The Persons Case was a substantial event in Canadian history. ... She didn't have a full part in politics until an event happened which helped triggered her interest. ... She was a member of the United Farmers of Ontario and a progressive (Evans 21). ... One of the most renowned actions that she took was helping organize the national welfare system and these included old age pensions as well as unemployment insurance. ... She watched as he stated that individuals over the age of 70 would be given twenty dollars a month. ...

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An excerpt from Prime Minister Jean Chrétien's tribute speech at the late Pierre Trudeau's State Funeral on October 3, 2000. ... United, most of the time, in their beliefs, they helped Canada reach some of their most significant milestones in the 1970's and 1980's. ... The Constitution Act quickly became one of the most critical moments in Canadian history, having achieved nationhood without revolution, rebellion, or bloodshed (Internet 2). ... So, maintaining an unweakened charter was important to me in this basic philosophical sense (Couture 95). ... Patr...

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The Winnipeg General Strike has been one of the most intensively studied episodes in Canadian History. It was an important development in the building of the democratic socialist movement in Canada. In the larger sense this seemingly isolated event had been building for many years and a wide set of circumstances contributed to the strike ranging from international stresses to local fustrations. ... Most of the membership of these organizations were immigrants (Bercuson, 1974). ... Canadian farmers were highly influenced by the populism of the rural United States, not by subversive Commu...

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Using a high low classification on culture the Stanley cup becomes a very complicated yet fascinating piece of Canadian history. ... The curious fact about the paying spectator at these events is that they would pay upwards of a days wage to be close to the action during a playoff game. ... Most of the members of these teams were white upper middle class males who belonged to the most affluent clubs within our society at the time. ... The game was not refined as it is today and lacked control at the most critical points. ... These amateur clubs were formed by some of the most affluent in C...

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Can the argument be made that though this is the stated objective of the Canadian immigration program, the way in which the immigration mandate is carried out does not facilitate these goals? ... It is typically the most controversial area of the program and has experienced numerous changes in the past three decades. ...

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• Grade Level: High School