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    French English Canadians

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    war - This led to many series of violent events such as protests‚ injuries and deaths Duplessis Era (1936-1939‚ 1944-1959): - Maurice Duplessis‚ also known as “The Boss”‚ was a strong Quebec nationalist and promoted that Quebec is a nation rather than just another Canadian province - Introduced a new flag for Quebec‚ which included the French symbol - French nationalism grew stronger - He defended the French cultures‚ such as Roman Catholic Churc - In his political platform‚ he vowed to improve working

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    Enforcement of Foreign Judgments edited by Louis Garb Attorney-at-Law‚ Israel Also admitted to practice in Botswana and South Africa and Julian Lew Attorney-at-Law‚ England Also admitted to practice in the State of New York 1994 Kluwer Law and Taxation Publishers Deventer · Boston Foreign Judgments (June 1994) General Section - 3 List of Authors Africa South Africa Feinsteins Incorporated 9th Floor‚ The Atrium 41 Stanley Avenue‚ Milpark Johannesburg South Africa Tel

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    Meech Lake Accord

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    ultimately brought about the Accord’s demise‚ the foundation of that failure can still be identified. The root causes of the collapse of the Meech Lake Accord are the “distinct society” clause within the Accord‚ the 1988 language legislation introduced in Quebec‚ and the constitutional amending formula itself. To understand why the Meech Lake Accord failed‚ one must examine the evolution of the Accord as a constitutional amendment and why its creation was necessary in the first place. The necessity of

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    Pierre Trudeau

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    impact on the Canadian nation. Trudeau was instrumental in reforming Canada’s constitution through partriation which allowed Canada to reform its own constitution. He brought multiculturalism to Canada and was able to stop a major separatist crisis in Quebec. As Prime Minister of Canada Pierre Trudeau demonstrated his potential to be Canada’s most influential Prime Minister in the later half of the twentieth century. Although previous prime ministers attempted patriation and reforming the constitution

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    Exam Essay - CGC 1D0 Boucherville‚ Quebec Maud van Gellecum June 19‚ 2014 Boucherville‚ Quebec I have chosen Boucherville to be the best place to live in Canada. This beautiful city‚ with a population of 41‚928 people‚ is located in the Montérégie region in Quebec‚ in Canada. It is a suburb of Montréal and is located on the South shore of the St. Lawrence River. Boucherville was originally founded in 1667 by Pierre Boucher‚ for whom the city was later named. Over several centuries‚ the

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    Bombardier Case Study

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    nearly 50 per cent to $32.6 million US in 2016 according to reports in newspapers from spring 2017. These payments sparked a backlash among the public‚ including protest in Montreal‚ because Bombardier has received a $1-billion US investment from the Quebec government in exchange for a 49.5 per cent stake. In addition‚ the company is in the midst of a five-year turnaround plan that involves the elimination of 14‚500 jobs around the world by the end of 2018. This plan is an attempt to regain financial

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    French Indian War‚ England gained control of Canada. This led to a large number of English speaking settlers who eventually became more numerous that the original French speaking settlers. Two distinct cultural groups evolved the French‚ mostly in Quebec‚ and the English in the other provinces. Initially‚ there was very little conflict between the two societies as they lived under the rule of the English crown. At the time of the Confederation in 1867‚ most Canadians wanted to establish a distinctive

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    War Measures Act

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    compassion in times of crisis." (Marshall‚ 1970). Pierre Trudeau took a forceful stand against Québec nationalists because he disliked the idea of separatism. On October 1970‚ the FLQ kidnapped British diplomat James Cross‚ for the release of FLQ members serving prison sentences. (Pearson Canada Inc.‚ 2016). Québec Premier Robert Bourassa agreed to most of the demands but refused to release and FLQ prisoners. Québec Labour Minister Pierre LaPorte was then kidnapped by the FLQ members. Trudeau took drastic

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    personality dominated the Canadian political scene‚ one that had never been witnessed before. On October 5th‚ 1970‚ British trade commissioner‚ James Cross was kidnapped in Montreal by members of a terrorist group called‚ the Front de Libération du Québec or FLQ (The Canadian Encyclopedia). Soon after‚ provincial cabinet minister Pierre Laporte was kidnapped. This crisis led Prime Minister Trudeau‚ on October 16th‚ 1970‚ to declare through a televised broadcast‚ the only invocation of the War Measures

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    The ten provinces are Alberta‚ British Columbia‚ Manitoba‚ New Brunswick‚ Newfoundland and Labrador‚ Nova Scotia‚ Ontario‚ Prince Edward Island‚ Quebec‚ and Saskatchewan. The three territories are Northwest Territories‚ Nunavut‚ and Yukon. The capital cities are Edmonton‚ Victoria‚ Winnipeg‚ Fredericton‚ St. John’s‚ Halifax‚ Toronto‚ Charlottetown‚ Quebec City‚ Regina‚ Yellowknife‚ Iqaluit‚ and Whitehorse. The bodies of waters are Lake Erie‚ Lake Huron‚ Lake Michigan‚ Lake Ontario‚ Lake Superior

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