... By 1987, all states had complied with the 21 minimum age law. Based on statistics compiled by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHSTA), "alcohol-related" traffic fatalities for people under 21 dropped by 43% (from 5,062 alcohol-related fatalities to 2,883) during the years 1987 through 1996. Over the same time period, the general population saw a decrease by 28% . The raising of the minimum drinking age ... don't learn how to drink gradually, safely, and in moderation. In parts of the Western world, moderate drinking by teenagers and even children under their parents" s...

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... competitive in international markets. Supporters of the GST also argued that a national sales tax applied to all purchases of goods and services would bring in a lot of tax revenue for the government. This would help to eliminate the deficit that had become quite large while Mulroney was the PM. Opponents of the tax argued that the GST applied on top of he provincial sales taxes would ... increase the price of consumer goods so much that ... on the Accord. Canadians rejected the Accord in all parts of Canada with the exception of Ontario. People in the western provinces rejected it becau...

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... work for wages rather than on the family's land no longer depend as highly on their parents' resources. As Western popular culture "including motion pictures, television, music, and fashion "spreads around the world, many young people are drawn to Western notions of love, romance, and individual choice. Arranged marriages decline as the cultures and countries all over the world are influenced by the free choice marriage. Even in ... much more dissatisfied and having fewer love feelings than their counterparts from love matches. If there are any advantages to arranged marriages, accordin...

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... bombing things such as mailboxes. This was all with the intent of getting their voice heard and gaining support. Unfortunately for the federal government, the FLQ was gaining support in Quebec. Then, on October 5, 1970, the FLQ took their terrorism a step further, in the start of the October crisis they kidnapped "British Trade Commisioner James Cross from his home in Montreal" (Gwyn, p.108 ... did not represent the concerns of the western provinces involves Alberta's oil resource. At the time, OPEC, the main supplier of oil in the world raised its prices significantly. To avoid these pr...

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... had the cleanest hands in all the Dominion of Canada and prayed forever, I would still be Chinese. (Choy Pg. 135) Wayson Choy treats the different outcomes of adaptation within the family from the perspective of the second generation (the children). Thus, the problems of the family often influence the choices made by the second generation. Each of the children embodies different choices and compromises, negotiated not just on their individuality but also on a ... the pressure from the western society. As a schoolgirl, Kae was convinced that assimilation was the best route to follow. Her c...

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... Their current leader, Jean Chretien, was elected to succeed John Turner in 1990. Around the time Chretien was elected leader, questions within and outside the party were raised regarding the political "baggage" that Chretien carried from previous Liberal governments. Despite the controversy, Chretien won his party's leadership quite comfortably, and returned his party to prominence once again in 1993 by forming a federal ... of Canada knows exactly what it stands for. Even further to the right side of the political scale, the relatively new Reform Party of Canada can be found. On the la...

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... have made Canadians sound like hypocrites. Today many Blacks on the prairies are striving for the best. These Blacks have entered all sorts of work fields and occupations from solid farming roots to the pursuits of university and business life. Blacks are making positive contributions to western Canada as they did for the past many years to the whole of Canada. Blacks who live in BC usually ... Canada as well, they were mostly from the Caribbean. "Between 1965 and 1979, about 200 000 Caribbean Blacks came to Canada."(Carter, p.67) Other Blacks that were already living in Canada helped th...

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