The sound of a nation collectively unclenching. Spontaneous parties at intersections at Yonge & Eglinton, Yonge & Bloor, and Yonge & Dundas in Toronto, Canada. This was shot at Yonge & Bloor about 1 hour after winning the olympic hockey gold medal game.

Chapters 3 & 4
1. What happened during the Russian revolution and why did this concern Canadians?
2. What was the Conscription Crisis and how did it affect French-English relations in Canada?
3. What was the Treaty of Versailles and what was the goal/outcome of the treaty?
4. Describe the process by which women became enfranchised in Canada.

Chapter 5
1. When did relief camps begin to improve? What actions brought these changes?
2. What role did tariffs play in the Depression?
3. What was laissez-faire, and how did it affect the depression in Canada?
4. What new national and regional parties were formed during the depression and how did they differ from earlier parties?
5. List and explain the causes of the depression.
6. Explain how people used escapism to help them through the depression.
7. What was the purpose of putting the Dionne Quintuplets on display during the depression?
8. While people were suffering in the depression on the prairies what were conditions like for workers in the city?
9. How does the Stock Market work and why did the Stock Market collapse?
10. What regions of Canada were hit the hardest by the Depression? Why?
11. What happened to the Canadian political leadership during the depression?
12. How did Canadians help each other during the Depression?
13. Why did Canadians name items after Bennett?
14. What is the difference between private and public relief?
15. What was the On-to-Ottawa trek?

Chapters 6.1-6.4

1.What were the causes of World War II?
2.Why did Canada adopt a policy of isolationism? What is isolationism?
3.Why did the League of Nations fail?
4.What alliances were formed amongst countries?
5.What is fascism, and why is it effective for leaders?
6.What brought the United States into the war?
7.What happened during the Italian Campaign?
8.What happened on D-Day?
9.How did Japan conquer Hong Kong?

Chapter #6.5- 6.8

1.How did woman expand their role during the war?
2.What is propaganda, and why is it so effective?
3.What happened to Canada’s economy during the war?
4.What was the conscription crisis?
5.What were the Canadian internment camps?
6.What did Canada do to Japanese-Canadians?
7.Why are war artists important to history?
8.What led to the set-up or build-up of the Cold War?
9.What is the legacy, and what lessons are learned from this war?

Chapter #7.1-7.6

1.What social changes came about in the 1950’s and 1960’s generally speaking?
2.What was the baby boom?
3.What happened to immigration in Canada after the war?
4.What happened to the primary industries after the war?
5.How did the landscape of Canada change?
6.What is the legacy of the Avro Arrow?
7.Why did Canada partake in NORAD and other forms of defense?
8.What are inflation, tariffs, and an economic balance of trade?
9.Who were Canada’s leaders in the 1950’s, and 1960’s?
10.Were there any Civil Rights changes during this time?

Chapter 7.7-7.11
1.Who is Maurice Duplessis, and what is he responsible for?
2.What were reasons why the separatist movement started?
3.How did Charles De Gaulle upset P.M. Lester Pearson?
4.Who is Igor Gouzenko?
5.What were the two major Cold War Alliances that opposed each other?
6.What happened so that the Cuban Missile Crisis became a real threat?
7.What is a détente? What role does it play in diplomacy?
8.What is the United Nations and it’s various departments responsible for?
9.What was Canada’s involvement in the Korean War, The Suez Canal Crisis, and Cyprus?

Chapter #8.1-8.4
1.In what way did Provinces seek more power? Why did they do this?
2.Why did Federal Governments now have to listen more to the provinces?
3.Who is Pierre Trudeau? What would you characterize his leadership by?
4.What third party developed?
5.Who was the Front de Liberation du Quebec?
6.What is sovereignty-association?
7.Was Trudeau government big on spending money?

Chapter # 8.5- 8.9
1.What new roles were women taking on in the 1970’s?
2.What was the White Paper?
3.Did Native-Canadians think that the White paper was fair? Why or why not?
4.How did Canada-American relations become more complex?
5.What was Trudeau’s foreign-policy?
6.What happened to Canada’s sense of culture and nationalism?
7.What big event happened in 1972 for sports fans, and our sense of pride?
8.What was Canada’s immigration policy in the 1970’s?
9.What is the legacy of David Suzuki?

Chapter # 9.0-9.2
1.Why was the creation of Nunavut important to the aboriginal people?
2.What was the significance of Charlottetown and Meech Lake?
3. What were Jean Chrétien and Brian Mulroney greatest accomplishments in terms of national unity?

I just think a lot of Conservatives can broaden their perspective on what it means to be globally Conservative if they merge ideas with the Conservative Party of Canada.

The USA Conservative people could take fiscal policy lessons from Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper of Canada, who is doing an outstanding job with managing Chrysler’s subsidiaries in Windsor, Ontario, Canada.

Why don’t USA Conservatives explore what it means to be Conservative in Canada? Canadian Conservatives have family values practices that can guide USA Conservatives.
For example, values where the health of family should be denied to nobody regardless of their ability to pay for insurance because it’s a fundamental right, just like the culture of life.

Also USA Conservatives believe in a right to life and likewise Canadian Conservatives do not support capital punishment for that reason.

USA Conservatives believe in freedom and liberty and so do Canadian Conservatives, that’s why you are free in Manitoba, Canada to Harvest Hemp seeds where in USA it’s illegal.

US Conservatives do not believe in government coercion and so do Canadian Conservatives, that’s why Canadian Conservatives would never coerce the leader of a foreign country, Iraq, to disarm or be disarmed.

USA Conservatives believe in profitable energy independence and so do Canadian Conservatives, that’s why Canadian Conservatives get their oil from Alberta crude and not from Saudi Arabia.

USA Conservatives believe in free enterprise, so do Canadian Conservatives. That’s why Canadian Conservatives believe not in “buy Canada only” or “Buy American” slogans but instead believe in supplying Softwood Lumber just like America freely provides Cinema.

So why can’t USA Conservatives assemble with Canadian Conservatives?

Also Obama people should be closer to Ignetieff.

And Ralph Nader should get to know Elizabeth May.

and Dennis Kucinich should become friends with Jack Layton.

And Sotomayor should become friends with Gil Duceppe.
and in Canada religion is valued highly enough that no Government or state has the right to intervene or use religion or faith as a tool for any legislative policy or initiative. What is this “faith-based” initiative stuff?
FYI I’m American, not Canadian, I just know a lot about my neighbors (neighbours) to the north

just a quick vid of my friend filming me in my veilside 350z driving on alex fraser bridge yesterday (BC Canada)…hope you like :) Mods: EXTERIOR: Custom Orange/Gun Metal Paintjob- Pearl Coat Veilside Version 3 Widebody kit 8pc (w/ carbon fibre inserts- 1 of 3 in the world) Ver.3 Front Bumper (CF insert) Ver.3 Side Skirts (CF insert) Ver.3 Rear Bumper (CF insert) Ver.3 Rear Wing (CF insert) Ver.3 Over Fender Kit (CF insert) Ver.3 Hood (CF) Veilside Side Mirrors Engine: JWT PopCharger Carbon Fibre engine covers Veilside Titanium Tear Drop exhaust system DENSO Iridium Spark Plugs Wheels/Suspension/Brakes: Veilside Pro Coil over Suspension Veilside 20″ Andrew Baccarat Rims- (custom painted spokes gunmetal by veilside to match car, 5″ Chrome lip on back and 2.5″ on front) Stoptech Big Brakes ST40 four-pistons all around w/ 355×32mm slotted rotors Steel braided lines New Axxis Deluxe Advanced Ceramic Pads Interior: Sparco Toreno Racing seats Dual Alpine Type R 12″ Subwoofers and Type R door speakers Alpine PDX 1.1000 AMP Alpine PDX 4.100 Pioneer Deck 2 AWG Scosche cables DVD player TV in dash Playstation 3 Doors re-lined with fabric to match seats

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Will the UK recognise partnership schemes for same-sex couples that exist across Europe and beyond?

Same-sex couples who form certain “overseas relationships”, that is certain legal relationships registered under the law of another country or territory, will automatically be treated as having formed a civil partnership and will not need to register in the UK as well, so long as they and their overseas relationship meets the requirements set out in the Civil Partnership Act.

These include requirements that the overseas relationship is either (a) one of the specified relationships listed in Schedule 20 to the Act, or (b) a relationship that meets the “general conditions” contained in section 214.

The list of specified relationships in Schedule 20 currently contains:

Peter Robinson explores the global challenges confronting American today–from Iraq to Europe to Iran and the dangers of nuclear proliferation–with Kissinger, one of the country’s most preeminent foreign policy practitioners. Kissinger asserts that the 1960s myth, that the US government is somehow an evil enterprise, is alive and well. In this environment, he says, our leaders need to present a clear and educated vision of America’s role in the world.

I wonder sometimes if the government of both nations mine and the one to the south are run by a few boards that hold the corperate interests and that we get to elect middle management every 4 to 5 yrs ?

Oh sure the Senate and the Governor General can’t be fired (Canada) or economically punished – but it seems by the time they get such an appointment they are so trained to “party politics” they aren’t free thinking persons anymore -

Senate also seems a good place for the government to hide really talented people so they can’t do any harm

Look at our Govenor Genral though she (not a political person ) seems to have done more in less time than any of her predecesors – I wonder what she thinks of her new boss Queen Elizabeth 11 ?

I just wanted to know what everyone thinks about the recent political news in canada right now. A vote of confidence has been proposed for dec. 8 and talks about a coalition government being formed between the Liberals and the NDP.

here’s more details if you want to know:

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20081127.wfiscalpolitics1127/BNStory/Front/?page=rss&id=RTGAM.20081127.wfiscalpolitics1127

NDP leader Jack Layton denies that he had a deal with Marc Emery’s BC Marijuana Party to join forces, but he’s on video saying that he supports ending penalties for having, growing or selling marijuana: www.youtube.com On September 20, 2008, his spokesperson Brad Lavigne told the Canadian Press: “Lavigne acknowledged the NDP has long advocated, and continues to advocate, decriminalization of simple possession of small amounts of marijuana, but said that does not extend to trafficking or grow ops.” Talk about a confusing message. Repeal of possession laws, while leaving cultivation and trafficking laws in place, only helps organized crime. So what is the NDP’s position on ending the failed war on drugs? It’s about as clear as mud as Layton demonstrated in this scrum following a rally in Edmonton, Alberta.

Québec a Nation History (Part 21) Act of Union and Louis Riel The Act of Union passed in July 1840 and proclaimed February 10, 1841, abolished the legislatures of Lower Canada (Québec) and Upper Canada (Ontario) and established a new political entity, the Province of Canada to replace them. This act effecting the political union of The Canadas was similar in nature and in goals to the other Acts of Union enacted by the British Parliament. The Burning of the Parliament Buildings in Montreal occurred on the night of April 25, 1849. Political organisation under the Union Act was inspired by Lord Durham’s report. Lord Durham was sent to the colonies to examine the causes of the Rebellions of 1837 in both Upper and Lower Canada. Durham concluded that the real problem was the ethnic conflict between French and English. According to Durham, the French culture in Canada had changed little in 200 years, and showed no sign of progress like British culture had. His report contains the famous assessment that Canada consisted of “two nations warring within the bosom of a single state.” He write that the so-called “French Canadians” had no history and no culture and that the conflict was primarily that of two ethnic groups. Louis Riel (Manitoba History) The first resistance was the Red River Rebellion of 1869-1870. The provisional government established by Riel declared Manitoba a independant Métis republic. Riel was forced into exile in the United States as a result of the execution

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