The Canadian personality is an issue that not many people think about, and that most can not even define because of the wide variety of cultures that live here. These differences in our mannerisms and culture could effect our society so much that we could go from ten provinces and three ... four provinces and three territories in a time frame of a few years. One of the things that I feel separates a Canadian from any other nationality is the role of culture and heritage. When immigrants come to Canada from another country, they are encouraged to remember their other identity, language, and ....

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... of Rights and Freedoms, which was included in the new Constitution act of 1982. It is because of these accomplishments that he was a very significant man in Canadian law and for that matter, in Canadian history. From the beginning of the time as prime minister, Trudeau was determined to establish bilingualism in Canada. He wanted to have more of a French Canada then ... a French Quebec. This was an extremely difficult act to carry out because, many people opposed bilingualism in Canada at the time. However, as people got more exposed to French language and culture, the ... constitution...

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Canadian Confederation In all of their approaches to confederation the Maritime States, Canada East, and Canada West all had their own sectional viewpoints issues, and ... . Lower Canada was fearful of Confederation for a few reasons. One main one was that they were worried about being out numbered by the English and having their culture in Canada go out of existence. A common idea was that the French Separatist movement should be extinguished. This is seen in Lord Durham's Report and through George ... Brown. The loyalists wanted to crush the French culture in Canada and sugar coat it by br...

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Canada's Social/ Cultural/ Historical Profile Canada is a bilingual and multicultural country, whose more than 30 million people live in 10 provinces, 2 federal territories, the Northwest Territories (which comprise a third of Canada), and the Yukon Territory in the far north. Canada is a nation in the midst of an identity crisis between two of its major cultural heritages, English and French, and with a powerful southern neighbour, the United States. Having lost the referenda on separate sovereignty for their province, the French Canadians in Quebec press for more votes until they win majorit...

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... Minister, is one of the most influential Canadians of the twentieth century. Monsieur 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, ... country of many different cultures, races, and ethnicities from around the world; it is a nation of nations. The multiculturalism that exists in this country strengthens Canadian identity - creati...

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... the Bloc Quebecois say that due to free trade and globalization, Quebec partition would be a less disturbing economic choice today than in the past, it would still result in a weaker Canadian dollar, endangered trade contracts and a aggrieved foreign country in our midst. Canada's standing, importance and financial stability would be impacted as well. Canada may inherit all the liabilities (ex. the ... Quebec simply want to reside in a French-speaking section of Canada and to celebrate their bilingual culture, while living under the Canadian laws. They do not wish to live in a separate ...

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... Quebec with people in engineering, science, business and commerce. With the new freedom of expression, lots of books, plays and music about French culture were all developed in Quebec. French contemporary playwrights were very famous during that time. However, not all was going well in Quebec. The French ... -English relation was going bad. Many studies showed that French-Canadian Quebecers were earning the lowest wage in all of the ethnic groups in Canada. Other complaints were that the top jobs in Quebec were ... separatist group. Some of their actions included robbing banks in order ...

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... language. A citizen of Quebec said, "I have nothing against speaking English because it is a language of commerce. It's a question of preserving our culture. I have a strong feeling of belonging to Quebec- The people of Quebec have a strong emotion towards their country. "We have everything we need to make ... a country: a common language and culture. We have the natural resources." While many people support the independence of Quebec and work hard to persuade others that it is the ... "We can't isolate ourselves. All the world's economies are tied together now." Economists have warne...

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... provide Quebec with people in engineering, science, business and commerce. With the new freedom of expression, lots of books, plays and music about French culture were all developed in Quebec. French contemporary playwrights were very famous during that time. However, not all was going well in Quebec. The French ... -English relation was going bad. Many studies showed that French-Canadian Quebecers were earning the lowest wage in all of the ethnic groups in Canada. Other complaints were that the top jobs in Quebec were ... separatist group. Some of their actions included robbing banks in...

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... going to do the same if they will continue. They asked United Nations for help and to investigate that their rights are being violated. Canadian government sent armed forces to Oka. After negotiations on September 26 the Standoff ended. They saved the land from building a golf course. ... want to accept them, mostly they couldn't find "similar language". After World War II things started changing. Connections with Indians and the Canadian government started getting better and more important, in most cases. It was important for Canada to gain good connections with Indians. All over the .....

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... , places, and ideas, his view of Canada was that Canada would have two official languages, (English and French) but it would have no official culture. So people, who immigrated here to Canada, could celebrate and preserve their culture, just like they did in their old country. Therefore, the topic has proven that with multiculturalism, Canada had become very multicultural, thanks to the ... in 1969, the Constitution Act in 1982 and the Multiculturalism in 1971. Also, he may have made Canada a stronger and sophisticated nation, but his contributions also made him the best Canadian Prime M...

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... it would be good for, the problems with self-government, who they have to represent the Native community in the Canadian government. I will also look at how it prevents unity and doesn't really allow mainstream Canadians to become educated about Native culture. I will report on all the views I have collected from the Internet and books and will give a conclusion with my opinions ... . People first started talking about having Self-government around 1969. It was in response to the wanting of assimilation by the Canadian Liberal government. Self-government isn't a new concept in the ... ...

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... . The Native Americans carry it close to their hearts. The oral tradition is where their heroes are born. The passing down of their culture through the oral tradition helps to keep their autonomy, yet many Native Americans have abandoned the practice of oral tradition to adapt to modern ... of English. Through a variety of channels, Native Americans still affirm their cultural heritage. Native Americans have accepted the task to stay tied to their culture, to practice sacred ceremonies, to protect sacred and tribal lands, and to speak in a unified voice while preserving tribal identities...

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... population. The ambitious conversion imposed by the civil government is a hard goal to achieve. The government simply cannot apply enough pressure to the entire French population to abandon their original culture and religion and to expect them to embrace a whole new one. James Murray started to question the civilian governmental structure. The Royal Proclamation contains a condition that imposed a formation ... of Canadian Roman Catholics from participating in the government. The Governor in Chief realized about 200 government officials who are British Protestants would be creating laws...

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