The Meech Lake Accord was a set of constitutional reforms designed to induce Quebec to accept the Canada Act (Monahan 1991). This particular Act made Canada a fully sovereign state. The Accord's five basic points, proposed by Quebec Premier Robert Bourassa, included a guarantee of Quebec's special status as a distinct society and a commitment to Canada's linguistic duality (Harris 1991). This paper discusses firstly the political implications that occurred in Canada, which lead to the formation of the Meech Lake Accord; secondly what was the Accord; and finally an examination o...

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When Lord Stanley of Preston became Governor General of Canada in 1888, he and his seven sons moved to Ottawa. ... Many of the first team came from such prestigious clubs as the Toronto Granite club, Osgood hall and members of parliament. ...

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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...

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Interest group representation in Canada identifies society's influence on the governing body and the policies decided upon in the legislative setting. The composition of interest groups has evolved over time and has lead to study of three distinct approaches to the power the representational groups have. The growth and change of interests in the Canadian state are dependent upon the structure between societal and government values. An interest group refers to "a group of individuals bound together to excerpt pressure upon the government to achieve a common goal and acquire a common benefi...

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There are hundreds of gangs all around Canada Toronto has 1,100 gang members in 62 gangs that are made up of mostly African-Canadian decent, Brampton has 960 gang members in 30 gangs that are made up by East-Indian and Pakistani. ... Ottawa has 250 gang members made up of African-Canadians. ... On March 31, 2013, there was a shooting at the York dale Toronto mall it involved numerous people. ... This incident comes almost 10 months after a shooting at the Toronto Eaton Centre, in which one man died at the scene and another was fatally wounded and died in hospital days later. ...

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Since it's highly unlikely the federal government will bail any NHL franchise out - remember the failed bid by Ottawa owner Rod Bryden in 1999 -it appears the brunt of the problem will filter down to the provincial and municipal governments, and the NHL itself, (see a $14 million stipend the ownership group handed to Edmonton this season to keep the team afloat). ...

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Ralph Torrie is a humble Ottawa energy consultant, who throughout his career has assisted over 300 small cities around the world, saving them hundreds of thousands of dollars in energy savings. (1) He believes that Canada could far surpass Kyoto expectations cutting energy emissions in half by 2030. ...

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The common assumption of women, in the past, is that they are inferior to men, that their role in life is to cook, clean, take care of children, sew, and knit "housework. However, in Canada, as time passed, the roles of women have changed considerably; their role in society has grown from being trapped in the house to stronger and more powerful positions in society. It is evident that women in the twentieth century have struggled to jump over many hurdles to accomplish many endeavours, especially in political affairs. Throughout my essay I will be discussing the roles of three extraordi...

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In 1933, the CCF had its first major convention in Regina, Saskatchewan, and the original policy platform first proposed by the CCF was replaced by a manifesto prepared by an LSR committee and originally drafted by a Toronto scholar, Frank Underhill. ...

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