Heres my mission: Find a country that still deels the affects of 20th century imperialism. what is their economic status? How has culture changed? what were events that led to the country's independance? out of a list i chose Canada because i know that on the coins they still have the queen. and i thought it was interesting that there is also alot of french influence? i kno some parts of canada speak french?..can anyone help me out here..i got write a page on this
thanks a bunch
Canada's Indapendance?
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canada is a constitutional monarchy. what it means is that our canadian parliament and senate make all the rules and the queen is essentially just a figure head. although she has the power to over rule any and all descisions made by the parliament, if she did she would be out of her mind because we would be all over the tiny shit island like a house on fire. canada doesn't have a president, we have a prime minister who is the elected leader (presently Paul Martin of the Liberal Party).
July 1, 1867 the Dominion of Canada became a reality. prior to this there was upper canada, lower canada and ruperts land...
forget this i could go on and on and on. for canadian history try this website. it seems to give pretty straight forward and easy to understand information and is simple to navigate.
www.cln.org/subjects/can-hist_cur.html
July 1, 1867 the Dominion of Canada became a reality. prior to this there was upper canada, lower canada and ruperts land...
forget this i could go on and on and on. for canadian history try this website. it seems to give pretty straight forward and easy to understand information and is simple to navigate.
www.cln.org/subjects/can-hist_cur.html
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Canada Act 1982
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada_Act_1982
"The Canada Act 1982 is an Act of Parliament passed by the British Parliament that severed virtually all remaining constitutional and legislative ties between the United Kingdom and Canada. It contains the text of the Constitution Act, 1982 of Canada in Schedule B, in both of Canada's official languages, making it the only British Act of Parliament to be in both English and French."
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Governor General of Canada
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governor_General_of_Canada
"As Canada is a constitutional monarchy, the Governor General's role is almost always limited to ceremonial and non-partisan functions. In practice, most political power is exercised by the Parliament of Canada (which is composed of the Crown, the Senate, and the House of Commons), and by the Prime Minister and Cabinet. By constitutional convention, the Governor General exercises his or her powers, with very few exceptions, solely on the advice of the Prime Minister and other ministers. Although the Queen of Canada is also Queen of the United Kingdom, the British Government does not advise the Governor General or otherwise interfere in Canadian affairs. The Queen does not personally intervene in Canadian politics, either; she does hold the power to appoint a Governor General, but does so only on the advice of the Canadian Prime Minister. Any constitutional amendment that affects the office of Governor General requires the unanimous consent of the provincial legislatures, rather than the two-thirds majority necessary for most other amendments."
hope some of that is useful
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada_Act_1982
"The Canada Act 1982 is an Act of Parliament passed by the British Parliament that severed virtually all remaining constitutional and legislative ties between the United Kingdom and Canada. It contains the text of the Constitution Act, 1982 of Canada in Schedule B, in both of Canada's official languages, making it the only British Act of Parliament to be in both English and French."
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Governor General of Canada
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governor_General_of_Canada
"As Canada is a constitutional monarchy, the Governor General's role is almost always limited to ceremonial and non-partisan functions. In practice, most political power is exercised by the Parliament of Canada (which is composed of the Crown, the Senate, and the House of Commons), and by the Prime Minister and Cabinet. By constitutional convention, the Governor General exercises his or her powers, with very few exceptions, solely on the advice of the Prime Minister and other ministers. Although the Queen of Canada is also Queen of the United Kingdom, the British Government does not advise the Governor General or otherwise interfere in Canadian affairs. The Queen does not personally intervene in Canadian politics, either; she does hold the power to appoint a Governor General, but does so only on the advice of the Canadian Prime Minister. Any constitutional amendment that affects the office of Governor General requires the unanimous consent of the provincial legislatures, rather than the two-thirds majority necessary for most other amendments."
hope some of that is useful
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