... . He was the second son of Hugh Macdonald (his father). At the age of five years old, John and his family moved to the country known as Canada. They Settled Near Kingston, then known as the most important town is all of Upper Canada. After four years they moved to Quinte Bay, leaving John at a school in Kingston, at the time ... old, his dad came and took him out of school and put him to work at the office of George Mackenzie, where he worked really hard at studying law. When he started to practice law, there were rumors of a big storm that would cover the country. The next year a bunch ...

• Word Count: 702
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

... would be a very different place then it is right now. If you were a woman back at the turn of the century you wouldn't have the right to vote or do near as many things as you could do today. As you probably know woman used to classify as not being real people. When Emily Murphy fought to get a woman appointed to ... were trying to go. In 1867 (BNA act), affirmed that "the Governor General shall summon qualified persons to the Senate." Their opponents argued that within the statute of British common law, woman were not "persons" and therefore could not hold public office. That all change...

• Word Count: 320
• Approx Pages: 1
• Grade Level: High School

... life to the Metis because he stood up for what he believed in. Louis Riel, at a young age, was sent to school to become a priest, but ended up going into law, and became a lawyer. He studied in Montreal, and worked in various parts of the East. He then returned to Saint-Boniface. At that time, thousands of Metis and Roman Catholics ... his whereabouts and wanted to kill him. This caused Riel to worry even more, and his caretakers were worried about him. He was then transferred to a different asylum in Beauport near Quebec City. After two years in the asylum, Riel appeared outwardly cal...

• Word Count: 864
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

... liquor or clothes at this time of the year; and though we be Englishmen born, we are debarred Englishman's liberty. Therefore we now see what is to be under martial law and to be with the British regulars, who are but little better than slaves to their officers." (Doc. D) this quote shows that the colonial soldiers were not treated well, and ... the Political, Economical, and ideological relations between Britain and it's American colonies. The relationship was changed politically due to Britain's control over all the thirteen colonies, and some of Canada near the Great Lakes and Hudson...

• Word Count: 1183
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

... 1763 France turned over control of Canada and New Foundland to the British ending it's century plus of domination. Once in British hands, programs of assimilation and transfer to English law began but never took hold in the predominately French Quebec. When it became obvious to the British that assimilating the French population was going to be impossible a policy of subjugating ... the validity of the referendum by stating that "if a clear majority did not appear in favor of secession that Ottawa would not recognize the referendum"(Prairie p.2). As the referendum grew near the polls be...

• Word Count: 2084
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... Place of inploment: 24/7 Studios Military Police Officer The Military Police (MP) is the police force of the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces. Military Police personnel provide law enforcement, investigative and security services at bases and units across Canada and throughout the world, wherever members of the Canadian Forces are asked to serve. They exercise jurisdiction over all ... serve. They work in the outdoors, on foot or in a vehicle, exposed to all weather conditions, or indoors, in comfortable surroundings. They may be required to work under battle or ne...

• Word Count: 1844
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School