... 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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... and hair trigger lip, he let people know where he was coming from like no politician they'd ever seen at the town pump."1 Pierre's family, during his formative years was considered quite wealthy, as his Quebecois father, Charles-Emile, had amassed a considerable fortune in the petroleum industry during the depression era 1930's. His mother, Grace Elliott, was of Scottish decent ... and was very devoted to her family and the church. The Trudeau family frequently toured Canada and Europe something Pierre would continue ... regarding our identity and language as the rest of the western he...

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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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