Abstract This paper provides a general history of mental illness and treatment thereof and then focuses on the treatment of mental patients in Western Canada in 1812-1914. It explains that one of the main sources for this information was from The Alberta Heritage Digitization Project which is a website documenting Canada's history. It examines the efficiency of such a source and the accuracy of the information.
From the Paper "Mental illness can be defined as "a disease of the mind which incorporates any illness, disorder or abnormal condition which impairs the human mind and its functioning, excluding however self-induced states of alcohol or drugs as well as transitory mental states such as hysteria or concussion" (Saunders, 1996). Mentally handicapped people and the challenges that they experience can be found under section 16 of the Criminal Code. One can see that the definition makes it clear that for an accused to be mentally challenged he/she must not be able to think clearly at the time of the offense and so had no idea about the nature of the act that he/she was committing. This explanation can be extended to other walks of life where mentally handicapped people often carry out tasks that are deemed unsuitable by the society but they have no idea about the inappropriate nature of those acts. In Canada the law requires that the accused persons should have fully knowledge of the act and that what they did was inherently against the law. It has often been assumed that those people suffering from a mental disorder usually turn out to be criminals."
The following paper discusses the climate of the U.S.A. and Canada, with respect to the climate classifications, its effects on farming and other activities.
Abstract This essay discusses how climate governs the entire ecological structure of the planet earth. The author examines how climate, in relation to the topography and latitudinal location, determines the vegetative types, the hydrology, soil, agriculture, and various human activities.
From the Paper "Climate represents a long term average of various weather features such as temperature and precipitation. The World Meteorological Organization uses 30-year averages to define climatological "normals" for these various features. Climate determines how resources such as water and vegetation are distributed and, until the onset of technology, climate also determined where people lived and worked. Many factors, such as topography, proximity to large bodies of water, and latitude affect a particular location's long-term climate. It is important to note that because a region's climatology is a 30-year average, significant year to year variability is likely. For example, a particular location may have a dry, warm winter one year and a record snowfall the next year"
Abstract This paper examines the profitability, leverage and liability of Budd Canada, a company in the business of supplying automotive components, specializing in the production of bumpers, chassis components and light truck frames.
From the Paper "This general industry trends also touched Budd Canada. The Corporation reported a $94.2 million dollar net loss as of September 30, 2001. Budd had mixed results this year due to the need to ramp-up production on its new state-of-the-art system in order to meet customer demand. Typically, the introduction of new equipment produces a negative financial effect initially. The 2001 losses were anticipated however early losses were greater than anticipated and a new management team was put into place. Traditional product lines declined, as order shifted to newer product lines."
Abstract This paper explores the ability of The Bank of Montreal to foresee and make provisions for risk. It also examines how in limiting its risks, the bank also limits its potential for growth. This essay examines how overall the bank retains a strong leverage position and is a leader in the banking industry.
From the Paper "The key to successful banking lies in the ability of balance many activities at the same time. They bank must maintain a healthy growth rate, while at the same time analyzing the risks that the institution faces and taking action to minimize those risks. At the same time the institution must maintain enough cash on hand to meet obligations. There are several types of risks, which a banking institution faces. We will look at several factors to determine the fiscal health of the Bank of Montreal. We will look at how the amount of liquidity that they have available to meet any reasonable demands which might have to meet, how they manage to minimize Interest Rate Risk (also known as Market Risk), Credit Risk, how they control cost sin an effort to maximize profits and they manage their capital so that they have sufficient funds to remain solvent."
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Abstract This paper discusses the history of early Canada. It explains how the Loyalists who were banished from the United States, fled to Canada and how they became the core of the future English speaking population. It looks at the history of this act and the impact on the future of Canadian nationalism.
From the Paper "More than two centuries ago, people living in the Thirteen Colonies, the origins of the United States of America, were forced to choose between the newly independent country of America or loyalty to the old country, England. During the American Revolution, more than 50 provincial corps of loyal Americans opposed the rebellion. The Loyalist corps were raised in all thirteen colonies and fought with the British throughout the war. They lost and were driven into exile by persecution, confiscation of their properties and threats upon their lives. At the end of the war, Sir Guy Carleton, later Lord Dorchester, was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the British forces and was responsible for the evacuation of the troops and Loyalists remaining in New York City. "
Abstract An examination of the entry of Canadian banks into the American banking market. The paper shows how their greatest competition remains the American commercial banks, and shows how their attempt to enter the real estate market has succeeded. It shows how Canadian Banks already realize a healthy portion of the US real estate market and it is expected that this growth will continue into the future.
From the Paper "The Canadian economy has paralleled the US economy for the past year. Following the events of September 11, 2002, the Canadian economy and the US economy took dips and many on both sides of the border feared recession. However, these circumstances were short-lived and both economies quickly resumed their normal pattern. The US economy is strong and many Canadian Banks are poised to take advantage of eager investors in the United States. Many of these Banks have established a presence in New York City. One of the main reasons for this move is the strength of the US dollar. Foreign Banks used to have a competitive edge over American Banks, but legislation has evened the playing field. The chief competition for Canadian Banks operating in the US is, of course, other US Banks."
This paper on the Canadian political economy states that Canada is seen as a thriving post-modern economy but, at the same time, sufferers from problems of political identity disintegration and economic regionalization.
Abstract This paper states that Canadians are overwhelmed with uncertainties about the capacity of their political system to achieve their economic goals. The author believes that the federal state is moving towards neoliberal control, which downgraded economic tasks to lower levels of governance and raised power to the global and continental tiers. The paper describes the many changes that have taken place in the role and organization of the Canadian government to achieve this neoliberal economic policy.
From the Paper "Since the Canadian government settles trade treaties but can execute them only in areas of its own constitutional jurisdiction, provincial participation has been necessary to realize what are understood to be the profit of liberalized trade. For this reason, Ottawa has encouraged improved provincial participation since the 1970s. In contradiction, an increased provincial function in trade policy has resulted in diminished provincial capability for industrial policy."
Abstract This paper is an examination and analysis of the facts presented by both the American and Canadian investigators regarding the crash of the Arrow Airs DC-8 in December 1985. The paper begins with a recap of the crash and the possible causes that were put forth by both countries which have held to their position that it was caused by ice on the wings of the plane. The author presents evidence that this crash was caused by an explosive device, planted by terrorists and goes into great detail as to the why this theory has been so carefully guarded by both governments. This paper raises several issues about the circumstances surrounding the crash including speculation that this was a deliberate act of terrorism and presents different reports about the events leading up to the plane's departure from Egypt. It also discusses the findings of aeronautical engineers who investigated the findings at the crash site and presents testimony from the government hearings held in both Canada and the United States.
From the Paper "The 101st division was one of four divisions that made up the Multinational Force and Observers. The purpose of MFO was to operate checkpoints and conduct reconnaissance patrols along the international boundary lines. Every six months the troops were rotated. This was a massive undertaking and involved the cooperation of the Egyptians to insure that the utmost security precautions were taken (Sandford pg). However, from the moment the troops from the 101st were to depart from the Sinai, a sequence of events occurred that were far from normal procedure. Ras Nasrani airport had always been used as the airport of departure for the troops. But at the last minute Army officials were notified that Ras Nastrani airport could not accommodate large planes due to construction being conducted on the main runway. Therefore, the troops were flown by Egypt Air Boeing 737s to the Cairo International Airport."
Abstract The paper studies how the Royal Bank has a long-term focus seeking to preserve and enhance economic, social and natural capital in order to improve the quality of people's lives and assure a continuing legacy for the future.
From the Paper "Each SBU endeavor comparative analysis of the performance of competing organizations, in terms of market position, rates of return, growth and market valuation. The Shareholder Value Model is used to develop shareholder return goals to assess the contributions of each SBU's to total Royal Bank market capitalization, and to set SBU value creation goals similar with corporate goals. From here the SBU managers examine the value of revenue growth, operating ratio margin/return and risk to ascertain how they will accomplish performance in the top quartile of their SBU peer group. Having distributed profit and loss accountability, in order to focus SBU's on value contribution, it become necessary to attribute capital funds to each SBU proportionate with risks assumed. This is a significant undertaking, which requires innovative thinking, and led to the use of a Risk-Weighted Capital Assignment. This requires managers to outline and gauge risk to ascertain changes in capital utilization and to estimate risk-return trade-offs when forming preferences about business mix and other decisions. The resulting assignment of capital becomes a key information to the calculation of shareholder value, and to the overall decision-making process.
Like many other major corporations, Royal Bank of Canada is keenly mindful of the battle to attract and employ high performing talent. In the long term, talent is perhaps the only sustainable competitive advantage, and as such, they are emphasizing on talent as a key strategic priority. Looking for an increasing capability in supervising and accepting continuing change with greater speed, collaborative team players can interact across all level of the organization, who are passionate about continuous learning and personal development. The Royal Bank has always valued customer-focused, relationship-oriented employees with strong business intelligence, and now quest to blend those attributes with many skills not traditionally associated with banking but including scientists, mathematicians and statisticians, database analysts, engineers, economists and website developers, to name a few. This approach to the business, emphasizing flexibility and innovation has enabled to highly customize transactions to suit unusual situations. By researching sectors on a global basis and through the global lending activities, Royal Bank of Canada are efficient to advise clients on both threats and opportunities to help them stay competitive on the cutting edge of innovation. They are also well positioned to analyze prospective strategic partners worldwide who have complementary operations. Royal Bank of Canada envisions a persisting expansion of new product and service offerings to exporters and importers. They also see a growing trend in partnerships, alliances and joint marketing programs on the part of banks, governments and service providers, in an attempt to influence a growing community of Small and Medium Enterprise exporters and importers."
Abstract This paper discuss Charles Ng's background, his meeting with Leonard Lake and how they became serial killers. The paper portrays their crimes and victims. The paper also describes Ng's downfall and capture and his on-going legal battles.
From the Paper "Satan's Christmas gift to the world, Charles Ng (pronounced Ing), was born in Hong Kong on December 24, 1961. He was born to a wealthy businessman and his subservient wife. Reports state that he was expelled from several different schools before his parents gave up and sent him to the boarding school that his uncle taught at in Yorkshire, England. Again, he was expelled, this time for shoplifting and robbing another student. His uncle was forced to send him back to Hong Kong."
