Pierre Elliot Trudeau was instrumental in changing the political and social environment in Canada during his administration. Trudeau had many accomplishments throughout his astonishing career which changed the face of Canadian politics. Trudeaumania swept the nation, leaving Trudeau a celebrity before he was Prime Minister. Pierre Trudeau leaves behind a legacy, which resulted in changing Canada and Canadian politics. For these reasons Trudeau is without doubt one of the greatest Canadian’s of the 20th century.
Inventions they brought with them included the circular saw, the threshing machine, the steam engine and the imperial measurement system. The English language has become the main language in Canada. “God Save the King” and “The Congress” were two of the songs Canada adopted. Some British foods eaten in Canada include trifle, Christmas pudding and fish and chips. With all this Britain has changed Canada a lot.
It also fought for First Nations and Metis to have the same standard of living as Canadian Europeans. Louis Riel truly shines in both these documents in his attempt to ensure equal rights and living conditions for all First Nations and Metis. As well as in his documents, Louis Riel heroically fought for Metis rights in two rebellions against the Canadian government. In 1869, Riel led the Red River Rebellion. Prior to this rebellion, Metis were being taken advantage off, losing their land to Canadian Europeans and losing their children to Residential Schools.
We could not have Kept History without Canadian Talent Throughout the years, Canada has overcome many fears, faults, victories, battles, hardships and countries. Not only did the world come to know Canada as the great peacemaker, but also through Canadian broadcasting. The CBC and NFB helped preserve the identity of French-Canadians not only in broadcasting works but also in forming the way the culture itself is preserved. French-Canadians play a big part as well. It all started in 1929, the Royal Commission on Broadcasting (the Aird Commission) was known to ensure that Canada's cultural identity is reflected in the radio programming available to Canadians.
My first one is that if you feel pride in other Canadians’ achievements (ex. A Canadian winning gold at the Olympics) and in turn feel a greater sense of Nationalism, then you have internalized your feelings of nationalism. When the discovery of a treatment for diabetes that helped many people with diabetes and which was discovered by Fredrick Banting and Charles Best. There is the biggest tree called the Carmanah Giant home of some of the oldest and tallest trees in the country. Famous for its mammoth trees and the tallest known tree in Canada.
In every great story there are always contributions made by both heroes and villains; the story of Canada building up as a nation is no exception. The nineteenth century was a crucial period in the development of the Canada we live in today, which was greatly affecte4d by many controversial heroes and villains. Louis Riel, one of the most controversial figures in Canadian history is now argued as both a villain and a hero. He was hung on November 16th 1885 for treason, but was he really a villain? Louis Riel was without a doubt, a national hero because he stood up for Metis rights, was responsible for the formation of Manitoba, and he called attention to the Canadian Pacific Railway.
Doyle 1 Camp X greatly contributed to the allied victory of World War Two, Canadian history, and history in general as it was also the forerunner to the American Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). With Britain facing uncertainty in the war, Prime Minister Winston Churchill wanted something to be done fast to turn the war effort in their favor. Therefore the Canadians led by William Stephenson, who was a close ally to Churchill, created a secret military training base to prepare a new breed of soldier. Camp X was then born to gather intelligence to be used strategically towards the war effort. It was this factor that helped create the victory of D-Day and lead to the allied victory.
Canada is a land where multicultural societies live side by side in harmony with minor irritations here and there. Nearing a century and a half of struggles for rights and freedoms after becoming a dominion, one can see Canada has risen to become a truly strong and free country. Without outwardly showing it except at sporting events and the 1st of July parade, Canadians are generally patriotic people who are proud to call Canada
The reason was to find peace between the two warring sides, the Tootsies and Hutus. Peacekeeping has had both positive and negative impacts on the Canadian identity. Some of the positive impacts are that the Canadian Gov. Gen. handed out 89
Canada has long been known as an athletic powerhouse in the world. Canadian sports, from hockey to baseball, from skiing and snowboarding to swimming, Canadian people have long looked at sports as both a source of pride and identity. Sports began in Canada as a source of entertainment for the upper and middle classes beginning with lacrosse matches and horse racing in the nineteenth century and expanded into larger sports tournaments such as hockey, baseball and curling through the twentieth century and throughout its short history, sport in Canada has developed into much deeper than a pastime, it is now deeply entrenched in our history and our national identity. Sports are not only a source of national pride, they have also always been a source of both childhood and adulthood joy as both genders have grown up playing sports to some degree and Canadians have always gathered around their radios or televisions to listen to or watch our national sports teams play. By looking through the history and development of Canadian sports and culture we can see that both were directly affected by standardization and urbanization, how amateur versus professionals affected Canadian society and finally how rivalry in national sports affects Canada’s nationality.