable and 2 % of the usable water is locked in the polar ice caps. This leaves 1 % of that water for the use of humans. Canada possesses a substantial amount of this water, while other countries are less fortunate. One of these countries is the United States of America, the biggest users of water in th...
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Economic And Political Liberal Government
893 wordsBudget 97 Finance Minister Paul Martin unveiled the Liberal governments 1997 budget recently. As most economic and political experts predicted there were very few surprises, if any. This was a cautious and predicable budget that was every bit political as it was economical. With the Liberal government set to call an election in late May or early June the Party was very reluctant to rock the boat further. This is what they have done in the 1997 budget and the subsequent reactions to the new budge...
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Health Care System American Health Care
1,640 wordsINTRODUCTION Compensating the affairs of economic efficiency with the demands of sociopolitical rights is a constant source of tension in Canada and the United States alike. In no other element is this tension more apparent than in the group of complex markets we call the health care system. Canadians have been fortunate enough to receive a universal health care system for nearly forty years. This is a single-payer system funded by the governments, both provincial and federal, but at what costs?...
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Gun Control Advocates Gun Control Laws
1,447 wordsThere has been considerable debate recently in Canada over the issue of gun control. The Canadian parliament enacted the Firearms Act to enforce gun control by requiring gun owners to register their firearms. Just recently, the government of Alberta lead in a charge, including five other provinces and numerous pro-gun groups, complaining that the law is unconstitutional and intrudes on provincial jurisdiction. They also claim that the act infringes on property and civil rights that are guarantee...
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Adolf Hitler Mackenzie King
1,048 wordsHistorical Time Line 1910 Prime Minister Wilfred Laurier? s Naval Bill to create a small Canadian Navy is passed. The Montreal Canadians play their first hockey game. The first man-made fibre, rayon, is introduced in the North American market. Author Stephen Leacock publishes Literary Lapses. Toronto had 376, 588 citizens. 1911 Robert Borden becomes Canada? s new PM. Canada? s population is 7, 204, 838. 1912 Ontario government restricts the use of French in Ontario schools. The Manitoba, Ontario...
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Game Was Played Ice Hockey
2,731 wordsFor more than a century, hockey historians have found that precisely tracing the sports origin is not only a difficult task but, a virtual impossibility. Therefore I can only try to deduce for myself, from the records, claims, and accounts, which are available to me, when, where, and by whom the first ice hockey was played. I? ll also discuss the early problems and obstacles that the NHL encountered. Plus I will also tell a little bit about early equipment, along with early game play and ice con...
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Game Was Played Ice Hockey
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Freedom Of Speech Canadian Identity
2,023 wordsRegulating the Internet is a moral issue often debated. Specifically, the issue is if the Internet should be regulated by some kind of means such as the government, self- and also by parents. This issue exits in society today because the internet has become a worldwide medium for communication and information and it greatly influences our culture of the 90 s. The concern is that the Internet is getting flooded with things like violence and pornography that can be accessed by youths or children w...
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Soviet Union Cold War
1,280 wordsIn 1970 the Trudeau government issued a major statement defining its foreign policy. Three primary policy aims were presented: preservation of Canada as an independent political entity, maintenance of expanding prosperity, and constructive contribution to human needs. In 1970 - 72 Canada scaled back its contribution to NATO, reducing the number of its military and civilian personnel and military bases in Europe. Canada established diplomatic relations with the Peoples Republic of in October 1970...
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Clean Air Act Effects Of Acid Rain
2,231 wordsAcid Rain is a serious problem with disastrous effects. Every day this problem increases. Many believe that this issue is too small to deal with, but if the acid rain problem is not met with head on, the effects on people, plants, animals, and the economy will only worsen. In the following paragraphs you will learn what acid rain is, the effects it has on human life, animals, the economy, the economic costs, and what is being done to help to stop this problem. This topic is very important becaus...
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