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A constitution is a written document that sets forth the fundamental rules by which a society is governed. For the purposes of this paper, the most important function of a constitution is the creation and delimiting of a political entity. This paper concludes that constitutions are not a cure-all but they function to allow states to rise above ethnic, geographic, and regional diversity. They do this by providing a political framework for the governmental life of the nation to operate on; they also act, at their best, as embodiments of the national character, and symbols of the state.

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A great deal of ambivalence has surrounded the female offender throughout history. This is primarily because gender differences have made the punishment of women a difficult task. Though times may have changed, even in terms of women's crime and punishment, the relationship between gender and criminality remains controversial and poorly understood. This paper looks at the historical patterns of crime between men and women in Canada and seeks to explain the differences and similarities where appropriate.

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This paper discusses how Canada has always been an immigrant-receiving society. The paper demonstrates how, on the one hand, immigration to Canada began to show the increasing liberalization of Canadian society. At the same time, however, Canada remains a society that segregates certain groups to subordinate spheres, especially visible minorities.

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This paper looks at how the Aboriginal Peoples of Canada are portrayed in traditional and contemporary literature for children eight to ten years of age.

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After a Mapping session in which several Canadians of Caribbean descent examined details of their attitudes and behaviours, the group realized that they had been acculturated to the Canadian mainstream culture. Using the example of how elderly family members are cared for, it is possible to see that the Caribbean identity survives even though the culture surrounding it has undergone obvious change.

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Although Canada has universal medicare, differences exist in the quality and access to care for different people. There are many societal, cultural and geographic factors that influence access to health care in Canada. This problem is getting worse because of the impact of cost-cutting measures on the Canadian health care system. The more that the Canadian government becomes preoccupied with cutting the deficit, the more that unequal access to health care becomes a reality.

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An 8 page discussion of the results of cost cutting and Canada's health cares systems. Emphasis is placed on the implications for health care administration. Reference is also made to strategies for sustaining the effects of cutbacks.

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An analysis of the book "Not Wanted on the Voyage" by Canadian authorTimothy Hindley, and how this relates to the author's native country. By analyzing the many themes of Biblical nature within the book, we can see why Finley is Canadian in mindset by his liberal Christian analysis of the Noah's Ark story.

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The senior Canadian public service was regarded as 'Mandarins' from 1935 to 1957. Today New Public Management (NPM) challenges that professionalism in the public service and the complimentary political ideology of neo-conservatism.

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Any comparison of Canada and the United States often reveals many similarities and differences that cut across social, economic, political and cultural lines. One area that would provide an interesting topic of analysis is the relationship that exists between labor and management, especially as it relates to collective bargaining. This paper will compare and contrast collective bargaining in Canada and the United States with the intention of identifying similarities and differences.

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As a way to begin to understand how Canadian society is structured aa a racist/sexist patriarchy, it is crucial to find examples of these relations in the 'everyday' experiences of social life. This paper will argue that it is easier for the middle and upper classes to deny racism, because they may not be able to identify the way gender and ethnicity are woven through class dynamics. This paper will consider in more detail this notion of the "everyday" as a site for understanding the relations of racism, of sexism, and of class privilege in a Canadian context. This will raise the abstract idea of the "everyday" into concrete forms and particular relations that have a materialist base in society. This paper will also argue that class privilege covers much of the racist and sexist assumptions so that it is difficult for certain classes to identify the whiteness of domination as an economic structure, because they are so implicated in all that the class privilege provides.

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'Brain Drain' refers to the emigration of highly skilled Canadian workers to the United States. Some economists identify it as a significant and growing problem. They prescribe a variety of remedies. However, a second group of economists argue that it is not a problem. This essay concludes that it is not a significant problem; Canada enjoys a net 'brain-gain' and examines the ideological agenda motivating the advocates of a crisis.

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By the end of the 1980's, it was becoming increasingly clear that the antiquated two party system in Canada was no longer effective in representing the views of the entire nation. Regional cleavages were becoming severely pronounced and alternative regional-based parties were thus progressively more alluring. The success of the Francophone Bloc Quebecois and the western based Reform party boldly highlights the intensity of the thrust behind the regional movement. This paper will compare and contrast the constitution of these two flourishing parties and some light may be shed upon the changing nature of politics and electoral behaviour in Canada.

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Canada and the United States have followed cultural paths that have sometimes intersected but which have remained separate on account of historical, philosophical, geo-political and economic differences which have become cultural and emotive, over time. The development of two cultures within a single continent and sharing a very long border indeed, points to the importance of exploring past distinctions, some of which are apt to continue having their bearing upon the future. As the concluding sections of this paper explain, Canadian distinctiveness is in large part carried on in a comparative way, in relation to a much stronger nation which is perceived as an external and sometimes threatening power.

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Canada was not settled at a smooth and gradual rate. Geographical diversity and overwhelming size ensured that the process was a sporadic and impetuous one. This paper will attempt to smooth the uneven demographic expansion of Canada during the 19th century in light of the prevailing economic, political and social patterns and provide insight onto its occurrence.