Canadian people and culture In some ways Canada is many nations in one. Descendants of British and French immigrants make up about half the population. They were followed by other European and Asian immigrants. First Nations peoples make up about four percent of the population. Inuit people live...
Canadian parliament with Peacetower in Ottawa Canada is among the ten most sparsely populated countries in the world. More than half of the population live in the Canadian provinces Ontario and Quebec. About 90% of the people in Canada live within 160 km/ 100 miles of the US-Canada border....
The Canadian motto,A Mari Usque ad Mare, means "From sea to sea."[13] Although Nova Scotia was granted the British Empire's first flag by King Charles I in 1625, Canada did not have a national flag until February 15, 1965, when its maple leaf flag was adopted by its parliament. Bef...
In June 2017, the Canadian government made changes to the citizenship act when it passed Bill C-6. After the bill received royal assent, it was made into a law and with it came several changes to theCitizenshipAct. The changes will prove beneficial for thousands of immigrants in Canada who...
Currency: Canadian dollar (CAD) In 1982, Canada took over the power to amend their constitution from the United Kingdom. This was done through the Constitution Act of 1982. This severed the final remaining ties that Canada had on British Parliament, and gave Canada full sovereignty. Queen Eliz...
Ottawa: Rideau Canal and Parliament BuildingsRideau Canal and Parliament Buildings, Ottawa. 2 of 2 Ontario Ontario, second largest province ofCanadain area, afterQuebec. It occupies the strip of the Canadian mainland lying betweenHudsonandJamesbays to the north and theSt. Lawrence River–Great Lakes...
covers live political events and airsarchivedhistorical programming. In addition to the U.S. government, the network also occasionally airs coverage of theBritish Parliament, theCanadian Parliament, and other governments whose proceedings might be of some importance to viewers. In 2010 C-SPAN was ava...
According to a news release on Sunday, Trudeau said that Canada would be providing Ukraine with an additional military aid worth of 50 million Canadian dollars (40 million U.S. dollars), including drone cameras, high-resolution satellite imagery, small arms as well as ammunition. ...
The major difference between a Canadian province and territory is that provinces get their power and authority from the Constitution Act of 1867, while territories get their power appointed to them by the Parliament of Canada. Yukon is one of Canada’s officially bilingual territories but also ...
10. The founder of PETA, Ingrid Newkirk, has asked for, when she dies, her skin to be turned into wallets, her feet into umbrella stands, her flesh into nuggets, and for her ears to be sent to the Canadian Parliament –Source