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Saskatchewan is more than just a rectangular province. Saskatchewan has always been an interesting place to the people who immigrate here. The diverse land and opportunities in its past has lead to many changes in the economy over the years. Saskatchewan’s economy and the variables that have influenced it over time are important to understand. These events in the early stage of our province lead to what and how we see Saskatchewan today.

2)Gerald Friesen, "The Evolving Meanings of Region in Canada," The Canadian Historical Review 82.3 (September 2001): 530-546

His resistance against Britain’s intrusion of Canadian autonomy explains itself and his adopting of two provinces rich in resources and fertile land may be the reason Canada is still afloat when it comes to international trade today. In fact, current statistics show Canada is one of the largest producers of canola globally and in 2016 Saskatchewan accounted for 53.7% of Canadian canola area. Alberta is rich in energy-resource, as it is home to oil sands, the largest reserve in the country, and third largest in the world, along with mass amounts of natural gas and

During the era of Pre-Confederation Canada, Upper Canadians and Lower Canadians showed very different views on the state of Canada. Notably, Upper Canadians struggled to hold fast to social class, down-right refusing to remove barriers of social class in order to remain within the jurisdiction of the privileges of Britain. Consequently, a common view on the country at the time wasn’t that of Canada – an individual colony on its own, but as a wasteland to be conquered. Hence, Upper Canada was focused on construction and urban development, rather than industry.

Early settlers to Manitoba experienced grim conditions. Weather conditions were not ideal as promised and the climate of Manitoba is not that of what Hamilton describes. Hamilton highlights that unlike Minnesota, which is colder and “more subject to winter winds or blizzards,” Manitoba has an “uniformity of climate.” However, as Carter highlights, Western Canada has a colder climate and condensed growing season because of the long winters and early frosts. Hamilton’s attempt to depict Canada’s climate as favourable is a classic promotional

First and foremost, lack of indigenous food security is based on their economic poverty because of their isolated location, high shipping costs and the health impact that comes from this isolation and low income. Kangiqsujuaq is an isolated community in the northern most part of Quebec. The community is predominately indigenous people. In a questionnaire given to the inhabitants of this area, it was found that due to their economic status the residents were reducing their food consumption every month because of high cost and low income (Brown et al., 2012). Because of these findings, it was concluded that their food insecurity was chronic rather than temporary, and this is consistent with poverty related to unemployment and under-employment,

Prairies provinces have common factors; Landscape, agriculture, climate, that represent in similarities compared to the rest of Canada. Landscape defines the Prairie Provinces as a formal region. With the enormous size of flatland, the immense quantities and high qualities of grains can be produced. This result in majority of land being used for agricultural purposes. In addition, the Prairie Provinces have significant harsh cold winters and mild dry summers compared to other provinces. The key differences are the ecosystem and the natural resources the region provide. Each province unique ecosystem allows different kinds of harvest and animal breed. Moreover, these key differences created different industry and job opportunities.

The main theme or issue evident in the article is that many indigenous communities are not equipped with the resources that support a healthy lifestyle. In Ontario many of the Indigenous communities are located in remote areas, which are typically limited to good health care, grocery stores or food banks. When grocery stores are available, the cost of the food items is a lot pricier than those of the urban environments.

The search for reform in rural Canada during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries reveals a deep connection between educational movements and social reform. The readings for the first three weeks of this course have provided an overview of how social reformers during this period were keen to promote an “urban and modern orientation” to direct social reform movements in rural Canada. Often, this perspective came into conflict with the needs of the rural society at the time. Therefore, the widespread discontent within the rural society was illustrated through the various efforts of social reform in Canada during the 1860s-1960s.

When taking the time to review the early beginnings of Canadian history through the events that would go onto lead to confederation, it is possible to realize the intent that is found in regards to the founding of the country from being a collection of colonies for the British Empire. This all in all establishes and investigation to the economic, social, political, and environmental events/ideas to go on to understand the nature of the formation of Canada, as well as the influences that would go on to the development of the national identity.

According to the United Nations, food security is defined as “all people, at all times, have physical and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food to meet their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life” (“Rome Declaration,” 1996). Canada has adopted this definition, although they monitor food insecurity per each household and analyze financial barriers causing the situation. Research has shown that 62.2% of households

Over the last few decades, as the Canadian government began to cut programs and the social welfare system began to unravel. The non-profit sector, including food banks, took over the responsibilities that were provided to citizens through the government-sponsored social programs (Anheier, 2005, p.114). Food banks are symptoms of the breakdown of the social consensus developed over 35 years ago (Riches, 1986, p. 62-63). This gave a negative outlook on the Canadian government. The government's responsibility is to ensure that basic human needs are provided, especially in a developed country like Canada. The lack of government help made citizens renew their interest in organizations within the social economy that helped fill the missing service gaps.

Acquiring life’s necessities for many Canadians is as simple as going to the grocery store. For most Northern Aboriginal Canadian communities, who face overwhelmingly high food prices this is not the case. The inability to engage in healthy eating practices for both financial and availability reasons is hypothesized to have contributed to the higher incidence of diet related diseases among this demographic. With food insecurity on the rise, policy reform is essential. Reform must consider both traditional and market foods, as well as minimize all current barriers to food attainment. Urgency is required for a sustainable solution to this problem.

Putting food on the table may become a difficult task putting the family at risk for hunger (Martin, 2011).

Canada has an extremley large geography which plays a tremendous role on many factors that affect Canadians. These factors both help and hinder Canada economically, socially and politically. The geography of Canada has also caused regions to form. For the most part, these regions exist due to physical that are present in Canada's landscape. Canada's geography has also had a large impact on the influences that affect settlers. Canada's relatively low popuation in comparison to the large land mass make Canada a place where people who desire to settle in high population, urban areas or large, isolated, and low-trafficked areas. The high population of people near the Canadian-American border is also a unique feature of Canada, due to the