The policy of multiculturalism in Canada began in 1988 after the Canadian Multiculturalism Act was passed. This was new law was in keeping with the Canadian constitution that recognizes and provides for the right of every Canadian to be protected. The Act envisioned establishing a multicultural society that would define the diversity of Canada to the world and the future generations. The ... to eliminate the existing and apparent barriers that excluded minority cultures from participating in nation building. Today, Canada remains among the few countries that have anchored multiculturalism in t...

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... the British North America Act. Any changes to this constitution required the approval of the British government. For years, Canadian governments had considered patriating the constitution, but no agreement could be reached. In 1981, Prime Minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau decided it was time to act upon the ideas of the Canadian people. Trudeau and the premiers of the 10 provinces of Canada met in ... reasonable fro all provinces. Quebec, at the time wanted a veto power over any changes that would be unacceptable for its own province. When the federal government acted to patriate the const...

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... should play the major role in International relations. (Wehr & Pfoser, 1990) The constructivist theory illustrates how Canada's involvement in International Institutions has played a very strong role in Canadian foreign policy. Canada's involvement with the United Nations along with its attempts to orchestrate peaceful resolutions to conflicts and its largely neutral stance should serve as a role model to ... the rest of the world particularly Canada's neighbour's to the south on how to conduct peaceful and orderly foreign relations. Canada's constitution best summarizes its constructivi...

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... by leading the development of common and civil law through its decisions on questions of public importance. Under Canadian law the Governor General appoints all justices of the court, though by the constitution the Prime Minister alone appoints all justices of the court. The Prime Minister's choice for a justice does ... of new laws, and ensures a postive and healthy morale within the Court. The justices in the Supreme Court of Canada are by the constitution, appointed by the Prime Minister. This method of appointing should be changed to include the people of Canada as the justices that...

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... -cultural population extensively present in Canada, it is expected that the courts, institutions and laws are sufficient in providing a fair and equal opportunity for all members of the public. The Constitution and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms allow citizens from different groups to be represented and recognized in a fair and equal process - required they have fulfilled the requirements and have ... most cost-effective opportunity for them verses bank loans, fundraising which often doesn't raise enough or their own incomes. This paper has four parts; it first introduces and explain...

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... History of Canada, "A proposal for unification of the Canada's, pressed forward by colonial officials and English merchants in 1822, had only heightened French-Canadian fears of being enveloped by the English." As a result of the French-Canadian fears a man named Louise-Joseph Papineau rose to defend the French-Canadians with nationalistic principles and requested more control in the assembly. Papineau ... argue that Brown's offer to unionize all of British North America was the real originator. With this statement four major political groups supported Brown, the French-Canadian Conserva...

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... Empire, Canada inherited the principle of legislative supremacy from the United Kingdom. This is explicit in the British North America Act of 1867, which states that Canada would have a constitution "similar in principle to that of the United Kingdom." The principle of legislative supremacy asserts that the legislative branch of government (i.e. the House of Commons and provincial legislatures) is ... laws than those enacted by the legislature. Human and civil rights were the jurisdiction of the legislatures and the Canadian courts were reluctant to interfere. In addition, Canada's con...

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... In 1949 Canada abolished the right of appeal from Canadian courts to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in Great Britain. In 1982 the British North American Act was patriated -made Canadian- thus giving Canada the right to amend its constitution without recourse to the British Parliament. In conclusion, the Canadian Constitution today governs and directs the institutions and processes of ... government throughout the country. It originates in part from the written American Constitution but it derives in a much larger part from the ... the successful conclusion of its war of ind...

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... up of Canada. Immediately following the vote, Prime Minister Pierra Trudeau announced that, either with or without provincial support, he intended to make the Canadian Parliament solely responsible for Canada's constitution (Cairns 1991). Until this time, Canada's constitution, the British North America Act, had remained a legislative act of the British Parliament which had passed the necessary laws for Canada to be ... (MLA accessed 13th September 2003). Quebec had five demands that needed to be fulfilled before they could sign the 1982 Constitution with dignity and honour (Barteby acc...

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... from Canada each element would virtually stay the same, as it was when Quebec was part of the Canadian Confederation. The Interim Constitution element described how a temporary constitution would be enacted on the day Quebec gain sovereignty until a valid constitution could be empowered. The interim constitution according to the Bill "must ensure the continuity of the democratic institutions of Quebec and of the constitutional ... of a unified Canada, the Governor in Council asked the Supreme Court of Canada to better define what legitimate powers Quebec has for secession. Briefly, those ...

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... provisions. All amendments focussing on political, social, and economical concerns. Over the past two decades such issues as the White Paper, the entrenchment of Aboriginal eights in the constitution, the expectations for self-government created by the Penner Report, the community-based Indian self-government initiative, the Nielsen Report, the Meech Lake Accord and the most recent Royal ... , were not correctly implemented. Such advocates maintain that the reserves were intended to protect "Indians and Indian lands," from exploitation and violation from new settlers. In addition, the Can...

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... notable Prime Ministers over the course of her lifetime. Pierre Elliot Trudeau brought the constitution home to Canada. Lester B. Pearson won the Nobel Peace prize. William Lyon MacKenzie King was the longest serving Prime Minister in Canadian history and our leader through the Second World War. Sir Wilfred Laurier, a ... was knighted for his eminent role in the crafting of confederation, thus starting the tradition that the head of the British Monarchy would knight Canadian Prime Ministers. Nation building marked Macdonald's first term as Prime Minister, as he added Manitoba, Prince Edw...

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... of the more exciting lifestyles of our many prime ministers. Dating high profile women and driving fancy cars making him half Canadian celebrity half Canadian politician. His popularity to the public began a great phenomenon because "he did what no politician before or since has ... the last link to Canada's colonial past; ii) it guaranteed individual liberty and minority rights; and iii) it gave ownership of the constitution to Canadians which would check the abuses of governments, both federal and provincial. The premiers of Quebec and English Canada walked away from the ... agreement...

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... Canada known as the Trudeaumania. Trudeaumania's popularity was the result of Pierre Trudeau being a charismatic leader; the people's enthusiasm for political change; and his contributions to a strong sense of Canadian independence. In the following paragraphs the popularity of the Trudeaumania will be explained clearly through the presentation of evidences and reasoning. Pierre Trudeau was an important political leader in Canada ... Trudeau also voted against the Quebec Referendum to achieve a higher unity in Canada. After many attempts for autonomy, on April 17th, 1982, Trudeau finall...

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... Canada a better nation with his contributions, with the examples of the Official Language Act in 1969, the signing of the Constitution Act in 1982 and the Multicultural Act in 1971. In 1969, only a year that Trudeau had entered office, he passed ... his reign of Prime Minister. The Constitution Act was declared in 1982. Trudeau wanted Canadians to have their own constitution apart from Britain and he also believed that the Constitution would bring the country together. The Constitution offered many things, for example, & ... amount of taxes and services to provide for their public. Duri...

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... last few decades, Canada has become a strong, independent nation due to its peaceful evolution through events such as the adoption of "O Canada", the North American Free Trade Agreement and the Constitution Act. On July 1st, 1980, "O Canada" was officially adopted as Canada's national anthem replacing "God Save the Queen". The Statute of Westminster granted Canada full legal autonomy, but ... that Canadians are guaranteed freedom and the right to be their own unique person without suffering from discrimination. Everyone accepted this new act because it offered something everyone wanted. ...

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... asserts, "Crime in America is popularly perceived [in Canada] as something to be expected in a society which has less respect for the rule of law than does Canadian society..."(139). Therefore, in 1977, the Canadian government took the initiative to legislate stricter gun control. Among the provisions legislated by the C anadian government was a "Firearms Acquisition Certificate" for the purchase of any firearm ... legislation show no dramatic results in various types of violent crime, suicide, and accidental death. Specifically, the study pointedly states there are "few suggestions of pe...

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... of making equalization payments to ensure that provincial governments have sufficient revenues to provide reasonably comparable levels of public services at reasonably comparable levels of taxation. (Constitution Act, 1982, section 36(2).) The Constitution Act of 1982 enshrines the principle of equalization payments from "have" to "have not" provinces to ensure that Canadians, no matter where they live, ... Boadway listed three prominent sources from which net fiscal benefit differentials across provinces may arise. The first one is from the differences in source-based tax revenues. Un...

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... protecting an individual's liberty and security because of the immense dominance the majority has. Therefore, the individual's liberty and security must be formally recognized and protected, usually within a written constitution, so that the liberties and securities of the individual may not be infringed upon by the will of majority. Individuals must take responsibility for the continued protection of their rights ... evacuation and three and a half years after the end of the war" (Institute for Historical Review). The Japanese who were sent to these camps were mostly all U.S. and Canadi...

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... led by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony and they worked to amend the constitution to allow women to vote, which was originally inspired by the fifteenth amendment that allowed black men to vote. A famous Canadian women's suffragist was Emily Gowan Murphy (1868-1938) who was an author and social ... Five") where Murphy being one of them questioned whether women were "persons" or not in 1927. Later on, the women activists challenged the Canadian Prime Minister Mackenzie King to have woman the right to be appointed to seats for senator. The "Famous Five" caught the attention of t...

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... Trudeau defends our culture and advances our nation like no other. He founds the solutions to the many problems Canada encounters today. Through his leadership and dedication to the Canadian federal system, Pierre Trudeau works towards a more united and independent Canada, while promoting multiculturalism, bilingualism, and liberalism. Initially attracting wide praise for his outspoken manner and ... , speech, and religion. He opposes nationalism as being divisive. Essentially, as part of the Constitution Act of 1982, an initiative section by Trudeau provides the prohibition of discrimin...

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... results, thus creating a broad-based community of interest among Canadians (O'Brien and Szeman, 2004). However, the mass media of today contributes significantly to the development of an awareness of a larger Canadian community. For instance, when the Leaf's are playing, many Canadians will put on their Leaf's jersey and head down to a local pub with a big-screen TV so that they can ... from storekeepers' and neighbours' windows, flapping in the breeze while passengers wave them from their cars. In the US, solemnly positioned in shop windows, the stars and stripes represent the constitu...

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... Trudeau to his cabinet as minister of justice, as well as attorney general for Canada. In this position, Trudeau produced legislation that stiffened gun control, expanded social welfare, and liberalized Canadian laws regarding divorce, abortion, and homosexuality. When Pearson resigned in 1968, Trudeau beat out 19 other Liberal opponents to win the post of party leader and Prime Minister. Just three ... separatist movement "were parliamentary independence from Britain and improvement of foreign relations with powerful nations such as China. His tenure as Prime Minister also saw the forma...

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... to support the need for a powerful government to maintain peace and stability in such an explosive situation. Indeed, under section 91 of the Constitution Act of 1867, the federal government had the broad power to make laws for what it felt was the "peace, order, and good ... democracy in Canada (Simpson, 18). Whereas the American and Australian Senates hold real power that the leaders must compromise and cooperate with, the Canadian Senate serves as little more than an appointed rubber stamp for government policy. The only Senate left in the free world that resembles Canada's ... allud...

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... , the President has openly stated that he is "prepared to identify and activate Army National Guard troops" as a countermeasure to Canadian attacks on our U.S. commercial fishing boats. In response to Canadian Naval aggressions, the President has determined that Army National Guard troops from Louisiana, based on their backgrounds in fishery, are best qualified to assist in continued ... soldiers will be able to maintain security of the local fishermen, as well as safeguard our own national interests, which have been challenged by the Canadian government. Since the President's initial re...

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