The American Of The Canadian Empire

For many decades, writers and authors have accused the American influence on Canada as one of the reasons why Canada is losing its heritage, with one major aspect being the game of hockey. The institutionalization of American Culture began to take root in Canada during the late 1920’s and 1930s as technological advances, specifically the invention of the radio, allowed Canadians to enjoy American entertainment. American stations were much more reliable than Canadian ones, causing American sporting stations such as NBC and CBS to become extremely popular in Canada (Gruneau et al, 1993). As Canada was becoming intertwined with the United States (U.S.), it was becoming less of a satellite of Britain, which made it tremendously difficult for Canada’s elite to protect British ideals such as self-improvement and participating in sport for the game’s sake. (Gruneau et al, 1993). In the early 1940’s, after the great depression forced many franchises to dismantle, the National Hockey League (NHL) was left with six teams, which made up the famous “original six.” At this time, America had a strong influence on the game, as four of the original six teams were based in the United States, and all of the players in league were paid in American dollars (Gruneau et al, 1993). By the early 1960’s, televised sports were emerging in North America, and NHL players were becoming mainstream stars. Inspired by this, along with the threat of the NHL losing its television contract to the Western

Independence, the state of being free from outside control, and not subject to another’s authority. The 1920s and 1930s were a time for Canada to leave its British roots behind and forge its own identity, as well as take control of all matters relating to the preservation of the country and its people. However, this was not the case. Canada, although receiving some leeway from the British, remained a dependent country under the thumb of outside forces due to the fact that they were still under the British North American Act, thereby not having their own constitution, as well as the English monarch remaining as the head of state, and because it moved its economic dependence off the shoulders of one nation and unto another’s. Although the Chanak Affair showed that Canada’s military was no longer obligated to fight

However, despite the correct decision to privatize, the company continued to have troubles. The financials of the newly privatized airline were unreflective of the successful stock offerings. “Air Canada reported losses of C$74 million in 1990 and C$218 million in 1991, and it reported that it had nearly two million fewer passengers in 1991 than in the previous year.” These failures were blamed on the effects of the economic recession and the decrease in travel due to the war in the Persian Gulf. However, it was clear that competition with international carriers was a major cause. To elaborate, the airline industry is considered to be a cyclical industry, meaning that it is directly affected by the business cycle. As such, during times of

Air Canada has been in the business of air transport for an extended period of time. Due to the experience and the exposure of the carrier in the field, it has made a commendable progress through many strategies as well as customer proximity. One of the approaches taken by the airline involves the identification as well as an implementation of cost reduction initiatives in a bid to increase revenue from its operations (Air Canada, 2016). It is also attempting to connect with the existing carriers across the world to connect the current customers to the international world. This approach has been adopted to increase its competitive advantage over other existing airlines.

Economic imperialism is a central part of the ongoing contemporary colonization of indigenous peoples in Canada. Since the colonial era marked the beginning of imperialism in North America, an intricate web of power and domination have formed leaving Indigenous communities in the grip of its economic philosophy. This has led to the ongoing contribution to the disposition of Indigenous peoples in Canada. Economic imperialism can be defined as the need for countries to expand their territories in order to collect resources from their colonies. This illustrates the inherent unsustainability of colonial settler society. In this essay I will look at how the impacts of economic imperialism has had an effect on the development of the indigenous

Throughout Canadian history, a plenty of figures appeared to be significant for the time being. However, out from this great number of candidates that may qualify for the most important Canadian in history, William Lyon Mackenzie King prevails. First elected in 1921 after the Borden's Unionist government failed, Mackenzie King served as the longest serving Canadian head of government ever, holding the office of prime minister for 22 years. During his premiership, Canada developed from an attacked British colony to a major international player, building cornerstones for the golden age of Canadian diplomacy. His war policy made Canada an important contributor in the Allied forces during the World War II, giving supports for British and other

The provincial basis for Confederacy was a vital component of unifying the various differences between Ontario, Quebec, and the Maritimes. In this instance, the religious and ethnic conflict in the Quebec Resolutions was based on the inability of Francophone or religious groups to put forth grievances under the British construct of Upper and Lower Canada. In this instance, the bonding part of the new Confederacy would have to allow greater provincial autonomy to oppose any biases against Francophone rights or religious liberties, especially in the struggle for educational diversity in the conflict of Protestant and Catholic educational school systems. More so, the Maritime regions would receive special per capita subsidies for being under federal

The history of New York City may not be as memorable as the skyscrapers and tourists that inhabit it, but it has surely paved a way for its wealth and popularity. Before all, the city prospered for the British, the Hudson River playing an important role in the war against the French and Indians of Canada. In 1764, a visiting British army officer wrote, “There are under three thousand [houses] at this time… about 300 stores, 12 churches and places of worship, and perhaps 20,000 inhabitants…”(New York: An Illustrated History). Although New York thrived for two decades under The Royal Colony, the end of the war would leave the English government bankrupt. The attempt to “... Force it’s thriving colonies to share in the cost of their own defense” (New York: An Illustrated History), also known as The Stamp Act of 1765, would drive the separation of New York from the British Empire.

The Loyalists: Their Reasons for Fleeing the United States and their Impact on Canadian History

I agree that English has acted as an imperialistic, invasive subversion force on the Native People in Canada. In my opinion, it was a perfect example of linguistic chauvinism. I believe that to destroy one's culture and political integrity, language plays a critical role in accomplishing it.However, the Canadian government took this into consideration and implemented harsh policies towards the aboriginal people of Canada. The Canadian government made it compulsory for Aboriginal children between the age of 4 and 16 years to attend the Indian Residential Schools. However, within the Indian Residential Schools it was made mandatory to speak English. As mention in David Cooke, (1988) "Ties that Constrict English as a Trojan Horse" article that

American Influence on Upper Canada: Pre 1812 Upper Canada was created in 1791 to accommodate the Loyalist refugees and land-hunting farmers of the United States after the American Revolution. In addition of the existing two colonies, a third colony was created by diving the Province of Quebec into Lower Canada which resides in the east and Upper Canada which resides in the west. The colony was made official by the British Parliament in the Constitution Act of 1791. Afterwards, the colonies became populated with pre-dominantly American inhabitants and their French-speaking counterpart.

The English and France were rivals in North America because France controlled Canada. The French claimed the Mississippi Valley and wanted to expand economic influences among the Native Americans from the east to the west. England controlled the eastern coast of North America. They wanted to expand colonial settlements further to the west. French policy in America was sent to only limited numbers of colonists to be in the trade. The English policy was to send large amounts of numbers colonists as settlers to build new towns and cities. As a result, most Native American tribes allied themselves with the French and against the British Empire and its American colonists. The competition between France and Britain for expanding

WestJet is also facing a strategic problem, the longer term impact that growth is having on WestJet’s culture. WestJet’s success and competitive advantage have been a direct result

In 2008, the senior management team at Continental Airlines, commanded by Lawrence Kellner, the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, convened a special meeting to discuss the firm’s latest quarterly financial results. A bleak situation lay before them. Continental had incurred an operating loss of $71 million dollars—its second consecutive quarterly earnings decline that year. Likewise, passenger volume was significantly down, dropping by nearly 5 percent from the prior year’s quarter. Continental’s senior management needed to act swiftly to reverse this trend and return to profitability.

This was evident with the purchase of Canadian Airlines, in 1999 (The National, 2003). With the purchase of this airline, Air Canada also inherited their estimated eight billion dollar debt (The National, 2003). Also inherited from the merger, were underappreciated employees and under trained employees who lacked morale (The National, 2003). In 2003, Air Canada filed for bankruptcy (The National, 2003), this was due to the large financial deficit, the economy and the underappreciated/paid employees. Although, this was a difficult time for the airline, this truly marked the change in how the airline is structured. In 2005, it marked the true return of Air Canada, they reached record breaking revenues and far exceeded anyone’s expectation, including their own. Currently Air Canada, is the largest Canadian Airline, which has a lot to do with their change in business strategy.