* The promise to invest money in the settlement of the western part of Canada. Conscription – It was a part of the Military Service Act of 1917. Every man had to join the army that was over 18, and if they were asked to. Sir Wilfrid Laurier
Suez crises In 1950 Canada began foreign aid programs for underdeveloped nations as part of the Colombo Plan, launched by the Commonwealth of Nations to attack the poverty that was thought to breed support for communism. Canadian diplomat and politician Lester Pearson won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1956 for organizing a peacekeeping force to defuse the Suez Crisis. Peacekeeping became a frequent assignment for Canadian forces as Canada sought status in world affairs as a so-called middle power: too small to be a great power, but large enough and strong enough to act as an intermediary in world affairs. While Canada was building postwar alliances, crises in other parts of the world threatened to disrupt the delicate world peace of the Cold War. Canada established its role as a leader in peacekeeping in 1956 during the Suez Crisis, an international conflict triggered when the Egyptian government seized control of the Suez Canal from the United Kingdom and France.
Summary Conrad Moffat Black, Canadian-born British peer, Baron Black of Crossharbour, media baron, industrialist, journalist, historian and author (born 25 August 1944 in Montréal) was the son of George Montegu Black, Jr, President of Canadian Breweries Ltd who served as assistant deputy minister of National Defence during WWII. Black was educated at Upper Canada College and from there was sent to Trinity College, Thornton School and Osgoode Hall. He received an arts degree from Carleton University in 1965, a law degree from Université Laval in 1970 and a Master's degree in history from McGill in 1973. With his partners Peter White and David Radler he began acquiring a number of rural newspapers starting in 1969 with The Eastern Townships
Seeing no future in teaching, he returned to Nova Scotia two years later, in 1874, and began articling for a Halifax law firm, not having the means to study law in university. He was then called to the Nova Scotia Bar in August 1878, and proceeded to establish himself as a successful lawyer, gaining a prominent reputation in legal circles, while also in partnership with Charles Hibbert Tupper, son of the future prime minister, Charles Tupper. With the help of Tupper, Robert Borden successfully founded his own law firm and by the 1890s, he ran the largest legal practice in the Maritime Provinces, nearly guaranteeing his financial future. On September 25, 1889, he would marry Laura Bond, the daughter of a Halifax hardware merchant.
Pierre Trudeau “I believe a constitution can permit the co-existence of several cultures and ethnic groups with a single state.” Trudeau Mr. Trudeau became prime minister and he maintained his role throughout his political career. Pierre Elliot Trudeau was born in Montreal in 1919 he began studying law at the university of Montréal in 1940. Soon after graduating he passed his bar exams and enrolled in a Masters program at Harvard in 1943. In 1946 he studied at Ecole des Sciences Politiques in Paris and also Economics in Britain. After as many adventures traveling through Easton Europe ,he arrived back in Canada the following year.
Charles Tupper (July 2,1821- October 30,1915) The longest-surviving Father of Confederation, Charles Tupper was leader of the Nova Scotia delegates at all three Confederation conferences. In the years following union, he held a number of high political offices, including that of High Commissioner to London. He also holds the dubious distinction of being Canada's shortest-serving prime minister. Sir Charles Tupper, 1st Baronet, was a Canadian father of Confederation: as the Premier of Nova Scotia from 1864 to 1867, he led Nova Scotia into Confederation. Tupper first ran for office as a Conservative in Nova Scotia in 1855, winning a hotly contested election in Cumberland County againstJoseph Howe(although his own party fared
1914 Canada joins Britain in WWI Who * Prime Minister Robert Borden - Decided to enter war * Wilfred Laurier & Henri Bourassa - Both supported the decision What * The Second Battle of Ypres * The Battle of Passchendaele When * October 14, 1914 – Canadian troops leave for Britain * November 11, 1918 – Treaty of Versailles ended WWI Where * Ypres, Belgium – The Second Battle of Ypres * Passchendaele Ridge Why * Canada was automatically brought into war with their military alliance. They wanted to return the favour from the War of 1812 * Canada knew they could play a significant role in the war 1918 Canadian women are given the right to vote in federal elections Who * Famous Five – Fought
1870, however, Ritchot was once again in the public eye when he was named a delegate to the Canadian government in Ottawa, together with John Black*, president of the General Quarterly Court of Assiniboia, and Alfred Henry Scott*, a clerk. Black was to represent the English-speaking element in the colony, Scott the Americans, and Ritchot the Métis. Their task was to negotiate the entry of the Red River colony into confederation, based on the “List of Rights” prepared by the executive of the provisional government, in fact the third such list drafted. It provided, among other things, for the establishment of a province, provincial control of public lands, the use of English and French in the legislature, the courts, and public documents, a bilingual lieutenant governor and judge, and an amnesty for all members of the provisional government and those who acted on its behalf. Before Ritchot left the colony on 24 March, he received a fourth version of the list, adding separate schools to the demands, probably at the request of Bishop Taché, and specifying the structure of the new provincial
Demographic and Environmental Timeline- Canada Project Name: Environmental Timeline Author: Christopher Ware Instructor(s): Janet Bargar Class: Ecology and Environmental Sustainability | SCI201 A06 Major historical changes that caused the shift from one stage to another (if available). | Stage1.- French explorer, Jacques Cartier, named the country "Canada" in the year 1535Stage2.- Canada was founded in 1867 as a union of the British colonies.Stage3.- 1896 until 1914, Canada had the world's fastest growing economyStage4.- Canada gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1982.Stage5.-Canada has not reached this stage | Changing population size through time (increasing or decreasing) | Stage1.- population has grown steadily from a few thousand in the 1660sStage2.- one million in the 1820sStage3.- 10 million in the 1920s In 1913, immigration peaked at just over 400,000 immigrantsStage4.- 30 million in 2001Stage5.- Canada has not reached this stage | Increase or decrease of birth and death rates through time—particularly when considering the process of industrialization. | Stage1.- Slow Increase or decrease of birth and death ratesStage2.- Economic changes: changing labor markets demand increasingly skilled workers, so the cost to parents of raising and educating children becomes prohibitiveStage3.- In 1913, immigration peaked at just over 400,000 immigrants.Stage4.- Between 2001 and 2011, there were 3,566,768 births and 2,336,141 deaths in Canada, resulting in a natural increase of 1,230,627Stage5.- Canada's average annual growth rate from 2000 to 2010 was 1.1%. The growth rate is expected to slow even further over the next several decades (0.9% between 2010 and 2060). | Environmental impact of this transition.
Lizzy Long 1)After rocky beginning,success finally rewarded the exertion of France in the New world.In 1608 France established the beginning of a vast empire in Canada when they founded the city of Quebec on the St.Lawrence River. 2)In 1754 the government of Virginia ushered George Washington , a twenty-one year old Virginian,onto the stage of history.He was sent to the Ohio country as a lieutenant colonel in command of about 150 Virginian militiamen.Encountering a small detachment of French troops in the forest about forty miles from Fort Duquesne,the fired the first shots of the French and Indian War. (also known as the Seven Year War) In 1755 the English sent General Baddock, with a strong detachment of British regulars.to move