This was all with the intent of getting their voice heard and gaining support. ... The October Crisis ended with the release of James Cross from the FLQ's hands. ... If he could get most of the seats in these areas, he did not need the western seats to win. ... However, he used the tax money collected from the export of Alberta oil to help pay for OPEC oil. ... One western Canadian simply put it quite bluntly, "Trudeau wants to ram the French down our throats," (Vastel, p. 141) Despite Trudeau's alienation of the western provinces he should not be remembered for this his push tow...

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• Grade Level: High School

Omar Khadr, the last Western detainee held at the U.S. military prison in Guantanamo Bay, returned to his home country of Canada after 11 years in prison. ... The youngest detainee held at Guantanamo, Khadr comes from what Canadian officials refer to as "the first family of terrorism." ... For very good reason he was quite fearful that the government would not follow through on its word, and he's pinching himself right now not believing that this government has finally kept its word" (Gillies). ... The US claimed that they never delayed Khadr's exit from the country because they ...

• Word Count: 1308
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The Second World War created an atmosphere of instability, suspicion, and fear, which blanketed the entire western world. ... There was immense public support for the internment of all Japanese in Canada. ... No evidence is provided to account for their assumption that the RCMP, army, navy, or RCAP suffered from the same incompetence. ... This is quite relevant to the interpretation of this information, for if the reader is to accept this opinion at face value it is important to prove he is in fact an expert. ... In his opinion, "The removal of all Japanese from this costal area would undo...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Brian Mulroney was the Prime Minister (PM) of Canada for the Conservative Party from 1984 to 1993. ... When Pierre Trudeau was the PM, he revamped Canada's constitution from London, England and the monarchy and enshrined in it a Charter of Rights and Freedoms for all Canadians. ... This would help to eliminate the deficit that had become quite large while Mulroney was the PM. ... Canadians rejected the Accord in all parts of Canada with the exception of Ontario. People in the western provinces rejected it because they didn't feel that Quebec should be recognized as a distinct s...

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Legislation for the minimum drinking age in the United States varied from state to state not even twenty years ago, ranging from 18 to 21. ... By 1987, all states had complied with the 21 minimum age law. ... In parts of the Western world, moderate drinking by teenagers and even children under their parents" supervision is a given. ... Raising the limit may have reduced drunken driving, but the cost in lost freedom has been too high, and quite possibly, unnecessary: Alcohol-related auto accidents seem to be falling in most age categories. ... At the same time, there should be harsher punis...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Subjects rated all items on a 6-point scale ranging from 1=does not describe me at all to 6= describes me very well. ... Possible responses ranged from 1= not at all important to me to 5= very important to me. ... These two single-item measures ranged from 1= not fun at all to 4= very fun and from 1=not risky at all to 4= very risky. ... Plans to drink were quite closely correlated to actual drinking behavior. ... Gender was a significant factors when taking all of these statistics into considerations. ...

• Word Count: 1993
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Parents were active in their children's lives and created rules to encompass the best interest of all the children. The federal government tries to do much the same, but in many cases, cannot find a solution that is a one size fits all. ... The electoral system and Senate have been criticized in particular situations failing to integrate all the regions as a whole. ... This process may seem drawn out at times, but overall has the best interest for all of Canadian citizens. ... We know that more Western provinces are known for the productions of grains. ...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate