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Arctic Sovereignty
Canada's claim of Artic land. US wanted to keep the Artic waters as international claim and ignore tariff charges oversea. Canada did not alow this and created an agreement of keeping claim of those waters (Morrison).
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Birth of John Diefenbaker
John Diefenbaker was born on September 18, 1895.Hewas born in Neustadt, ON. His Parents were Mary Diefenbaker, William Thomas Diefenbaker and h had one younger brother named Elmer Diefenbaker. -
Schooling
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Lawyer
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Creation of the Canadian Arts Council
Created to promote the creation of the arts in Canada. The council provides grants for new companies, artists, and businesses working in the Arts. This allowed the production of Canadian Arts in order to represent Canada's identity and individuality (Harvey).
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Official Languages Act of Canada
The Official Languages Act (1969) is the federal statute that made English and French the official languages of Canada. It requires all federal institutions to provide services in English or French on request. -
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) is an independent public organization that regulates and supervises broadcasting and telecommunications systems in Canada. It does not regulate newspapers, magazines, cell phone rates, or the quality and content of TV and radio programs. The CRTC reports to Parliament through the Minister of Canadian Heritage. Its mandate is to ensure that broadcasting and telecommunications systems serve the Canadian public. -
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
The Canadian Constitution, the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, guarantees the rights of individuals by enshrining those rights, and certain limits on them, in the highest law of the land. Since its enactment in 1982, the Charter has created a social and legal revolution in Canada, expanding the rights of minorities, transforming the nature of criminal investigations and prosecutions, and subjecting the will of Parliament and the legislatures to judicial scrutiny—an ongoing source of controversy. -
Constitution
The Constitution Act, 1982 was a landmark in Canadian history. It enshrined the Charter of Rights and Freedoms in the Constitution, the highest law of the land, and completed the unfinished business of Canadian independence — allowing Canadians to amend their own Constitution without requiring approval from Britain
