... and one of the most well-known Canadian politicians ever. Pierre had one 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 done: he touched ... ...

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... , Sega and Sony. Influencing many American game designers to created what games we play in Canada today. The Japanese Automobile industry is the largest vehicle vendor in the world. Japanese cars overpopulated the streets, produced by companies such as Toyota, Honda, and Nissan. The Anime and Manga Empire has grown into a significant factor in terms of Japanese global outreach, as it ... ...

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... individual Canadians' personal economy. Some of the new taxes proposed by the government in their document Climate Change Plan for Canada suggests new gasoline taxes and taxes on gas-inefficient cars. The monetary costs that concern most Canadians have to do with the cost to the individual people and our place in the international marketplace. The larger issue is obviously the ... ...

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... contributor to increased energy bills and global warming emissions. Ralph Torrie has generated many realistic solutions such as requiring an energy audit every time a house is sold, similar to how cars have emission tests. (3) Such a bylaw would cause drastic changes in our emission output as statistics like "40 percent of Canadian homes have no basement insulation and 62 percent heat with ... ...

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... ultimately backfire on those whose interest lies in combating the drunk at the wheel. It seems unfair to allow 18-20 year olds to marry, to have children, to own cars, homes and firearms, to kill in the army, and be sentenced to the death penalty, and yet to be legally prohibited from drinking a glass of wine or even a glass of ... ...

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... climate that encourages investment in environmentally friendly industrial capital and business practices. Meeting any targets regarding greenhouse gas emissions will mean that Canadians will have to drive less, drive smaller cars, or take public transit (which the government would have to upgrade). Canadians will likely re-insulate their homes, change furnaces, windows and appliances and be granted tax breaks. This will ... ...

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... ) was as united as I've ever seen it. The Canadian flags: tied to fences, hanging 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 constitution, freedom, remembrance, solidarity, and war; the maple leaf, on the other hand, just represents hockey ... ...

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... staple goods of the Canadian identity, from us rather than vice versa,"" says Allan Smith in An American Nation?. Canadian's eat American fast food, watch American produced movies, drive American cars and read American magazines. This total immersion in an alternate culture has had a devastating impact on Canadian sovereignty - one evident offshoot of Americanization. By removing cultural diversity and replacing it ... ...

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... stayed just right for humans, animals and plants to survive. But today we are having problems keeping this balance. Because we burn fossil fuels to heat our homes, run our cars, produce electricity, and manufacture all sorts of products, we are adding more greenhouse gases to the atmosphere. These activities are changing the atmosphere at a greater rate than humans have ever ... ...

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