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Ski Resorts National Parks
1,283 wordsWelcome to Banff The battle over Urban Development in Banff National Park Banff National Park is the most highly developed national park in the world. It is in complete disarray and has been overcome by development. Wildlife habitat has been destroyed by the ski hills, the Trans-Canada Highway, the CP railway, the Banff tonite and by many "wreck-reationists" that use the park as their playground. The September 16 th 1997 decision by Federal Heritage Minister Sheila Copp's to deny approval of the...
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1,077 wordsGun Control is an important issue to Canadians in today's society. Canada has both provincial and federal legislation that restricts the sale, purchase, and use of different kinds of firearms. The United States, on the other hand, do not have federal or state bills restricting the possession or use of firearms, only local laws exist there. A firearm consists of any barreled weapon from which a shot, bullet or other missile can be fired and that is capable of causing serious bodily harm or death....
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End All Wars War To End All Wars Remember
405 wordsWhy is there a Remembrance Day? Why, on November 11 th every year, do Canadians stop from their daily work commitments and observe this day as a special holiday? Schools close and government, public and private offices all across the nation shut down and "remember"! Remember what? Canadians will gather on November 11 th, all across our nation, at war memorials for a two minute period of silence to pay tribute to and honor the memory of the more than 100, 000 Canadians who were killed in War-Worl...
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Fixing A Continental Divide Canadian And American Relations
1,017 words... to Canada says that the success of NAFTA may help Canada and the United States help resolve other trade disputes. Essentially, Canada has been a huge beneficiary to NAFTA. It has a trade surplus of $ 60 billion with the United States (Calgary: CBC, 2002). Although areas such as softwood lumber, agricultural commodities, and cultural industries must be all looked at individually, Canada and the U. S. should examine whether they can resolve trade irritants to the benefit of both parties. Addit...
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Canadian History And Defining Moments
1,392 words"Just watch me. " Thats what Pierre Trudeau said when asked by a reporter if he was willing to bring in the military, under the War Measures Act, to calm the FLQ separatist terrorist group, and quell their acts of terror on the citizens of Quebec. Canada had a unique and exciting history that has many defining moments. Three such defining moments are Vimy Ridge in World War One, Canadas participating in D-Day in World War Two, and the Avro Arrow Jet Program. To begin, Canadas victory at Vimy Rid...
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L B One Eye
1,418 wordsSolomon Gursky Was Here is an epic novel spanning nearly a century and a half, from the mid 1800 's to 1980 's. It is the story of the obsession of Moses Berger, a Rhodes scholar turned alcoholic, with Solomon Gursky, the charismatic son of a poor immigrant. Solomon, with his brother Bernard and Morrie, built the massive liquor empire of McTavish industries. Moses is attempting to write a biography of Solomon, which becomes his life's work. Through his investigations the complex story of five ge...
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Westward Expansion Legislative Assembly
433 words1. The British decided to pass the Quebec Act of 1774 to secure the loyalty of the Canadians to the British Crown in case of rebellions against them from the 13 Colonies. 2. The hoped to secure relations with the French, as a loyal Quebec could be used as a secure base for military operation. Guy Carleton, the Governor-General at the time, convinced the British Crown that the Quebec Act was imperative to securing Quebec and convincing to habitant's to aid Britain if a war broke out. 3. The Quebe...
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The Four Political Parties Of Canada
1,104 words... t; instant delegates' (Harrison, pg. 117, 1995) to push him over the top. The Manning camp got word of this idea, and subsequently closed delegate registration on the Friday night of the convention (it was supposed to run until Saturday morning). This action sent a Roberts supporter by the name of Francis Winspear into a rage, severely criticising the decision to suspend registration and accusing the Manning camp that some membership money had been unaccounted for. 'With animosities rising, ...
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Low Interest Rates Lower Interest Rates
791 wordsThe Canadian economy is a complicated and important issue for all Canadians because it affects everyone. It is also important for us to be informed about the economy in order to be better prepared and equipped to deal with the problems. The economic issue discussed in this essay concerns the current reductions in interest rates. Firstly, this essay will discuss the short term effects that are expected. And secondly, it will discuss the possible outcomes that may be caused by the low interest rat...
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Sense Of Duty Piece Of Paper
1,788 wordsIn Flanders Fields In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved, and were loved, and now we lie In Flanders fields. Take up our quarrel with the foe: To you from failing hands we throw The torch; be yours to hold it high. If ye break faith with us who die We shall not sleep, though poppies g...
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Japanese Canadians Canadian Government
619 wordsCanadas Immigration From 1852 - 1990 In 1852 many of Canadas immigrants were from Europe countries but many of these were being lost to the United states. This meant that the province of Canada was mostly French Canadians, this began the immigration promotion program in 1850 s. In the 1840 s the main problem was lack of control over the immigrants now the problem was getting immigrant particularly British ones to start small farms. Over the next 30 years John A. MacDonald did little to attract n...
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L B One Eye
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Japanese Canadians Canadian Citizens
1,065 wordsThe following summary of the experiences of the Canadian Nikkei comes from the book, A Dream Of Riches, 1978, The Japanese Canadian Centennial Project, Gilchrist Wright Publishers, Toronto, Canada. Written in English, French and Japanese it provides an insight into the experiences of Japanese immigrants and their children in Canada. Since the book may not be widely available outside of Canada, I have taken the liberty of quoting and paraphrasing liberally to present an overview of the Canadian N...
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Low Interest Rates Lower Interest Rates
609 wordsThe Canadian economy is a complicated and important issue for all Canadians because it affects everyone. It is also important for us to be informed about the economy in order to be better prepared and equipped to deal with the problems. The economic issue discussed in this essay concerns the current reductions in interest rates. Firstly, this essay will discuss the short term effects that are expected. And secondly, it will discuss the possible outcomes that may be caused by the low interest rat...
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House Of Commons People Feel
1,139 wordsinto the home of the largest free-standing structure in the world. Canada, (a great tourist attraction) is also home of the largest water fall in the world. Our farmland unlike a lot of others has a variety of climate. The warmer summer climate ranges from + 10 + 30 and the cooler climate ranges from anywhere to - 10 - 30. Despite the changes in temperature, Canadas precipitation is very light. Our home is enclosed by the United States of America, south, the Pacific ocean and Alaska on the west ...
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Global Climate Change United States And Japan
1,227 wordsTuesday January 9 th, 2001 Canada s Struggle With Climate Change Canada is one of the best places to live in the world because it has so much to offer. There are ten provinces and three territories, and it is the second largest country in the world with over thirty million people and growing. # There are two official languages, English and French; however, it is so culturally diverse that a variety of ethic groups can coincide together, as they strive for a better life. Canada has one of the hig...
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Prince Edward Island Precious Metals
3,239 wordsCanadian Mining Facts Annual In 1997, Canadian mining was hard hit by the current metal downturn that began with a dramatic drop in the price of gold. However, despite a larger-than-expected number of mine closings, the year ended with 21 mine openings (11 mines and 10 re-openings) and 20 mine closings (9 suspensions and 11 closures). Overall, Canadian mines incurred a substantial net gain of some 31 485 t of daily ore production capacity and some 25 mining jobs in 1997 through mine openings and...
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Soviet Union One Minute
750 wordsFor this project I chose as the quintessential Canadian, Paul Henderson. He is representative of the entire 1972 Team Canada. Before this famous series, it was assumed that Team Canada was unbeatable, but it soon became clear that Canada would be the underdogs and have to fight back. In the end, it was the little known player, Paul Henderson, who became the star and restored pride in the hearts of all Canadians. He is truly a quintessential Canadian. The 1972 Summit Series represented what was g...
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House Of Commons Prime Minister
1,017 wordsCanada is a country full of excitement and interesting information. There is a population of over 20, 004, 000 in Canada. Seventy out of every hundred canadians live in cities or other communities of more than 1, 000 people. About 45 % of the canadian people live in metropolitan areas. Canadas family life is very similar to that of American life. The typical family consists of 3 or 4 members. Canadians earn a little less money than do Americans, but they have about the same standard of living. T...
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Canadian Film Industry Canadian Films Canadians
274 wordsWe Canadian Film Industry Conclusion: We as Canadians watch movies on a weekly basis. On average, most people rent videos or attend the local movie theatre to attend and view the latest film. However, Canadians are not aware that they have become desensitized to the global Americanization of the U. S. film industry, which has been turned strong by Hollywood. It is evident to say that Canadians have lost touch with their own cultural heritage when it comes to the films of their industry. The majo...
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