Manitoba

Helen Osborne, an Aboriginal woman from The Pas Manitoba, was brutally raped and murdered in 1971. When investigating Osborne’s murder, police were informed about suspicious activities of four while men that may have been linked to Osborne’s murder. Fully knowing this information, police still chose to…

Critical in developing the nation, the date of July 1st, 1867 has a connotation unlike any other in Canadian history. Commemorated annually with shows of patriotism, Canadian Confederation is perhaps the most public presentation of history in the country. Aiming to dilute the perception of Canada’s divide between the French and the English, the overwhelming Anglocentric bias in the presentation of Canadian Confederation homogenizes Canadian culture. Plagued by English ethnocentricity,…

In summary of part two of reading many things happened. The reading starts off with the group Doctor Schultz organized surrendering and being imprisoned. A couple of days later the English agreed to the need of their being a provisional government and Louis Riel was made president. Later in the reading it was shown that Schultz had escaped out of prison with the help of his wife. When Riel heard about the disapearence of Schultz he was furious. Around February 10, 1870 in the story the…

As claimed by Elizabeth Gershoff and her research team, “children who are spanked are more likely to exhibit depression, anxiety, drug use, and aggression as they get older” in other words, adolescents that were spanked during their initial childhood years have a higher contingency of showing social problems when they mature. The repercussions of corporal punishment far outweigh the convenience of its practice. Even though spanking offers immediate compliance from a child, it should not be used…

PEAR Assignment #1 Cocktail Party Economics by Eveline J. Adomait and Richard G. Maranta discusses the main concepts behind economics using simple language and real life examples. Cocktail Party Economics is divided into twelve chapters, each discussing a different topic related to the subject of economics. This essay will focus on Chapter 7- Demanding Clients (A Venti Chapter) and it’s relation to the recent minimum wage increase in five Canadian provinces. Chapter 7- demanding Clients (A Venti…

from Devils Lake into Sheyenne River, which eventually connects with the Red River and Lake Winnipeg in Manitoba. Why? It is because Devils Lake have been tripled its size, after more than a decade of wet weather in the enclosed basin and it also does not have any natural outlets, so the only way the water escapes from the lake is by evaporating. Who is opposed to diversion? Government of Manitoba along with Premier Gary Doer and some citizens on both side of the border. Why? As the lake does…

On June 21, 1919, angry Winnipers terrorized the city of Winnipeg, Manitoba. The event will be remembered as Bloody Saturday. These citizens were on a labor strike demanding better working conditions, more jobs for unemployed citizens, and higher wages. Milton Wilson, a participate of the strike said, “I’m furious with what this city has to offer to me, it’s not much we are asking for.” The strike started on May 15 with 30,000 protesters. The citizens were later joined with 10,000 angry war…

The crime of sexual offenses is a growing issue in current society. Anyone can be a victimized. Unfortunately it is viewed as an unacceptable topic in many religions. Sexual Assault is violence; "Sexual assault refers to any unwanted sexual behavior which makes a person feel uncomfortable, threatened or scared" (What is Sexual Assault, 2015). There are many different types of assaults such as rape and child sexual abuse, which both lack the voluntary consent of the complainant. Consent must be…

A common justification for publication bans on the identities of sexual assault complainants is the stigma associated with being assaulted. According to Marco Chown Oved, investigative journalist for The Star, “Hardly anyone would be ashamed of reporting their car stolen, but admitting you’ve been raped has led, in other countries, to forced marriage with your aggressor or even honour killings by relatives. Those attitudes are present in Canada as well.” (https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2014/04…

Women’s Suffrage Essay Draft 1 – March 30, 2016 (Word count: 1338) Women in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta were the first to gain a vote in Canada. The fight for women’s suffrage was a continuous momentum that was felt not only in Canada but also around the world, including in countries such as Great Britain and the United States. The suffrage movements in other countries influenced the women in Canada to fight for a vote as well. Three major factors that helped Canadian women succeed in…