Manitoba

Since police officers have large amounts of discretion, they are held accountable for the actions that they do. For example, a Manitoba officer of the royal Canadian mounted police was charged with manslaughter in the fatal shooting of Steven Campbell (Taylor, 2017, p.1). “Const. Abram Letkeman was also charged with criminal negligence causing death, reckless discharge of a firearm, criminal negligence causing bodily harm and dangerous driving causing bodily harm.” (Taylor,2017, p.1). Various…

rights, and were isolated geographically. This affected them by having no presence in economic competition. Individuals presently still contribute to this social problem by saying offensive statements due to historic crutches. A teacher from Winnipeg, Manitoba had posted on Facebook “They have contributed NOTHING to the development of Canada. Just standing with their hand out. Get to work, tear the treaties and shut the FK up already. Why am I on the hook for their cultural support?” (Maclean’s)…

all forms of discrimination based on gender identity, The Huffington Post details. The approval of the transgender bill in Quebec is similar to the reform implemented in Alberta, British Columbia, Labrador, Ontario, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, and Manitoba, The Montreal Gazette notes. Olie Pullen, 13, was born Oliver and has struggled with the issue in school. When she starts Grade 8 this fall, she…

In much of education today, summative assessment is the primary focus; certainly in Texas, where I have taught for the past twelve years, schools have applied much of their efforts to the TAAS, TAKS, and now STAAR. Given, however, that these tests occur on a single day once a year per assessment, the focus placed on them is quite out of proportion; once they are done, the opportunity for students to improve has passed. Instead, assessment that takes into account a variety of performances, that…

Mireille Paquet’s article “The Federalization of Immigration and Integration in Canada” published in the Canadian Journal of Political Science issue. 47, September 2014. Speaks about the institutional changes between 1990 - 2010 in the Canadian governments immigration and integration of policies between the federal and provincial government. Paquet is a professor in the social science department at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada and has written many articles regarding immigration. Her…

they have the destructive nature to thrive at their new ecosystem’s expense. Zebra mussels got their name due to their shell’s resemblance to zebra stripes. They are approximately two centimeters wide and have a hard, sharp outer shell. (Province of Manitoba) While they may be small, the damage they cause is substantial. Zebra mussels do result in some human activities being affected, the ecosystem they invade face the harshest consequences. These mussels are currently deteriorating…

Women Should Be Santa Too! Women should have the same rights as men, and today women still don’t get the same amount of respect. Around season shopping time Macy’s Department Store in New York City they needed people to be Santa so they hired five women who desperately needed jobs. But, the customers weren’t so pleased, “I will never shop here again.”…

several decades, the concept of the word “woman” has been altered many times to fit into the ever changing mold that is accepted by society. The status of women in Canada is yet to be defined, despite having won the right to vote in the province of Manitoba in 1916. It is important to be clear that the suffragette movement was not at the same time as the realisation of the the legal recognition of women as persons with rights. According to the Canadian Constitution, the legal term for “person”…

Cúram for Child Welfare Project Phase 1 – Strategy for Disaster Recovery Prepared By: Edwin Anzures Version: 1 1. About this Document 1.1. Document Purpose The Strategy for Disaster Recovery document for the scoping phase of the Cúram for Child Welfare project outlines the planned approaches for implementing the required resilience: • Prevention • Detection • Response • Recovery • Restoration 1.2. Audience for this Document The audience for this document includes: • Project…

was rationed. traveling was almost impossible, only by boat from Canada to England and the spaces were only available to the armed forces. Bruce was stationed in France at the age of twenty. He was a lieutenant in the army and was a member of the Manitoba Dragoons in Canada. Bruce Wiggins was shot in the back by a German prisoner in 1944. He was paralyzed and returned to Canada.…