... to be an Ottawa secretary, and later he was named Minister of Justice. Finally, when P.M. Lester Pearson retired, Trudeau was elected P.M., to the Canadian population's delight. About two years after Trudeau succeeded Pearson as P.M. , he would face, as Alward described it, "the biggest challenge of his career ... suspected of anything. The War measures act made membership in the FLQ illegal and it banned their political rallies. As a result of the War Measures Act "almost 500 suspects were arrested."(Gwynn, p. 108) This was the first time in Canadian history that the War Measures Act had...

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... restriction, only twenty five Chinese people entered Canada between the years of 1923 and 1946 (Knowles, 1997:107). During the years of World War II, Japanese Canadians had to endure another discriminating phase from the federal government of Canada. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941, the ... Almost 4,000 Japanese were ordered by the fe! deral government to leave Canada for Japan, even though most of these Japanese were either Canadian-born or new Canadian citizens (Knowles, 1997:124). After WW II, there was a large movement of immigrants from Europe to Canada. The government wel...

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... cleavages did and continue to develop across different areas of Canada due to the variations in political culture (Archer & Young ix). This has had a significant impact on the role in Canadian politics. It reinforces the importance of regional, cultural and political views which unite the citizens. Unfortunately, this has consequently fueled negative perceptions of the central government and furthermore, that of ... motivation. Lord Durham's report specifically encouraged the assimilation of the French [Kan13]. This political development from the past alone has incited many Francophone's ...

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... "THE UNION JACK vs. THE RED FLAG- "WINNIPEG`S STRIKERS ARE NOT REVOLUTIONARIES- "NO SOVIET AT WINNIPEG- "EMPLOYERS IN THE WRONG- As the Propaganda war developed across the nation between the "Strike Committee- and the "Citizens Committee-, the Citizens Committee used the "Red Scare- tactic to drive the fear of ... voice of their own, so they naturally became quite angry at the workers for demanding better conditions and pay. The most important strike before the war came in 1906 from the Vulcan Iron Works, The machinists, moulders and blacksmiths wanted to negotiate a collective agreemen...

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... such legislation being passed is especially great in wartime and other emergency situations. President Roosevelt signed the "Executive Order No. 9102, establishing the War Relocation Authority-and " without a murmur of dissent," (Institute for Historical Review) Japanese-Canadians were shipped away to internment camps that resembled ... the Nazi-concentrations camps. " The 23 000 Japanese living on the West coast of Canada, three fourths of whom were Canadian Citizens, were also rounded up, they were not permitted back into British Columbia until March 1949, seven years after the evacuat...

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... the negotiations with the Red River colony and offers them a better deal then what they requested which would be decided by a committee of Metis and the Canadian government. There is now a second problem that comes into play for the Metis. An expansionist group is in the Red River colony and wants to overthrow ... fled further west as a result. This was just a battle victory for Riel and the Metis, but there was still tension that will lead to a war between the Metis and the Federal government. From the time of the Manitoba Act in 1870, more problems started to collect in the Northwest f...

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... authorities to get to their destination. So the CPR saved the nation. March 1885 the Northwest rebellion broke out.[page 91 horizons] The Metis were at war with Canada. The reasons why they were at war with Canada was because they were forced to move into the Northwest and they wanted land titles for the new land. They also wanted financial aid ... provided by the Canadian government.[page 192 horizons]. The Canadian government had plans for this land they want to sell it to help pay for the CPR. The federal ... why such a transportation link was necessary. The CPR got the much-needed ...

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... the negotiations with the Red River colony and offers them a better deal then what they requested which would be decided by a committee of Metis and the Canadian government. There is now a second problem that comes into play for the Metis. An expansionist group is in the Red River colony and wants to overthrow ... fled further west as a result. This was just a battle victory for Riel and the Metis, but there was still tension that will lead to a war between the Metis and the Federal government. From the time of the Manitoba Act in 1870, more problems started to collect in the Northwest f...

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... situated in the center of the city. There is a great number of museums in Ottawa: Bytown museum, Canada Aviation museum, Canada Science and Technology museum, Canadian museum of Civilization, Canadian museum of Nature, Canadian Postal museum, the Canadian War museum and etc. In Ottawa you are able to find buildings, built in different architectural styles: modern skyscrapers and old churches, for example, St. Patrick's Basilica ... ...

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... and religious advocators of Christianity, and other religions, were about to make Aboriginal people their problem. "In the first few decades of the new Canadian Nation, when the government turned to address the constitutional responsibility for Indians and lands assigned by the Constitution Act of 1867, it adopted a policy of ... its obligation, under the Indian Act, to provide an education to Aboriginal people, as well as to assist with their integration into the broader Canadian society. For Aboriginal people road ahead is not an easy one especially if they cannot agree in their own co...

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A world-wide economic collapse hit market countries hard in the 1930's just before World War Two. In some counties it did not affect countries that much, but others including the United states which was a severe outcome of ... the gold standard with a fixed exchange rate between their national currency and gold." In World War I, European nations went off the gold standard to print money. Most importantly there was too much cash created during World War One. Gold exchange could not run without large currency devaluations or major price deflations. "The ... 9.7 percent, helping the American ec...

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... colonies in 1753. "In 1754 he was the delegate from Pennsylvania to the Inter-colonial Congress that met at Albany to address the French and Indian War. During this time period Franklin created an Albany Plan which provided for local independence of the "colonial union."(Morgan). This type of thinking was far in ... between his devotion to his native land and his loyalty to George III of Great Britain. Franklin knew of the inevitability of war. It is because of this that Franklin can be called a liberal. He knew that a change of society was necessary prior to the ... war because he was...

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John Fitzgerald Kennedy was made equality a top priority on the nations agenda. JFK- wore wrinkled khaki's to Congress PET- wore sandals to house of commons JFK-Cuban Missle Crisis PET- War Measures Act JFK-Civil Rights Movement-pushed equality on the top of nations agenda PET-Official Languages Act JFK- "Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what ... liberalizing the laws on abortion, homosexuality, and public lotteries. He also established a reputation as a defender of a strong federal government against the nationalist demands of Québec. JFK- prevented nuclear war PET- and then i...

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... ), and excise taxes on tobacco products, for example, allow for "$12 billion being raised for the federal government, state, and local governments". (Lang and Marks 1996) Ever since the Civil War, tobacco taxes have been used as a way to raise extra cash for the nation during wartime or economic depression. Since the 1980's, the federal excise tax on tobacco has been ... years, however, local tobacco taxes have been used not only to raise money for government but also as a way to discourage smoking by making cigarettes more expensive. "Approximately 10% of Canadian tobacco consumer's swi...

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... versus provincial levels of control. The delegates saw that the US Constitution caused problems by according too much power to each individual states, and ultimately led to the American Civil War. Also, they did not want a legislative union like Britain had, because minority rights, like those of the Welsh and Scots were not protected. To decide on what should be controlled ... . The system decided on by the delegates in 1864 with a strong central government and few powers for the provinces is still, for the most part, what is used by the Canadian government today. ...

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... than the nature of the Constitutional language. Three types of federalism exist. The federal system divides government between a national and state government. This is evident in the United States and Canadian governments. A unitary system, such as France and Great Britain, places formal authority in a central government. In a confederate system, authority lies within the state government. With a confederate system, changes to or ... . 5. Protection of individual freedom. States defend democracy by ensuring there is no political monopoly that could take over the entire nation. DISADVANTA...

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