Aboriginal freedom was not to last as the pre-confederation government, the government of the now established Canada and religious advocators of Christianity, and other religions, were about to make Aboriginal people their problem. ... The Federal Government began to play a role in the development and administration of this school system as early as 1874, mainly to meet its obligation, under the Indian Act, to provide an education to Aboriginal people, as well as to assist with their integration into the broader Canadian society. ... The relationship had now also become a paternalistic one w...

• Word Count: 3568
• Approx Pages: 14
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The over-empowerment of this position can be seen in several examples, which I will describe in the following essay, along with examinations of the institutions that are responsible for this concentration of authority within the federal government. ... Indeed, under section 91 of the Constitution Act of 1867, the federal government had the broad power to make laws for what it felt was the "peace, order, and good government,"" of Canada. ... There is, however, no disputing the fact that the federal government hasn't budged in several areas, in an attempt to stay in the public eye. ... O...

• Word Count: 2642
• Approx Pages: 11
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

According to the network CNN , in the latest US federal election which took place in November 2000, three political parties could be said to have garnered enough public support to be considered important. ... There is also a federal election being held in Canada this month, and the nation will vote on November 27th. ... At the Provincial Level, according to the Government of Ontario , the population elects Members of the Provincial Government (Legislative Assembly) (In Ontario, 103 members are elected), and a Premier. ... The same pattern exists at the federal level. ... In Canada these peopl...

• Word Count: 4357
• Approx Pages: 17

Shortly after the creation of Canada in 1867, there were disputes between the federal and the various provincial governments over areas of jurisdiction and the division of power (Harris 1991). ... This lead to renewed constitutional discussions, beginning around 1985, in which the government of Quebec made a series of proposals that, if accepted by all the provinces and the federal government, would have led to Quebec's return to the constitutional family (MLA accessed 13th September 2003). ... These matters arguably tended to enhance the role of the provinces in the relationship with t...

• Word Count: 2748
• Approx Pages: 11
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The Liberal Party of Canada currently forms the federal government of Canada. ... Around the time Chretien was elected leader, questions within and outside the party were raised regarding the political "baggage" that Chretien carried from previous Liberal governments. Despite the controversy, Chretien won his party's leadership quite comfortably, and returned his party to prominence once again in 1993 by forming a federal government with a large majority in the House of Commons. ... One of Chretien's campaign promises in 1993 was to scrap the Goods and Services Tax (G...

• Word Count: 4049
• Approx Pages: 16
• Grade Level: High School

The results of the 1993 federal election have been referred to as acritical realignment?. ... The Liberal government furthered the women's movement by believing that political and social change could occur through the already existing political system. ... These early initiatives helped the movement realize that the willingness of the Liberal governments to deal with their issues meant that reform by the state was possible. ... The rise of the Conservative government meant that women's issues were being drowned out by the pursuit of reducing the deficit and free trade. ... As a resu...

• Word Count: 3983
• Approx Pages: 16
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The discontent with the governments elitist attitude all led to a surge of labor militancy. ... In both the United States and Canada major employers and government invoked the Red Scare bogeyman, in an attempt to deflect public support from the labor movement (Thompson, & Seager, 1985). ... The government felt that the probability was great that the electorate would turn the Conservatives out, unless the Union movement could be crushed. ... A Royal Commission appointed by the Borden government concluded that the ostentatious display of wealth by the privileged classes was a leading cause of...

• Word Count: 2998
• Approx Pages: 12
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

A few weeks later, as another federal-provincial conference was set to take place, the provinces presented Trudeau and his cabinet with a new set of demands. ... Chrétien, however, was the mastermind behind this plan, citing the following in his 1985 autobiography Straight From the Heart: It stated that the unilateral action of the federal government was legal but offensive to the traditional "convention- of getting provincial consent for constitutional amendments. ... That round almost failed until a compromise was struck late one night among Federal Cabinet Minister Chré...

• Word Count: 4400
• Approx Pages: 18
• Grade Level: High School

After the long hard battles that Nellie McClung fought for, women finally won the right to vote by the 1920's in federal elections and provincial elections, except for in Quebec. In 1921, the first federal election was held and out of the mere five women who ran for parliament, Agnes Macphail was the only one elected and became known as the first women to become part of Parliament (Canadian Encyclopedia Internet). ... However during the time the government did little to stop and help them, and tired of government reports Macphail travelled to Cape Breton herself and saw first hand the...

• Word Count: 2902
• Approx Pages: 12

Yet for decades the Government of Canada referred to the Syliboy decision as defining the status of treaties in Canadian law. ... At issue were treaty protected hunting rights, on the one hand, and the Migratory Birds Convention Act, a federal statute, on the other. ... They agreed with the decision in the court below which enforced the federal legislation. ... Ian Binnie, then the leading figure in the federal Department of Justice on Indian constitutional issues, was asked what rights he thought were protected by section 35. ... The federal government had an "empty box" theory. ...

• Word Count: 4016
• Approx Pages: 16
• Grade Level: High School

FEDERAL IMMIGRATION POLICIES AND OBJECTIVES Canada's current immigration objectives are set out in the Immigration Act Part I of the Act Canadian Immigration Policy  Designed to promote the domestic and international interests of Canada recognizing the need: 1. to support the attainment of such demographic goals as may be established by the government of Canada in respect of size, rate of growth, structure and geographic distribution of the Canadian population 2. to enrich and strengthen the cultural/social fabric of Canada taking into account its federal a...

• Word Count: 4697
• Approx Pages: 19
• Grade Level: High School

Canadian firearms law is primarily federal, and "therfore national in scope, while the bulk of the firearms regulation in the United States is at the state level; attempts to introduce stricter leglislation at the federal level are often defeated". ... In 1977, the Canadian government took the initiative to legislate stricter gun control. Among the provisions legislated by the Canadian government was a "Firearms Acquisition Certificate" for the purchase of any firearm, and strengthened the "registration requirements for handguns and other restricted weapons..." . ...

• Word Count: 2619
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School

Alternative dispute resolution (ADR) is more and more common throughout the world. In more cases participants will use ADR to solve their conflicts. 95 percent of all civil cases filed in court are resolved without going to trial . This paper will discuss why alternative dispute resolution is in most cases more useful than the normal court and judicial system. In order to prove this point, this paper will argue the advantages of ADR and the disadvantages of the court system for resolving disputes and conflict, by defining the way that ADR works as opposed to the way the court system is adminis...

• Word Count: 3216
• Approx Pages: 13
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

National Advertisers, big business, governments, working class people and sports enthusiasts in Canada all revel in the brilliance of this modest trophy, and the way it encompasses Canadian dreams and societies struggles by just being there. ... The Game of hockey was officially named as Canada's national sport along with lacrosse a much longer official game in 1994 by the federal government. ...

• Word Count: 3815
• Approx Pages: 15
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The third recommendation is to renegotiate with the government on combining locations. ... In October 2014, the Canadian Federal Competition Bureau approved the merger and 2 months later, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice granted approval. However, the Canadian Government had a few stipulations, which lead Burger King to develop the Three Commitments to Canada Principles. ...

• Word Count: 3244
• Approx Pages: 13
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The government gave them no work and many Black refugees got rocky and barren land to farm. ... Blacks mostly settled together because it was a form of support because the government did not help them out much. ... Many other Black support groups were also formed and this was good because it helped raise racial and political awareness and the Federal Government was forced to recognize our Black Leaders. ... In 1911, the government and Blacks were having problems in the prairies and this eventually led to ending Black immigration to the prairies. ...

• Word Count: 2905
• Approx Pages: 12
• Grade Level: High School