1. Immigration
Since the early 1960s successive governments have argued that their province needed additional constitutional powers to protect its language and culture (Cairns 1991). ... Voters hoped that constitutional change would strengthen national unity and remove the fear of a possible break up of Canada. ... Fourthly, under the Accord, a limitation of the federal spending powers was stated, namely, the allowances for a province to withdraw from a national program to create its own federal moneys (Monahan 1991). ... Under the Accord, a province could opt out of one of these programs provided it establi...
National Advertisers, big business, governments, working class people and sports enthusiasts in Canada all revel in the brilliance of this modest trophy, and the way it encompasses Canadian dreams and societies struggles by just being there. ... The Game of hockey was officially named as Canada's national sport along with lacrosse a much longer official game in 1994 by the federal government. ... All of these professional teams fall under one organization The National Hockey League. ...
Pierre Trudeau dreamed of a society that afforded all of its citizens an equal opportunity to succeed in life; whatever their background or beliefs, whether rich or poor. He believed that what we had in common was the source of our strength, and that what set us apart enriched all of us. On the international stage, he gave us a profile and stature well beyond our size and power. Wherever we were in the world, he made us feel proud to be Canadians; proud to have the immense privilege of being part of this beautiful and great country... An excerpt from Prime Minister Jean Chrétien&#...
In Snow White, the wicked queen told her hunter to take her stepdaughter into the woods and cut out her heart because she was more beautiful than her. Even Mother Goose's in "Old Woman in the Shoe" whipped her children soundly and sent them to bed without any bread (Straus, Gelles & Steinmetz, 1980...
The Winnipeg General Strike has been one of the most intensively studied episodes in Canadian History. It was an important development in the building of the democratic socialist movement in Canada. In the larger sense this seemingly isolated event had been building for many years and a wide set...