When the Dutch declared war against Britain in South Africa, English and French Canadians were divided over Canada's role. Many English-speaking Canadians from Ontario were proud to be a part of the war, which the French speaking Canadian opposed of Canadian involvement in the war. English speaking Canadians were proud to be a part of the war and thought that it was Canada's duty to help the British. The French speaking Canadians did not like the idea of Canada helping in the war because they thought if they did help in this one, they would have to be involved with every other war...

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Also, the higher prices in Canada resulting from the GST caused Canadians to increase their shopping in the United States. ... Mulroney also got the Canadian army involved in the war with Iraq in 1991. Many Canadians opposed the war but Mulroney felt that Canada should help the United States in their attempt to remove Saddam Hussein from Kuwait. The war was successful and Canada played a small but important role in the effort to contain Iraq from taking over the oil wells in Kuwait. ... Canadians rejected the Accord in all parts of Canada with the exception of Ontario. ...

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Instead, it limited the power of the people of Upper Canada. ... In Lower Canada, however, the causes were much different. ... The rebellion in Lower Canada began first. ... As a result of this, the organization they started-the Hunters' Lodge/Freres chasseurs-launched the Patriot War that did not end until their defeat the decisive Battle of the Windmill in 1838 (citation). ... While an overarching rhetoric of equality and the patriotism of the French-Canadians predominated the rebellions in Lower Canada, the established legislative assembly and lack of representational autonomy created...

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Pierre Elliot Trudeau, leader of the Liberal Party, the 15th prime minister of Canada, professor and one of the most well-known Canadian politicians ever. ... Dating high profile women and driving fancy cars making him half Canadian celebrity half Canadian politician. ... In 1967 Canada's prime minister, Lester Pearson retired. ... Everything was pointing to FLQ becoming a significant influence to the people of Quebec, Trudeau knew this couldn't happen.So on October 16th 1970 he invoked the War Measures Act which "suspended basic civil rights and liberties. ... " The War M...

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The War measures act made membership in the FLQ illegal and it banned their political rallies. As a result of the War Measures Act "almost 500 suspects were arrested."(Gwynn, p. 108) This was the first time in Canadian history that the War Measures Act had been invoked in peacetime. ... Most of the suspects who had been arrested under the War Measures Act ended up being released in a short period of time. ... This was a risk that he was willing to take when he invoked the war measures act, and it paid off in maintaining a united Canada. ...

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What I understood this year, was that white folks have it real easy, and judging by the class" enthusiasm, Toronto seems to be the only great multicultural city in Canada, or the world for that matter. ... Dac says they chose the French-speaking province because the family already knew some of the language due to France's occupation of Vietnam during the war. ... I come from a mother who is second generation in Canada, 100% Irish blood. ...

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