Mundt, of the University of North Carolina, points out that "Crime in America is popularly perceived [in Canada] as something to be expected in a society which has less respect for the rule of law than does Canadian society..." . ... According to Mauser, large majorities of the general public in both countries "support gun control legislation while simultaneously believing that they have the right to own firearms" (Mauser 1990:573). ...
THE SUPREME COURT OF CANADA AND THE `LEGAL AND POLITICAL STRUGGLE' OVER INDIGENOUS RIGHTS[*] ABSTRACT/RESUME Many Indian leaders have recognized that the Supreme Court of Canada has changed direction very significantly on issues of treaty and aboriginal rights. As a result, Indian ...
(Carter, pg.21) In that same year, the Thirteen Colonies rebelled against the British rule. ... Black children in Nova Scotia and Ontario at this time were asked to name the Black person they admired the most and majority of the kids answers were Dr. ... In the prairies, the majority of Blacks who homesteaded did so in Alberta. ...
When many people began to discriminate the female magistrates of their positions, the case was taken to the Alberta Supreme Court and Justice Scott, the judge, ruled in favour of the women and in his judgement he stated: " there is at common law no legal disqualification for holding office in the Government of this country arising from any distinction of sex- (Cochrane 46). ...
They assumed that the French populace, suffering under the British rule, would doubtless join the struggle for freedom, but they had gravely misjudged the situation. ... Moreover, French-speaking residents were generally Catholics, for whom the protestant Continental Army had little respect due to the religious hostilities. iii Compared to the Thirteen Colonies, they would rather side with the British, who had treated them and their culture with courtesy since the Seven Years' War.iv Along with other three significant Anglo-French wars on the American continent between 1689 and 1763, the ...
Pierre Trudeau dreamed of a society that afforded all of its citizens an equal opportunity to succeed in life; whatever their background or beliefs, whether rich or poor. He believed that what we had in common was the source of our strength, and that what set us apart enriched all of us. On the i...