William Lyon Mackenzie

Canadian Nationalism Many people across the globe argue that nationalism within Canada is simply not feasible. It is said that we as a people, differ so greatly with our diverse cultures, religions, and backgrounds that we cannot come together and exist together as a strong, united nation. In his book, Lament for a Nation, George Grant tells the reader that “…as Canadians we attempted a ridiculous task in trying to build a conservative nation in the age of progress, on a continent we share with

minister and politician 2. A.E. Smith, a radical minister expelled from the Methodist church for his communistic beliefs. 3. William Lyon Mackenzie King D. Some social gospellers sought to regenerate society by giving direct and immediate assistance. 1. Through the founding of mission houses and settlement homes. 2. One famous group was the Salvation Army. a. It was started by William Booth in England and travelled to Canada after 1882, establishing centres to help the poor. b. They enlisted 150,000 “soldiers”

It means the end of laissez-faire” (CBC). This perhaps proved to be the beginning of the end for Prime Minister Bennett, too little, too late was the attitude of the Canadian voter when in October 1935 they voted in William Lyon Mackenzie King with a majority government. Mackenzie King was Prime Minister during very difficult times, the depression and World War II. “Canada joined the war effort on September 10, 1939” (Ward, Kingsley). With Canada suffering “the loss of over 43,000 lives” (Hodges

“From the outset of the war, the Canadian people have clearly shown that it is their desire to help in every way to make Canada’s war effort as effective as possible” – William Lyon Mackenzie King, Prime Minister of Canada during World War II (Collections Canada, 2001). Currently, many in the 21st century consider Canada as a very peaceful, social, and overall accommodating country. Canada does many things for its people such as taking in many refugees, helping university level students with loans

10/26/15 Dr. Carroll DBQ 1 "Where there is little or no public opinion, there is likely to be bad government, which sooner or later becomes autocratic government" (William Lyon Mackenzie King). In 1793, Maximilien Robespierre, head of the Committee of Public Safety, took over the unmanned French government. His ruling consisted of killing anyone that thought of enlightenment ideals or ill of him. Running as a dictator for

December 7th, 1941, the Imperial Japanese Army successfully pulled of the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. After this attack the government of Canada used the war measures act to remove all Japanese Canadian citizens that live 160km from the Pacific Coast and put them in internment camps until 1949, four years after WW2. Fast Forward to 1988 and the Canadian government gives an apology to the Japanese, however the apology was for more than just Japanese Internment it was for the pain and suffering

began, along with the courtyard fight. Ordinary people living a normal life that had a problem with the taxes and government rule decided to form a group with politicians to try to overthrow the government. An important politician in this was William Lyon Mackenzie, the mayor of Toronto before the rebellions. He had strong thoughts about the government, so he decided that it was time to run them out of office. He led the first rebellion in 1837, then continued as a journalist and a member of the government

Canada’s most important diplomatic relationship is that with the United States. Over the years this relationship has had its ups and downs for numerous reasons, but it can be largely traceable to the interpersonal rapport between prime ministers and presidents in any era. Relations between Canada and the United States, is of the utmost importance in maintaining harmony within our continent and that synergy must begin at the top, with the prime minister and the president. Throughout history, many

Canada is a nation that prides itself on being open and tolerant to racial and ethnic diversity. According to the Canadian Multiculturalism Act of 1988, the government recognizes that “multiculturalism is a fundamental characteristic of the Canadian heritage and identity”. In a country where 20% of the population is foreign born, these words are a powerful emblem of national unity; the official position of the Canadian government is that different races and cultures are an asset to Canadian society

English and French Canadians have had one of the most complicated and intriguing relationships throughout all of history. Even though they share the prosperous country of Canada, they could not be more divided as a nation. Factors such as language, culture and political beliefs have separated these two vast majority of Canadians for a very long time. Throughout the last century, French-English relations have slightly improved over time, yet there is still an unstable peace between the two peoples