Abstract This fourteen page undergraduate paper examines Canada and globalization. The author notes that proponents of globalization and many free trade theorists contend that global trade creates enough economic gains that every Canadian involved can benefit, as long as the gains are widely redistributed between national trading partners. The writer points out that unfortunately, globalization cannot guarantee that this redistribution will actually occur, and its proponents are limited to predictions that there will be winners and losers in all participating countries involved in free trade.
From the Paper "Proponents of globalization and many free trade theorists contend that global trade creates enough economic gains that every Canadian involved can benefit, as long as the gains are widely redistributed between national trading partners. Unfortunately, globalization cannot guarantee that this redistribution will actually occur, and its proponents are limited to predictions that there will be winners and losers in all participating countries involved in free trade. These advocates of globalization studiously avoid admitting that many of the losers are and will be average working Canadians, while many of the winners will be people in the upper income brackets, often in other countries."
This paper discusses the Canadian feature film industry, looking at its structure and problems while making suggestions of how to strengthen the industry.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 5 sources, 2005, $ 44.95
Abstract This paper examines the structure of the Canadian film industry, some of its problems, and possible solutions that can make it a stronger, more vibrant industry. As this paper reveals, the Canadian film industry has historically been dominated by government agencies - the NFB and Telefilm. While not without their strong points, this paper suggests that these agencies should be eschewed in favour of more support from the private sector for Canadian film.
From the Paper "The Canadian film industry is, very quietly, an important part of the Canadian arts scene. The following paper examines the structure and operation of the Canadian film industry - chiefly by examining the structure and operation of the Canadian Film Board and Telefilm Canada - the challenges and/or problems that have and will continue to confront the Canadian film industry, and some possible action that can be taken to address these concerns."
Abstract In this article, the writer looks at residential schools in Canada. The writer explains that residential schools were boarding schools for native Canadian children in which the authorities and churches tried to make the children more 'white'. Further, the writer notes that they were not allowed to speak their native languages and they did not learn any of their traditions and culture. The writer also points out that many children were abused and this still has consequences today.
From the Paper "Residential schools are a dark chapter in Canadian history. It is an example of a state-sanctioned mistreatment of an entire population and total disregard for a culture and a way of life. Furthermore the impact of residential schools is still felt today and many of those who attended these schools bear scars even now. Residential schools were schools for Native Canadian children initiated well before the Confederation. The Government of Canada estimates that "there are 86,000 people alive today who attended Indian residential schools"."
Abstract This essay discusses matters relating to sex workers, particularly in Toronto. In this article, the writer discusses risks taken by sex workers, with regards to their own health. The writer also discusses the influence of the legal situation in this regard.
From the Paper "Sex workers are clearly at some risk of contracting HIV, due to the physically intimate nature of their work, and the fact that HIV can be transmitted via sexual relations. However, the level of the risk does not have to be as high as it currently is. It is argued that improvements to the legal situation regarding sex work could improve the health status of sex workers."
Abstract This paper examines the issue of affordable housing as it relates to a major Canadian metropolitan center - namely, the city of Calgary. The writer points out that the city has taken positive strides in recent years to alleviate its housing shortfall. That being said, this paper suggests that additional steps can be taken - among them, more aggressively recruiting the private business sector.
Abstract The paper examines some of the major changes in Canada with regard to its national transportation policies since the late 1960s. As a starting point, the writer uses the National Transportation Act (1967) to mark the beginning of a new era in transportation policy in Canada. This discussion illustrates that the move towards privatization of Canada's transportation network has been part of a broad legislative pattern in Canada intended to reduce operational costs, improve efficiency and insure safety among the transportation networks of the Canadian nation.
From the Paper "Without question, national transportation networks in Canada have been crucial to the development of the nation since at least the beginning of the Industrial Revolution. Physically, Canada is the second largest nation in the world, coming in only behind the Russian Federation. Given a nation of that size, with metropolitan regions literally stretched across the width of North America, it is no wonder that national transportation policy should play such a primary role in Canadian national policy. The purpose of this essay is to examine some of the major changes that have occurred in Canada with regard to its national transportation policies since the late 1960s."
Abstract The paper discusses the recent suggestion by a black university professor in Toronto that a special school for just for black students is necessary to combat inherent racism is the inevitable result of well-intentioned but ineptly managed multicultural policy. The paper contends that the idea that racism could be lessened by a segregated educational system is perhaps the ultimate example of what is wrong with the current culture. The paper maintains that Canada has become more a Babel of ethnocentric, solipsistic and racist enclaves, pampered by a guilty white liberal elite, than a truly multicultural or liberal community.
Abstract This paper examines how the Northwest Rebellion of 1885 is one of the most controversial events in Canadian history through the review of two articles. It looks at how the rebellion that mostly involved Metis insurrectionists and government troops has raised many questions about the composition of communities in the North-West, how people lived in these communities and the relationships between Metis, European Canadians and First Nations people.
From the Paper "The Northwest Rebellion of 1885 is one of the most controversial events in Canadian History. This rebellion that mostly involved Metis insurrectionists and government troops has raised many questions about the composition of communities in the North-West, how people lived in these communities and the relationships between Metis, European Canadians and First Nations people (Francis and Smith 44-45). One the most frequent debates concerns the level of popular support for the rebellion among the Metis. Canadian historians display a range of opinions about the support for the rebellion among the Metis."
Abstract This paper examines current sociopolitical attitudes in Canada about cultural diversity, which are generally conducive for achieving a Canadian society that fully accepts multiculturalism. Unfortunately, progress is not being made at an even pace in all areas of the country. It looks at how, in order to address this, Canada's national education system should take the lead in setting a multicultural example for the entire country.
From the Paper " It is evident that current sociopolitical attitudes in Canada are generally conducive for achieving a Canadian society that fully accepts multiculturalism, but progress is certainly not being made at an even pace in all areas of the country. In order to address this, Canada's national education system should take the lead in setting a multicultural example for the entire country. This can be achieved by cultivating multicultural awareness and acceptance in Canadian classrooms through course content and curricula, while emphasizing that cultural diversity is a beneficial reality that needs to be understood and accepted, not a problem that needs to be resolved. "
Abstract This paper reviews the effect that economic change has had on the Canadian family structure as a unit. This paper also discusses the influence that the sexual revolution had on this issue which lead to more women starting to work outside of the family home.
From the Paper "Since the 1960s, a change has been occurring in the structure of the family in Canada. This change began with a rising divorce rate in conjunction with economic change when "increased work responsibility of women also tended to bring about changes in the structure of the family" (Vago, 1989, p. 132). Causative and contributing variables have operated in a complex interaction. An escalation in divorce rates, for example, had its origins in other changes such as the sexual revolution and the large-scale entry of women into the workforce."
Abstract This paper discusses Nellie McClung, the women's suffrage leader of the early 1900s whose efforts in the area of women's rights altered the course of history for all Canadian women. The paper explores her work in women's suffrage, as well as the events that created change, and her role as a strong voice within the social order.
From the Paper "In the early 1900s women had gained two roles in society - caring for their families and working alongside men in the labor market. However, in the latter position women were still viewed as lesser human beings than men, forced to accept lower wages, and to work in conditions that were unsafe, as well as unhealthy. While the general societal feeling of the time was that a woman's first concern should be to tend to her family's needs, the immense rise in poverty also forced the world to accept women in the labor market in order for families to survive. With women being caught in this dual position it was evident for some that work to secure women's rights had to be accomplished in order to ensure that one day women might be capable of receiving the respect that they deserved in all of their roles within the social order."
Abstract This essay is an overview of how the Toronto neighbourhood of Cabbagetown has transformed over the years as seen through the eyes of writers. According to this essay, Cabbagetown has morphed, getting larger here or smaller there, depending upon any given definition. And while there has been improvement on some fronts, there have also been the social experiments gone awry in Regent Park and St. Jamestown.
From the Paper "Back in the sixties and seventies, Toronto author Hugh Garner, a Governor General's Award winner, took Cabbagetown's border debate international with a series of literary looks at the community. In doing so, he documented phases of the community's profile complete with glimpses of how it started and what it had become, giving a history of shifts in the community as character. And, although 26 years dead, Garner managed to not only document his here-and-now, but forecast the area's slow gentrification efforts that continue revolving around what may very well be the city's longest running border dispute (Smith 21)."
Abstract This paper discusses slavery in North America and compares the slave trade in Canada and the United States. Various issues are discussed including the first African slaves brought to the British North America in the 1600's to abolishment in the 19th century. The paper discusses how many African-Canadians still face challenges, according to the Ethnic Diversity Survey that was released in September 2003, nearly one-third (32%) of African-Canadians said that they had experienced some form of racial discrimination or unfair treatment sometimes or often in the five years prior to 2003.
From the Paper "It is difficult to imagine that in a country that prides itself on safeguarding multiculturalism and equality among all peoples, slavery once existed. In fact, some experts argue that human trafficking in North America continues to this day. The thought of treating a human being like a piece of property and judging people based on their race is disturbing and immoral."
Abstract This paper discusses the effects of globalization on state control and regulation. The writer argues that globalization has undermined the state as the mighty guarantor of public welfare and security. The writer further argues that, in the 1990s, the prevailing and even hopeful view was that this was not the case, however, this euphoria did not last long.
From the Paper "Canada has made changes in its political, economical and social systems in order to compete in the ever-changing global market. Globalization is the basis of a fundamental economy in which the Canadian government assumes its responsibility to be competitive on a 'level playing field'. Economic regulation is demonstrated through the state's implementation of monetary and fiscal policies, welfare, unemployment insurance, and health care. Economic pressures associated with globalization, competitiveness and restructuring have altered the discourse and practice of the state."
Abstract The paper describes how Carol Geddes, in "Growing Up Native," depicts the trauma of residential school as a defining aspect of Aboriginal history in the Canadian north. Through a process of causal analysis this essay argues the thesis that while the residential schools were physically, culturally and psychologically damaging for generations of Aboriginal youth, an examination of the context will reveal that systemic racism was the ultimate cause of this trauma. The paper analyzes how the residential schools existed as instruments of both state policy and religious missionary motives within a mainstream Canadian society that considered Aboriginals inferior to whites.
