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Canadian Law Essays and Term Papers
Law Of PrecedentOne of the major considerations on how someone is tried in a court of
law depends upon the previous convictions of similar cases. This law of
precedent (stare decisis) was founded hundreds of years ago as part of our
common law. The literal translation of stare decisis is "that like cases ...
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Canadas ShameThe infamous Harp (whitecoat) and Hooded (blueback) seal hunt photos have virtually disappeared from newspapers or television news. That does not mean that seal hunting in Canada has stopped. The mass killing of seals off Canada’s East Coast is commercial, cruel, and wasteful, yet despite ...
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Canadian ConfederationIn the year of 1867 the nation we know as Canada came into being. The Confederation in this year only came about after things had been overcome. Many political and economic pressures were exerted on the colonies and a federal union of the colonies seemed to be the most practical method of ...
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Canadian Employment Equity ActCanadian Employment Equity Act - Overview
The federal Employment Equity Act is designed to ensure that no Canadians are denied jobs for reasons unrelated to their abilities. The law is also intended to help correct the employment disadvantages sometimes encountered by four defined groups: women, ...
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Drugs: A Major Problem In Canadian SocietyA major problem that exists within Canadian society is the abuse of mind-
altering substances. Such narcotics cause not only health problems, but also
violent and potentially criminal acts. A mind-altering narcotic can be defined
as both the legal and illegal type. The four main categories of ...
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No Longer An Indianby Freda McDonald In the short autobiography “”, the author, Freda McDonald, was speaking of the strugles and conflicts she had to experience as Native Indian woman living in Canada. She married a non-Native man, which she describes as the beginning of losing her identity. Upon marriage the ...
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EuthanasiaE-mail: XhowlingstarX@yahoomail.com
When a person commits an act of , he/she brings about the death of another person because he/she believes that the latter’s present existence is so bad that he/she would be better off dead. The word originated from the Greek language: eu means “good” and ...
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Mackenzie King - Canadian Prime MinisterThe greatest Prime Minister of Canada was? Mackenzie King our 10thPrime Minister of Canada and by far one of our greatest. William Lyon Mackenzie King accomplished a lot in his twenty-0ne years of ministering our Country Canada!
\"It is what we prevent, rather than what we do that counts most in ...
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Young OffendersThese days more and more young people are turning to crimes. These
crimes are being committed by of all ages. The crimes they are
committing are get even more and more serious and in the last five years the
percentage of youngsters committing more crime has increase by more then 50%.
Young ...
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Legalizing Medical MarijuanaThe medical community continues to expand our ability to handle life-threatening illnesses and prolong life. With that ability comes an extension of the treatments that patients must undergo. Many patients today refuse medical treatment that may save or prolong their life, out of a desire to avoid ...
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Emily Murphy: A Great CanadianIt was only in this century that women in Canada had equal rights as
men. But this would never happen if women themselves would not start
fighting for their rights. One of these women was Emily Murphy and her
greatest achievement, Emily proved that women are `persons' and therefore
they have ...
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The Monkey Wrench GangIn the novel The Monkey Wrench Gang, Edward Abbey tells the story of four environmentalists who take extreme action to prevent industrial development from destroying the canyons and rivers of a desert area near the Colorado River. The actions the four environmentalists take would be considered ...
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Gun Control And Violence In Canada And The USPart I:Introduction
The issue of gun control and violence, both in Canada and the United
States, is one that simply will not go away. If history is to be any guide,
no matter what the resolution to the gun control debate is, it is probable
that the arguments pro and con will be much the same as ...
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Canada - Of The United States Of AmericaThe Canadian identity has always been difficult to define. We, as
Canadians, have continued to define ourselves by reference to what we are not -
American - rather than in terms of our own national history and tradition. This
is ironic since the United States is continuing to be allowed by ...
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Canada - Of The United States Of AmericaThe Canadian identity has always been difficult to define. We, as
Canadians, have continued to define ourselves by reference to what we are not -
American - rather than in terms of our own national history and tradition. This
is ironic since the United States is continuing to be allowed by ...
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Combarison Between Us Bill OfBACKGROUND OF THE BILL OF RIGHTS
The United States Bill of Rights came into being as a result of a promise made by the Fathers of Confederation to the states during the struggle for ratification of the Constitution in 1787-88. A great number of the states made as a condition for their ...
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Gun ControlPart I:Introduction
The issue of and violence, both in Canada and the United States,
is one that simply will not go away. If history is to be any guide, no matter
what the resolution to the gun control debate is, it is probable that the
arguments pro and con will be much the same as they always ...
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Issue Of Gun Control And ViolenceThe , both in Canada and the United
States, is one that simply will not go away. If history is to be any guide,
no matter what the resolution to the gun control debate is, it is probable
that the arguments pro and con will be much the same as they always have
been. In 1977, legislation was passed ...
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Canada Immigration LawsImmigration is amoung the most compelling issues with which we as a
country are faced. The overwhelming amount of human smuggling has set
focus on the immigration laws in Canada. Canadian immigration laws have
been under fire by many protest groups who feel the laws are both racist
and sexist. ...
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Impact Of NAFTA On Canada's EconomyINTRODUCTION
Canada and the United States have had a long-standing friendship in which the two nations live peacefully side-by-side. The borders are not armed, the residents of each nation have respect for the other and there are many advantages enjoyed by remaining friendly. Just as any two ...
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