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    and inequality is an everlasting issue in the labour market of Canada. It is known that insecurity is attributed to lack of dependable work as well as income, and to the presence of difficult and dangerous conditions of work. While, inequality refers to the different outcomes, statuses, and experiences among different groupings of people in the society of Canada. (Athabasca University, 2013). In 2006, the proportion of immigrants in Canada reached its highest level in 75 years, with 19.4 percent of

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    1946-1967. They felt stronger as they progressed rapidly in education, transportation and culture. Respectively, all these themes had played a crucial role in a better quality of life, for all Canadians as a population. First, The quality of life in Canada between 1946-1967 had definitely improved, through education: -Total full-time enrolment started at 2,715,900 (1951), increased 61% to 4,367,500, and grew to 46% at 6,363,900 (1970). Accredited to the baby boom generation. More schooling establishments

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    World War II situations that caused Canada to change forever. Therefore, the top three events that really caused transformations in relations of French and English Canadians were the conscription crisis of 1917, the Union Nationale of the 1930s, and the Official Languages Act of

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    “We do not need French of an Official Language, your pushing it onto us” (Will Ferguson, pg#365) Canada believes that they did not need French has an official language. Then they finally got elected to the Official Languages Act into the election, they got to have the right to use whatever language they wanted and then thought that they were getting the French language pushed onto them. The Official Languages Act finally got elected into the election for the first time ever by the liberal group

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    Hockey has been in Canada for about 140 years and Canada has been taking part in the hockey winter Olympics since the 1920’s. In 1948 Canada’s Olympic hockey team ran into a problem. The Montreal Royals were supposed to represent Canada but declined the offer and couldn’t find a new team due to Olympic rules around amateurs being paid to play hockey. Canada and the Olympic hockey manager Dr. Alexander “Sandy” Watson thought fast to put together a team. Watson recruited Royal Canadian Air Force men

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    Since the Hudson’s Bay Company is very famous in Canada, I have known it since I landed in Canada. However, I never thought it had so long history, 343 years, and the strong relationship with the First Nation people. I never despise the importance of First Nation people in Canada’s history, and, now, I believe that the initial wealth of this country was based on the First Nation people and the fur trading. It is true that the fur trade had brought many convenient fools and many opportunities to

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    like your home. You need to go, you need to leave Syria. Today, I’ll be talking about the reasons for why we should and shouldn’t allow refugees into Canada. First, one of the strongest economic arguments in favor of taking in refugees is that it worked on numerous occasions. Between 1979 and 1981, after the Communist victory in the Vietnam War, Canada took in some 60,000 Vietnamese boat people. The Vietnamese boat people arrived with little English or French, no assets and inappropriate job skills

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    I believe multiculturalism does not truly exist in Canada. We often compare ourselves between Canada and the United States. We often think immigrants to Canada maintain and celebrate their heritage, creating a national mosaic, while newcomers to the United States must abandon all cultural baggage and adapt into the homogenous Americans. This image as Canadians are grossly simplistic. In addition, government who supported multiculturalism in Canada was a recent phenomenon. Until it became official

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    a thing but a dog" (Hughes, 1944). Comparing a human life to a mutt was the reality for many that were enslaved in Canada. In comparison to Canada's southern partner, The United States, we are seen as a community that has always contained equality; but this ideology could not be more distorted. Canadians are blindly following this misconception that racism is not prominent in Canada; although the history of the nation evidently shows that this unjust practice was inflicted upon multiple ethnic groups

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    A recent Huffington Post article written by the economist, Salman Sakir, highlights that Canada is one of the many advanced countries that is encountering low population growth. The OECD anticipates that Canada will experience a decline in it's population growth percentage of its residents, who are less than 15 years of age to decline from 16.5 to just 15.6 percent from 2010-2050. Mr. Sakir states that this will spur many both social and economic implications that could put a permanent stop to

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