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    How did women get the right to vote in Canada? Today, women in Canada don't need to second-think when standing in line, ready to cast their vote. But, that was not the case 100 years ago. Back in the 1920s, women had little rights and were not even considered “persons” (The Persons Case ). Women's suffrage in Canada was a long struggle which Canadian women fought for, even before the start of World War I. But their persistence and determination is what lead to women winning their suffrage. Women

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    Women's Lives Before the 1920s Before the 20's, lives of women were considerably awful as there were many difficulties for women such as inequity. During and before WW1, which broke out on July 28th, 1914 continuing for more than 4 years until November 11th, women were considered as the second citizens. Women were treated less importantly than men, and had to face discriminatory as their suffrage, marriage, occupation, and even their attitudes were restricted. For instance, they were struggling to

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    democratic process in Canada. This problem is rooted within our electoral system. However, there is a promising solution to this issue. Canada should adopt the mixed-member proportional representation electoral system (MMP) at the federal level if we wish to see the progression of modern democracy. The failure to do so will result in a stagnant political system that is caught in the past and unable to rise to the contemporary challenges that representative democracies face. If Canada chooses to embrace

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    mind. In many circumstance, whether it is world leaders deciding on new international policy, or kids choosing what to watch for “movie night”, the rule of the majority seems to often prevail. Even so, in certain recognized democratic nations such as Canada, the rule of the majority is not triumphant. It is inevitable that any political system would have its shortcomings, but there are some flaws that are difficult to overlook – especially those that seem to undermine the democratic credibility of a

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    actions. Citizens have a great control over the political events taking place in their country because through the elections they can select the right candidate who will be able to represent their interests. Core values of the democracy such as freedom, equality, pursuit of happiness are similar in different countries. However, the implementation of democracies may vary. USA and Canada are two big and prosperous countries that can be a prime example of how democracies may vary despite all the similarities

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    Canada is a country that is built on people that emigrated from different parts of the world. The policy of multiculturalism in Canada was introduced during 1970’s to make sure people don’t feel obliged to get rid of their identity on entry to Canada (Howard, 1998, p. 133). Canada has a long history of how its immigration policies came to being. Canadian citizenship and began over a hundred years ago with all manners of racism and legal exclusions. However immigration and citizenship policies have

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    2014? 7 5. If I was federal finance minister of Canada 7   1. What is the economic and political significance of budget? Economic Significance- A federal budget is an important document in shaping the economy of a country for the upcoming

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    countries. This essay is a comparison between the Canadian government and the Japanese government. Canada is a constitutional monarchy, meaning the governing

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    factories in business, it generated a lot of money within the economy (in 1914 Canada produced $28 165 worth of war supplies, then 3 years into war, Canada produced $388 213 550 worth of war supplies in 1 year). The significance is that before war was declared, there were little factories or plants that could produce the quantity of munition needed for war. So in accordance to the demand of war supplies during World War 1, Canada generated a lot of wealth in its economy by selling war supplies to Great

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    World War One is a huge part of history in Canada. Although many say it hindered, it most certainly helped Canada’s progress towards nationhood. Women relatives of soldiers and nurses got the right to vote during the war when Robert Borden was Prime Minister. Years later, that lead to all women in Canada receiving the right to vote. Canada was also industrialized greatly during the war. People started to move from rural areas to urban, and many factories were being built. All the Canadian soldiers

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