Canada's Future

Which national model do you support the most?

After exploring the positive and negative characteristics of pluralism, Aboriginal self-determination, global leadership, and the multinational model, the model that aligns most with my values is the global leadership national model. This is because global leadership leads to the creation of cooperation among nations to achieve a common goal. This is seen in foreign aid efforts made after the Tsunami of 2004 by multiple countries. A multitude of countries banded together as global leaders to aid those affected by the tsunami. It occurred in the Indian Ocean area, and over 225, 000 live were lost. According to the U.S Geological Survey (USGS), the tsunami was generated by an earthquake that released about 23 000 Hiroshima-type atomic bombs. This energy release had been slowly building up over the years, deep in the earth. On December 26, 2004, this energy was unleashed, leaving more than 150,00 people dead or missing, and in 11 countries, millions of more were left homeless. Jan Egeland said, "the swift response had prevented a second wave of deaths through disease and malnutrition." The swift response refers to the world's aid efforts after the disastrous tsunami. If these nation did not act as a global leaders, a second wave of deaths would occur post-tsunami. This is because the tsunami destroyed everything. Homes. Farmland. Food. Leaving those who survived with nothing to survive off. Over $7 billion were contributed to governments and NGO's to give relief by providing for survivors, and rebuilding destroyed communities. An example of one of the global leaders that helped is Canada. The country has numerous organizations and agencies that work to improve the quality of life of people in developing countries. As well as deal with issues like poverty, human rights violations, famine, and etc. The Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) gave over $280 million to to government commitments to help rebuild the destroyed communities in the Indian Ocean region through 2009. The country worked with affected countries such as Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, and the Maldives, and more. This was through the means of governments and organizations. Also, by multilateralism. It is where multiple nations or nation-states that work together to achieve goals that affect the global community.

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Visual Rep of Bilingualism and Multiculturalism

Note: Comedian isn't meant to be there, instead the word should have been Canadian This image is my visual representation of Canada's multiculturalism and bilingualism. I will highlight on a few terms that I've selected to add to my visual. Canada's multiculturalism is represented by the words recognition, acknowledgement, aboriginal, diversity, treaties, and cultural mosaic. Multiculturalism is known as a the presences of many different cultural or ethnic groups in a nation. With that, Canada is often referred to as a cultural mosaic, being composed with so many different cultural and ethnic groups. Efforts to acknowledge the importance of respecting diversity in Canada are often made. For example, with the Meech Lake accords aimed to recognize Quebec as a "distinct society". Another example would be the land claim agreements between the Aboriginal peoples and the Canadian government. It allows for the Canadian government to acknowledge the Abo

Influential Canadians: Terry Fox

What has he done that contributes to a national identity in Canada? Terry Fox Terry Fox was a cancer research activist, and used his voice to raise awareness of cancer. When he was experiencing months of chemotherapy he saw the pain and suffering others who had been diagnosed with cancer was going through. This became a driving force in Fox's mission to help. Dick Traum, an amputee that ran the New York City Marathon, had inspired Fox with an idea. What if he would run across Canada on his own feet, to raise awareness and funds for cancer research? In April 1980, Terry Fox's Marathon of Hope initiated. More than 5,000 km were logged on his training runs. He also gained the support of a multitude of companies and organizations: the Canadian Cancer Society, War Amputations of Canada, Ford Motor Company, Imperial Oil, and Adidas. On average, Fox was set on running about 42 km per day. Terry Fox contributes to a national identity in Canada because his actions are what

Promoting an Alternate Canadian Identity: Louis Riel

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