Canadian Studies papers

Examines the theme of "fighting back" in three novels about the immigrant experience and the attempt to retain one's dignity.

Summarizes the research and evaluations of a sociological research study conducted on Canadian families.

Looks at the changes seen in Toronto in the last decade.

Looks at the ramifications of an economy dependent on the auto industry.

Examines Canada's role within the global economy and the impact of trade without borders.

Discusses the impact of the Cold War on Canada.

This paper argues that science should play a greater role in the management of Canada's environment and resources.

Looks at the Canadian media representation of violent crime and how its bias produces public fear of the young male, ethnic population.

Study of the contribution made by Canadian women during WWII.

Considers the ongoing debate regarding the distribution of powers in Canada's federal system.

Discusses what the terms "environment", "elder", and "ancestor" connote to Native Canadian cultures and how that culture can thrive in capitalist societies.

This paper examines the Inuit tribes of Canada,.

This paper reviews the book by John I. Cooper "James McGill of Montreal".

This paper discusses cultural imperialism in the Canadian/American relationship.

This paper identifies persistent structural inequalities in Canadian society that affect women.

This paper reviews the article written by Raad and Kenworth, "The Us and US".

This paper is a case study of the United Steel Workers and Port Arthur Shipbuilding Co.

This paper discusses human right in the Canadian workplace.

This paper discusses the problems in privatizing the former Ontario Hydro authority.

This paper discusses Canada's unemployment crisis during the 1990s.

This book by J.L. Grantstein discusses the problems of Canadian identity.

This paper reviews George Hood's "Against the Flow: Rafferty-Alameda and the Politics of the Environment", which is a detailed description of the intertwining and conflicting roles of politicians, bureaucrats, farmers, environmentalists and the media .

This paper discusses Stephen Leacock's "Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town"

This paper analyzes Michael Ondaatje's "The English Patient".

This paper discusses the race and gender roles in Toni Cade Bambara's "The Hammer Man".

Argues that the BoC has maintained a certain amount of financial independence from the economy of the U.S. and that this independence has helped shield Canada from the global recession.

Summarizes to two Canadian Supreme Court cases regarding the equality of women.

Explores some of the root causes of Canada's unemployment and offers potential solutions to the problem.

Analyzes the theme of urbanization and industrializatoin and its negative consequences found in the poetry of several Canadian poets.

Focuses on the topic of privacy as it relates to health information held on computer databases.

Examines Canada's policy regarding privacy and health information.

Study of Squamish, British Columbia.

Study of the Canadian immigration process prior to confederation in 1867.

Review of Himani Bannerji's book on Canadian immigrants and the problems of confusion they face regarding cultural loyalties.

Study of the economic history and early development of the Atlantic Provinces of Canada with references to Staple theory.

Analysis of the discussion on globalization broadcasted from the Munk Centre for International Studies Roundtable.

Traces the history of Canada's judicial review in order to determine its impact on Canada's representative democracy.

Explains the correlation between Canada's HIV epidemic and poverty and social marginalization.

Looks at the effects the fur trade had on the First Nations and the lasting effects of alcoholism introduced by the fur trade.

Argues that international trade unionism has a negative impact on Canadian industrial relations.

Provides a brief history of Canadian city hall architecture with a focus on the design of city hall in the last twentieth century.

Discusses the future of the Canadian monarchy.

Discussion of the demise of the atlantic cod.

Analyzes the social dynamics of the Canadian pro-choice/pro-life movements from a sociological perspective.

Compares the organizational cultures of Canada's police department with that of Canada's teaching profession.

Addresses the question of whether English Canadian art, from 1759 to 1830, was influenced by the military background of the artists.

Takes a look at the future of organized labor in Canada by examining how it has been effected by Canada's present and emerging economy.

Argues that the overall impact on Canada of free trade with the United States has been more damaging than beneficial.

Summarizes the themes and conflicts presented in "Canadian Families: Diversity, Conflict and Change" regarding the family of contemporary society.

Outline of the strategy and policies that would best fulfill the interests of the aboriginal people of Canada.

Addresses the question which asks why the Canadian colonies of Great Britain decided to remain neutral during the American Revolution.

Historical account of the development of property and real estate in Canada from 1900 to 1930.

Discusses the impact Canada's recent fiscally conservative economic policies have had on social programs.

Discusses the possible negative fallout of an increase in Canadian-American economic integration.

Discussion of the ineffectiveness of Canadian privacy laws and policies with regard to the internet and electronic databases.

Discussion of Canadian Legislation regarding child pornography on the internet, the effectivness of those laws ,and the enforceability of those laws.

Argues that the Canadian government has begun to shed its socialist programs in favor of a more free-market approach to economics.

Summarizes and review's Ken Osborne's article on Canadian education.

Overview of a Canadian aerospace engineering invention called Canadarm.

Introduction to eight articles on Canadian mass media with a focus on the degree to which it is influenced by outside factors.

Analysis of how the Canadian government deals with copyright.

Explores the lives of steel workers in Canada over the past half century and the impact of deindustrialization on their community.

Analysis of Canada's primary motivation for taking part in the 1990-1991 Gulf War.

Discussion of the unemployment problem amongst Canada's Aboriginal population and some of the steps Canada has taken to alleviate the problem.

Discusses the beginnings, the technology, and some of the business aspects of telecommuting.

Comparison of the economic conditions of the average Manitoba resident to that of the average resident of British Columbia.

Analysis of Cuban-American migration and Chinese-Canadian migration.

Examines the geolographic characteristics of the southeastern tip of Vancouver Island.

Critique of Sherene Razack's article about multicultural feminisim in Northern countries such as Canada.

Discussion of Canadian fundamental freedoms of thought and religion as identified in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

Overview of the economic pros and cons of hosting the Olympics in Toronto.

Examines the regional disparities in Canada using data from 1966-1996 and argues that the disparity is growing.

Argues that the National Policy of Canada in the late 1890's was more destructive than beneficial to the Canadian economy.

Discussion of the origins, changing conditions, and ongoing problems of sexual inequality in Canada.

Examines the ways in which the Canadian Governement has institutionalized policies of racisim and sexism in order to maintain a system of white, male privilege.

Discusses the conflicts between Canada's local governments due to the disagreement over the land-rights of the Anglophones, Francophones and Natives.

A summary and critical evaluation of the article "Pornography, Censorship, and Obscenity Law in Canada"by Leo Groarke.

Analyzes native treaty rights in the context of the Nisga'a fishers and the Donald Marshall eel case.

Discusses the downside of globalization for Canada's economy.

Undermines the assumption that free market trade, or globalization, does inevitably benefit everyone in Canada.

Discusses the history of the Liberal Party of Canada, focusing on the twentieth century

Examines how the concentration of wealth in Canada is contribution to political influence which governs the market.

The value of the Canadian dollar is evaluated with relation to Canada's economic structure and the influence of the U.S. economy against Canadian currency.

Discusses the economic impact of Free Trade with respect to the Canadian economy.

Arguments for and against the adoption of the United States currency as the currency of Canada.

Applies Kark Marx's ideas on the importance of education to Canada's educational system.

Six articles from the journal "Scratching the Surface: Canadian Anti-Racist Feminist Thought" (Dua, Enakshi and Angela Robertson, eds.) are reviewed.

Examines the Canadian government's move towards privatization and deregulation, within the context of Weber's idea of 'closing the iron cage'.

A detailed assessment of housing for the elderly populations of Canada.

Analyzes the ways in which Canadian social welfare legislation has reinforced the concept of separate spheres and thus treated women disadvantageously.

Discusses the nature of the tragic flaw in the novel by Sky Lee, "Disappearing Moon Caf?" on a Chinese-Canadian family.

A summary and evaluation of Patrick Nowell-Smith's article, "The Right to Die" which discuss the morality of euthanasia.

Discusses representations of women in the Canadian mass media, focusing on stereotyping.

Examines the reasons behind the Canadian government's intervention in the country's broadcasting industry and the extent of the intervention.

Discusses "Nations are Built of Babies" by Cynthia Comacchio, about the campaign to minimize infant and maternal mortality in early 20th-century Ontario, Canada.

Examines themes of isolation and identity in Joy Kogawa's novel "Obasan" on a Japanese-Canadian family.

Discusses Wayson Choy's use of symbolism in his collection of short stories about Chinese-Canadians.

Looks at the Supreme Court case where Canadian Aboriginal David Marshall won the right to fish under his rights as Mi'kmaq.

Asks the question: Was there a brain drain to the U.S. between 1914 and 1945?