Canadian English

Canadian english Canada has two official languages-english and french out of which english is spoken by about 57% of the population and 68% of the population speaks it as its native language.it is the majority language spoken in every province and territory of canada except quebec where the province has a french speaking majority and nunavut where the province hs inakut speaking majority. Though english and french are the two official languages of canada, outside quebec about 80%of the poulation have english as their home language and the remaining speak other nonofficial languages. in the province toronto and vancouver, higher immigration from non english speaking countries has reduced the number of native english speakers in these provinces…

Craig Kielburger is a great Canadian historical figure because of his great accomplishments to our society. Craig is a well known author, columnist, social entrepreneur, and activist for the rights of children. Craig has many contributions. He contributes to many groups; the three major groups that Craig is well known for are: Free the Children, We Day, and Me to We. Many people are aware of these groups and what they do for others. Craig Kielburger has a tremendous impact on many children,…

The year of 1944 led the nation of Canada into despair over the issue of the WW2. The current situation at that times steered people to believe that Conscription was the only solution to the problem. Conscription was the compulsory enrollment in armed forces which had once tore apart the nation of Canada back in 1917. The after math of was that the conscription crisis of 1944 in Canada, which was an unnecessary action that created bitter disputes between the French & English citizens, which…

year of high school, students of Ontario should only be educated on Canadian literature within English courses. Even though other writers from all cultures provide excellent teaching tools to assist with the provinces educational curriculum, the focus should be related to Canadian literature and it’s writers. As a matter of fact, the direr need for students to become accustomed with the literacy of Canada is greatly important. In all honesty, three reasons are; requiring to concentrate upon…

confederation was a good thing because they had the right to use French or English in Parliaments. But unfortunately the bilingual was not working together in Canada since the Regulation 17 enacted. That made Quebec aware that they…

Conscription is the enforced enlistment of citizens for military service. Conscription was used in both World War I and World War II creating a divide between the English and French Canadians. Majority of French Canadians did not agree with conscription in either war. They found that it would be both unnecessary and unsuccessful. In WWI many soldiers and politicians realized the war would not end quickly. People learned of the conditions in the trenches and number of casualties in Europe, which…

street, apartment or rural post office which the letters were going to. This postal code system is so effective that it is still used until today. It let letters be sent quicker and at a cheap price of 5 cents. As a matter of fact this may seem as the only social event during the 1970’s that contributed to Canada’s development, but there was a second one. The second event is the creation of Sesame Street. Before 1970 there weren’t many children shows. On April 7, 1970 the Canadian Broadcasting…

This makes communication quite easy for citizens. The French first made their way into Canada for colonization and during this time, about 10 000 people from France, immigrated to Canada. French is the that is used to communicate with each other and was more preferred by the French Canadians. The Multiculturalism Act created a bond between French Canadians and English Canadians. There initially was conflicts between the two before the war because of the language barrier. Ontario had banned…

While surveying the historical and cultural context of Quebec as well as the various language debates that have occurred over time, one may notice that certain themes continue to reemerge. Reoccurring themes such as French-Canadian identity, survival, nationalism, and sovereignty span a large period of history and can be applied in both a modern and historical context and are applicable to many peoples, both francophone and others, who have lived in Quebec and in other French speaking areas…

executed after he wrote his last letter to his mother and his will. Louis David Riel was born on October 22,1844 to Louis Riel Sr and Julie Lagimodière. He had 11 siblings, 6 sisters and 5 brothers. Louis Riel was the oldest out his 11 siblings. He spent the majority of his childhood in Quebec. He studied in College de Montreal and Petit Seminaire Higher Secondary School. He was married to Marguerite Monet and later had 2 kids. Their name were Jean-Louis and Marie-Angéliqu. He also had…