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The Treatment and Internment of Japanese Canadians during World War II »

This is a 6 page paper discussing the treatment and internment of Japanese Canadians during World War II. Before the attack on Pearl Harbor, Japanese Canadians lived as commercial fishermen, miners, forester, and merchants and were allowed to join the armed forces to fight for Canada. After the attack on ...
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Italian Immigration Into Canada: The Historical Process and Trends »

This is a 12 page paper discussing the historical process of Italian immigration into Canada. The process for Italian immigration into Canada has varied greatly in accordance with the development of the Immigration Acts over the last century. During the late 1800s and early 1900s, European immigrants were welcomed into ...
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Canadian Trade: Global, Local and Inter-Provincial Trade Barriers »

This is a 3 page paper discussing different perceptions and aspects of Canadian trade in regards to municipal, provincial and global levels. Canadian trade varies in regards to its acceptance, perception and policies on the municipal, provincial or global levels. Many World Trade Organization (WTO) Members find that certain restrictive ...
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Business and Government in Canada: Issues of Government Relations, The Role of Elites, Government Intervention, Regulation and Deregulation »

This is a 3 page paper discussing business and government in Canada in regards to government intervention, business relations, the roles of elites and regulation. The history of Canadian business involves a great amount of government intervention within the business industry to the extent that most historical Canadian business ventures ...
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Factors Relating to Canadian Dental Service Utilization and Access »

This is a 10 page paper discussing factors relating to dental service utilization in Canada. While Canadians enjoy a universal health care system regulated by the Canada Health Act, dental care (except for dental surgery in hospitals) is not covered by the network of territorial and provincial health insurance plans. ...
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The Articles of Confederation »

A 5 page paper which examines why the Articles of Confederation gave way to the Constitution of the United States. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Evolution of Individual Rights and Liberties in England, the Colonies, and States of the Confederation »

A 6 page paper which analyzes how individual rights and liberties evolved during the years preceding the Constitutional Convention. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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The Articles of Confederation »

This 4 page paper is an overview of the strengths and weaknesses of this important American document. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Similar Provisions in the US Constitution and the Articles of Confederation »

This 4 page paper addresses the common themes as well as the differences between these two important documents. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Policing, Police Powers and Police Discretion in Canada »

This is a 4 page paper discussing policing, police powers and police discretion in Canada. The police in Canada follow many administrative guidelines from municipal, provincial and federal levels. The Canadian Criminal Code, the Constitution Act and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms are all balanced in order to ...
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Studying the Current Economic, Population, Growth and Age Distribution Rates in Toronto, Ontario, Canada »

This is a 6 page paper studying the impact of the economy on population, the population impact on the economy, the growth rate and the age distribution in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The strong economy in Toronto attracts new businesses and has a direct impact on the increase in population in ...
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Aboriginal Consideration and Involvement in Environmental Conservation in Canada »

This is an 8 page paper discussing the consideration for Canadian aboriginals in regards to environmental conservation in Canada. Within the last century in Canada, there has been little consideration for the environmental concerns and land claims proposed by the Canadian aboriginals. Part of reason for this could be that ...
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Arguments Used Against and For Same Sex Marriages »

This is a 5 page paper presenting 8 points used in favor of same sex marriages and 8 points used opposing same sex marriages. The opening paragraph presented by customer outlines both sides of the argument but the conclusion is meant to oppose the legalization of same sex marriages in ...
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Canada’s Struggle to Keep Hockey Canadian »

This 10 page report discusses the changes in the hockey world that have lead to the Americanization of what is essentially Canada’s “national pastime.” Hockey is quite simply what Canadians do in the winter: play it, watch it, follow it through the newspaper, television, radio. Canada's hockey system desperately requires ...
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The Organizational and Cultural Climate of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) »

This is a 5 page paper discussing the organization and the cultural climate of the RCMP. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) as the national policing force in Canada has grown in its organization and outreach capacities considerably since its formation in 1873. Originally formed to patrol the Prairie regions ...
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Canadian Elementary School System »

A 15 page paper focusing on the Canadian elementary education system. Each of Canada's ten provinces controls the educational process within their region. Shrinking budgets and poor student performance in some areas have led to a change in how educational decisions are made. Provincial governments have taken more control in ...
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Michael Ondaatje/Implications on Immigration in 'Skin of a Lion' »

A 6 page research paper on how Ondaatje's novel, In the Skin of a Lion, reflects the situation of immigrants and the political power structure in Canada earlier in the century. The writer argues that those at the top of society's power hierarchy during that period, from both a political ...
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Rent Control In Ontario, Canada »

This 6 page paper investigates the issue of rent control in Ontario, Canada. Rent control originally took affect more than twenty years ago but just a few years ago, those laws were changed. Rent control now favors the landlord and places more than a million tenants at risk of not ...
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Sustainability and Canada’s Forests »

An 8 page outline of the concept of sustainability as delineated in the 1987 report by the World Commission on Environment and Development, a report commonly referred to as the Brundtland Report, and compares this concept to the concept of sustainable development. Concludes that really the two concepts are ...
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Bringing High-Speed Internet Connections to the Cable Company »

An 8 page paper discussing Harvard Case 9-597-050. Rogers Communications, Inc. is Canada’s largest cable TV provider and is assessing the advisability of entering the high-speed Internet service provider market. Though there was potential for several high-speed options in the future, none were available to cable customers in ...
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High-tech Used in Architecture as a Statement of 'New Modernity.' »

This 12 page paper explores 'new' modernty in architecture, through first examining historical precedents, and then present examples in Canada, Yemen, and Australa. New modernity encompasses hgh technology with design which and nurture and sustain the human community, and requires assimilation and re-thinking of the past rather than ...
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Effect of Immigrants On Canadian Economy During the Post War era? »

This 14-page-paper presents an in-depth discussion on the immigrant effect on the Canadian economy. It opens with an exploration of Canada's post-war immigration policy and moves on to outline how the policy brought immigrants in and what happened to them once they arrived. Bibliography lists five sources.
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Three-Way Merger: Alcan Aluminum Ltd., Pechiney And Algroup »

An 18 page paper that investigates the proposed three-way merger of Canada's Alcan Aluminum Ltd., France's Pechiney and Switzerland's Algroup (Alusuisse Lonza group). The merger would create a megacorporation that would take leadership in a number of businesses within the aluminum industry. The paper begins with an overview of some ...
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Hurried Children: Asian Vs. Canadian »

6 pages in length. There is considerable difference in the hurriedness of education between Canadian and Asian children. It has long been a tradition that Asian children academically apply themselves to the best of their ability -- and even then some -- in order to effectively have the opportunity ...
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Merrill Lynch & Company »

12 pages in length. Founded in 1914 by Charles Merrill, Merrill Lynch is 'the US's leading brokerage firm and the leader in US and foreign equities underwriting, combines retail brokerage and cash management with investment banking.' Other lines include clearing services, retail banking, and insurance. The company also has a ...
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Bank of Canada's Monetary Policy »

An 11 page overview of the pros and cons of the bank's monetary policy, it's past success and current failures. The monetary policy focuses on a belief that inflation causes a decrease in productivity rather than any other influence. By retaining a rigid pricing policy in regards interest ...
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Sharon Pollock's Blood Relations »

In 5 pages the author discusses "Blood Relations" by Sharon Pollock. "Sharon Pollock, one of Canada's leading playwrights, wrote a play about Ms. Borden. 'Blood Relations' is about Lizzie Borden, the acquitted axe murderer. Lizzie Borden is considered to be the most notorious murderess in American history. ...
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Market Entry Strategies for Globalizing Businesses »

A 10 page paper discussing five of the several ways that organizations can become international enterprises: export, startup, acquisition, joint ventures and franchising, and briefly examines the choice of approach made by Nortel when it expanded into the US from Canada two decades ago. The route chosen by ...
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Cost Effectiveness & Drug Pricing In Canada »

4 pages in length. Canada's National Health System is often touted as one of the major advantages in being a Canadian citizen. The system is currently experiencing stress, however, as a result of the very medical advances which are perceived by the world as being instrumental in saving lives ...
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Canadian Bank Mergers »

11 pages in length. There exists a great deal of contrasting opinions with regard to the issue of Canadian bank mergers; however, for the most part, it appears as though Canadian officials and private citizens alike are not favoring the marriages between and among the big banks. Cited ...
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Standardized Marketing at Russki Adventures »

A 5 page paper discussing the advisability of using standardized marketing for attracting a global customer base for a new helicopter skiing service to be based in Russia. The setting is 1992, and there were few such services operating in the world. Only a few existed in Europe, ...
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Marketing Plan for Dr. Finch »

A 12 page paper presenting a plan to enhance the marketing efforts of a one-dentist dental practice in British Columbia, Canada. As a licensed professional, Dr. Finch still is severely restricted in the number and scope of marketing avenues available to her, but those limitations also apply to all ...
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Canadian Women's Special Interest Groups: Undue Influence To Advance Their Own Agendas? »

12 pages in length. Some scholars have accused organized interests of "undue influence" in the policy process and, in particular, of using the courts to advance their own narrow interests by way of circumventing the democratic (i.e. parliamentary) policy process. The manner by which the articles in Women's Legal ...
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University Students Do Not Confer A Direct Benefit Upon Society »

15 pages in length. The ability to secure a lucrative profession is based upon many variables; if any one of those variables is missing or otherwise modified, the outcome can be considerably different than what the original objective initially portrayed. While a solid education is key to finding ...
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The Canadian Federal Government: Actions Toward Reducing Inflation and Unemployment »

This is a 6 page paper discussing the inflation and unemployment rates in Canada over the past thirty years. Inflation reducing policies introduced by the federal government are discussed along with some suggestions for further reductions in inflation and unemployment. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Women in Canada »

An 11 page paper which examines the history of women in Canada from 1000 to 1800. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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“Cultural identity and Canada -Northrop Frye” »

A six page paper which looks at the way in which Northrop Frye distinguishes between the social contract and the educational contract, the importance of regionalism in the development of cultural identity, and the ways in which the positive aspects of regional cultural diversity can be applied to the social ...
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“The Underground Railroad” »

A seven page paper which looks at the network known as the Underground Railroad, which was instrumental in assisting plantation slaves to escape the North and Canada in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, and at some of the prominent figures who contributed to the development and maintenance of the Railroad. Bibliography ...
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“Thirteen Days, A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis”: A Discussion of the Book by Robert Kennedy »

A 5 page discussion of some of the primary points presented by this book. The book is doubly valuable in that it offers a historical overview of the period as well as insight into the personal reactions of U.S. leaders who were at the helm of our government of ...
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Informed Consent; The Changing Attitude in the UK »

This 12 page paper is a comprehensive look at the doctrine of 'informed consent'. The writer considers how the idea of informed consent has changed citing numerous cases, such as Bolam v Friern Hospital Management Committee [1957, Sidaway v Board of Governors of Bethlem Royal and the Maudsley Hospital [1985] ...
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Robert Harney's "Little Italies In North America": Italians In Toronto And New York »

9 pages in length. The existence of the urban immigrant was not particularly well received by North America's growing middle class at the turn of the century. The gulf that existed between the two groups was primarily born from a sense of ethnic privilege that had been established ...
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The Leaky Condo Problem »

This 10 page paper provides an overview of the leaky condominium problem that has plagued British Columbia along with other regions of Canada. This well-known dilemma is discussed in terms of causes, technical aspects and resolutions. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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A Futures Study: JETRO and Canada's International Role »

12 pages. The future of the Japanese External Trading Organization (JETRO) as regards the part that Canada will play is the focal point of this paper. Taken into consideration are what the international role of Canada will be ten years from now. Will Canada have an even greater international profile, or will ...
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“Canadian politics” »

A fifteen page paper which looks at the history and development of the political system in Canada and the extent to which it is currently perceived as serving the needs of the population as a whole in terms of the parliamentary system and its relevance to the current moves towards ...
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“Adult Education in Quebec” »

A twelve page paper which looks at the development of adult educational provision in Canada with specific reference to Quebec; the dual system of school board and community education; the way in which the workfare and learnfare programmes have affected the training and employment figures in Quebec and the benefits ...
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Frontenac’s Administration of New France »

An eighteen page paper which looks at the life and career of Count Frontenac and his administration of the settlements in New France. The writer considers Frontenac’s relationship with the clergy and other administrators of the region, and his policies with regard to the Indian nations, the British and the ...
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Scholarly Interpretations of Shakespeare's Othello »

This 10 page paper provides an overview of the modern scholarly interpretations of Othello since the 1950s, considering whether consensus has been reached by these scholars. This paper then goes on to consider the stage history of the play in England, Canada and the United States in order to gain ...
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Canada and the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis »

A 10 page contention that while the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis composed the first real threat to North American territory since the bombing of Pearl Harbor in World War II, the reaction of the two countries most threatened by this crisis was considerably different. The U.S. reaction was swift ...
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Economy Verses the Environment: Canada's Water Pollution Dilemma »

An 11 page paper illustrating the dilemma facing Canada involving the protection of her environment and the provision for economic development. Recognizes that both economy and environment are important. Outlines the impacts to waterbodies which are currently occurring both as a result of direct impacts such as the ...
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Societal Changes in Canada: Late 1800s and Early 1900s »

A 5 page discussion of the societal changes which occurred in Canada in the late 1800s, early 1900s. Relies on two books: Paul Voisey's "Vulcan: The Makings of a Prairie Community" and Joy Parr's "The Gender of Breadwinners: Women, Men, and Change in Two Industrial Towns, 1880-1950". ...
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