... first federal election was held and out of the mere five women who ran for parliament, Agnes Macphail was the only one elected and became known as the first women to become part of Parliament (Canadian Encyclopedia Internet). She, like Emily Murphy, was discriminated by her male colleagues because ... of her gender. As Macphail said herself: "A women's place is any place she wants to be- (Newman 171). And, like Emily Murphy, she did not let the harassment bother her and she continued to fight hard for her rights. Before she ran for parliament ... she won again with the farmers. She was p...

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... Sarah, who is a constitutional law expert. During his political career, he was a member of the Liberal Party. Within a year of his appointment into Parliament, he was made Minister of Justice, where Trudeau was given the opportunity and chance to reform the divorce laws of Canada and liberalized the laws on abortion ... ? Trudeau was instrumental in bringing - 5 the constitution home to Canada. The Constitution Act was signed by Queen Elizabeth II in a pageantry ceremony on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on April 17, 1982. . When again, Pierre Trudeau was asked to be the new Prime Minster of C...

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... Act) for them (Internet 4). Trudeau and his cabinet also entrenched the Charter of Rights and Freedoms into the Constitution Act. The Charter stipulated the fundamental freedoms and rights that all Canadian citizens have (Internet 13). Patriating the Constitution, in itself, was child's play. The task of amending it, however, was the challenging part. The provinces, especially Québec, had ... be one of the most energetic Prime Ministers that any of the world had ever seen. When he spoke, everyone listened (Internet 5). A sharp, charismatic figure, he wore sandals to Parliament, dated c...

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... 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 ... alluding to a position that serves to lead its fellow officials through the duties of good governance. Donald Savoie makes the case that those following Canadian politics should drop the Inter Pares and realize that the Prime Minister is absolutely Primus, the ultimate authority - wi...

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