Though Canada was a patchwork of former colonies, the railway created unity and helped Canada grow past its conception and infancy. In 1867 Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Canada East (present day Quebec) and Canada West (present day Ontario) passed the British North America Act and became the Dominion of Canada. The inhabitants of the Dominion of Canada did not truly know each other and feared losing their regional identities. French and English speaking Canadians were especially alien to each other. They were separated by language, religion and culture.
In August 1971, America had introduced its New Economic Program (NEP), also referred to as the Nixon Shock. This new economic plan drove an end to the “special relationship” that existed between Canada and the United States since WWII, as the new program called for import surcharges as well as tax credits on American-produced machinery. This program had a great affect Canada’s trade and relationship with the U.S. and as a result, Trudeau and his government were given three options in response. The first was to stick with the status quo, the second was to form closer ties, and the third choice was to rely less on the U.S.A while strengthening Canada’s economy. Canada adopts the Third Option policy, and sets out to diversify international trade and build economic nationalism.
I think that Sung should advertise its brand in a different, efficient, and effective way in Ontario and create a new strategy for the Prairies markets. Sung needs to invest some of his time studying the reason of why people in Ontario are not buying his product by doing the marketing research process. The case clearly states that as soon as someone tries their product, brand recognition is created, just because 70 percent of them repurchased the product. Bran non-recognition could be one of the reasons of why Guard does not have a lot of sales, compared to the other deodorant soaps. The promotion money should be allocated in all other regions, such as the Maritimes, Prairies, Alberta, and British Columbia.
Secondly, in the Province of Canada, the government had difficulty reaching agreement, because there was no party that could have majority support. Sir John A. Macdonald believed and told them that if they joined together, this political deadlock would be solved. In addition, the inter-colony railroad was very important to Canada, because it could send the military out to where it was needed quickly. It would also be a way of trading goods hastily. Manufacturing and coal producing areas of Nova Scotia and Cape Breton saw an advantage to allow their goods to get to markets much faster because of the railroad.
In addition, the States had socially influenced Canada greatly, in terms of culture. Canada did gain some political independence, hampered by the fact that Canada depended on the United States for much of its social and economic success. Canada’s prime minister, Mackenzie King, did not follow the regular rules set by Britain. Instead he refused to send Canadian troops with Britain to invade Turkey in 1922. (Cranny p.55) Normally, when Britain went to war, Canada would automatically be at war as well, but King took a big step in not following orders from the mother country.
Commentary on Current Issue Target recently announced it would close all of its 133 Canadian stores after determining it would not become profitable until 2021. The article titled, “Why Target’s Canadian Expansion Failed” found in the Harvard Business Review, outlines factors leading to this to withdrawal from the Canadian market. Target picked Canada for its global expansion because of its geographical closeness to the US, its mostly English-‐speaking
Despite the differences with these “foreigners” Canada needed people. They needed people to work the farmland in the prairies, work in mining, forestry and factory positions and to build the nation of Canada. Gradually as immigration was increasing racial fears were starting to develop and anti-immigration was on the rise. Many people feared these “foreigners” took many jobs from native born citizens. Also, many social problems were created.
It states that every citizen is able to express their own culture in this country; but that doesn’t necessarily make it multicultural. Canada’s multiculturalism could be questioned as an ideology, based on the unfair treatment of minority groups. Aboriginals, who originated in Canada, have a unique and fascinating history that is completely neglected today. There is an obvious uneven socio-economic division of success, giving the typical Caucasian, European Canadian the upper hand. Also, there is a significant relationship between multiculturalism and anti-racism.
It was only until 1971 that Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau decided to modify the bicultural assimilation model, previously used by the Royal Commission, to better suit the growing variety of cultures in Canada. This subsequently led to the establishment of multiculturalism as official government policy, and 17 years later to the institutionalisation of the Canadian Multiculturalism Act. The enactment of this policy would forever change the face of Canada’s identity and culture. This paper will also touch upon the implications of multiculturalism on the economy and how it allowed Canada to attract skilled and intelligent people from all over the world, literally making it a “global talent magnet”. Another topic that will be discussed is how our government’s multiculturalism policy has revolutionized the idea of human rights thus ameliorating the quality of life in Canada.
Due to the lack of communication skills and being a social outcast, she is faced with a hard decision if she should relocate to Vancouver to be with fellow Chinese immigrants or to continue to run her late husband’s coffee shop. Paul Yee vividly portrays her social surroundings and how difficult life is for immigrants via series of flashbacks in the life of the protagonist. Even tough the times have changed since the 1950s; adjustment for new immigrants is just as excruciating. If I was to describe Canada in one sentence, it would be ‘open land of opportunity for newcomers’. The foundation of this great nation was built by immigrants.