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Aboriginal Status and Health, 2008.
This paper explores four social determinants of health that affect the Aboriginal population of Canada.
2,425 words (approx. 9.7 pages), 1 source, APA, £ 44.95
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The paper examines Aboriginal status, income, gender and social exclusion as social determinants of health that affect the Aboriginal population. The paper shows how these social determinants of health interact to ensure that the Aboriginal communities have the very worst social and economic conditions in Canada, as well as few resources. The paper outlines policy options to improve the quality of these social determinants of health and discusses the barriers to implementation of these policies.
Outline:
Introduction
Aboriginal Status
Income
Pathways
Social Exclusion
Gender
Policy Options for Improvement
Barriers to Implementation of Policy Options
Conclusion
From the Paper
"Aboriginal peoples live in physical, socioeconomic, and psycho-social environments which determine that they will not live healthy lifestyles and will have very poor health status. Aboriginal status refers to how Aboriginal people are classified under the Indian Act. The term 'status Indian' has a special legal meaning and involves "certain privileges to be compensated for having relinquished certain land rights" (Raphael, 2004, p. 267). As a result of colonization, Aboriginal peoples have lost land, cultural heritage, religion, and language, but mainly they have lost their autonomy. The consequences are observed in the poor physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, and cultural health of these people. The nature of the socioeconomic environment ensues that the health status of these people will be poor."
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International Student Rights, 2008.
This paper argues for international student rights in Canadian universities.
1,195 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 3 sources, MLA, £ 24.95
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The paper discusses international students' importance to Canadian universities. The paper maintains that universities may be blinded by multicultural principles and fail to see the very real difficulties that international students face. The paper argues that universities should offer targeted services to meet the needs of international students.
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"The fact that international students are important to Canadian universities can be seen from the lengths that Canada has gone to in order to attract international students. Canada took note of the fact that after aggressive marketing of their tertiary educational facilities to Asian students, Australia estimates that by the year 2010, international students will be contributing $4.5 billion a year to Australia's economy. Accordingly, Canada has been opening up Canadian Education Centres in Asia - one was opened by Chretien himself, while in Jakarta. The objective of these centres is to tell prospective students that Canada offers the best possible education, in the friendliest environment, in an attempt to double the quantity of Asian international students in Canada. This is beneficial for the universities, as most of these students pay full fees."
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Reproduction of the Canadian Labor Force, 2008.
An analysis of the meaning and effect of the reproduction of the Canadian labor force.
1,026 words (approx. 4.1 pages), 3 sources, APA, £ 21.95
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This paper addresses the question of what it means to say that the Canadian population is reproduced from the perspective of labor force reproduction. It discusses the effects of the intersection of fertility and immigration over labor force reproduction. It then discusses how this reproduction has shaped the economic structures of society in the interest of big business.
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"Thus, the labor force of Canada was not biologically reproducing itself on a generational basis by the last decades of the twentieth century. In order to meet this shortfall, the Government of Canada resorted to immigration to supply a labor force to meet the demands of the Canadian economy. These demands are complex, for the Labor Force Reproduction model indicates that the economy needs a labor supply not only in terms of production but also to consume the goods produced. As a result, in the years in which the Canadian fertility rates were declining (after 1956) the Canadian immigration levels were increasing. From 1954 to 1992 Canada accepted 5.7 million immigrants. These immigrants fulfilled a wide number of economic roles in Canadian society, from contributing as business class immigrants and supplying entrepreneurial investment funds, to those who work in the commercial and corporate sectors. In addition, we must not forget the significant numbers of immigrants who worked as unpaid labor - often women - and so subsidized the paid labor force in Canada."
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Labour Reproduction Force, 2008.
This paper looks at the changes in the Canadian population from a labour force reproduction perspective.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 2 sources, MLA, £ 18.95
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In this article, the writer discusses that a labour force reproduction (LFR) perspective allows insights into how populations reproduce themselves in the context of economic change, with fertility and immigration being contributory factors over time. As this essay argues, in discussing how the Canadian population is (re)produced from a LFR perspective, the use of this perspective allows us to understand critical issues of power and, in particular, who gains from such a reproduction process. In this analysis, one can see how a labour force reproduction perspective allows us to understand how fertility rates and immigration factor into postwar Canadian economic growth. The writer concludes that changes in the LFR model reflect broader economic changes under globalization that reveal how corporate interests profit significantly from this reproduction process.
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"However, the LFR model extended far beyond the shop floor, and can be understood as part of a larger vision of social organization whereby the single-wage earning family was promoted as the primary model for both the reproduction of labour - in the form of children - as well as of consumption. Thus, industrialists such as Ford recognized that it was in the self-interests of industry that they create well-paying jobs, as these well-paid workers were also prosperous consumers of the products assembly line mass production was creating across North America. Thus, the Fordist LFR model can be seen as a cycle by which the industrial economy reproduces itself over time."
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Prostitution in Canada, 2008.
A discussion on whether prostitution should be legal in cases of adult choice in Canada.
1,274 words (approx. 5.1 pages), 7 sources, MLA, £ 26.95
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This paper discusses how prostitution is legal in Canada although living off the avails of prostitution remains illegal as does engaging in sex-for-money negotiations in a public place. It contends that when investigating the circumstances of most sex trade workers, one does see why at least partial criminalization remains desirable and why an inhibiting legal framework is needed.
Outline:
Introduction
Arguments Against Legalized Prostitution
Concluding Remarks
From the Paper
"Street prostitutes face extreme danger in random violence, sexual assault and abduction, risks that men and women probably would not take without the compulsion to finance addictions. Street prostitution, as the now prevailing form, is generally considered 10 times more dangerous than sex work in brothels of one kind or another, for the bona fide criminal preys upon vulnerable persons of which the sex worker is highly vulnerable for each client is usually a stranger of unknown potential. Sex workers are known to be less likely to report assaults or thefts to police, they often have access to cash, and are easily identified. (Summers 2006) Whereas other men or women are usually not accessible for one-on-one private meetings, the sex trade worker expects this situation and is thus highly accessible. "
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Community, 2008.
A discussion of the cause and effect of the development of communities in Canada.
1,723 words (approx. 6.9 pages), 5 sources, APA, £ 33.95
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This paper discusses the importance of community for individuals. It particularly focuses on the establishment of communities within cities throughout Canadian history. It looks at the different types of communities and the effects that they have on people's lives. It then discusses the pattern of development of communities in general and in Canada specifically.
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"Above all else, immigrants have created community in Canadian cities. "Canada is a county of immigrants. Hiller (2005, p. 118) states that "About 13 million immigrants arrived in this country in the twentieth century". Immigrants have produced very important effects on Canadian cities especially in terms of economic integration and improving the economy. As well as immigrants, other racial and ethnic groups have moved into cities. Some of these such as aboriginal youth would not be expected by all people to build community, but they produce a very positive effect on the city. Community is something that is created, and close ties can be either maintained or created at all levels of society."
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Canadian Forestry Resources, 2008.
This paper explores strategies to combat the forest resource depletion in Canada.
1,346 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 1 source, MLA, £ 27.95
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The paper discusses how Canadian forest ecosystems and resources are threatened because of intensive forestry operations, especially clear-cutting. The paper also looks at how forests have been poorly managed across Canada with some badly designed solutions to the problem of disappearing forest resources. The paper shows how the proposal to export in quantity is a very damaging one under present conditions. The paper is of the opinion that Canada's forest industry needs a new perspective based on balance and diversity, specifically, an ecosystems approach.
From the Paper
"Forestry resources in Canada a few decades ago were available in great abundance. These resources are poorly managed and definitely should not be exported in quantity. Forest covers nearly fifty percent of the total surface area are in Canada. These forests supply about one-fifth of the total world's demand for timber. Forest resources are seen as a renewable resource and they have been exploited. At the same way, forests have been seen as inexhaustible and therefore they have been exploited intensively. For decades, there has been no concern about how these resources might be renewed. Forest resources cannot be renewed and made available without any limits, at least not with present methods."
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Tourism Decline for Canada, 2007.
An examination of the decline in tourism for Canada in the last year, a decline that occurred even as tourism for the world increased over the same period.
1,654 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 3 sources, APA, £ 32.95
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This paper analyzes the challenge of changing a tourist's perception of Canada to make it a more desirable destination. The paper explains the need to reverse the trend and increase the tourism business for Canada. and looks at why Greece is a successful tourist destination. The writer suggests that more could be made of the skiing areas in Canada to attract tourists. The writer also notes that much of Toronto has been used for filming in lieu of New York City, for instance, and suggests that the names of those films be featured in tourist advertising.
Outline:
Introduction
Findings
Conclusions
From the Paper
"The percentage of loss for Canada was exceeded only by the loss for Montserrat, a region suffering from volcanic explosions since 1995; Aruba, in decline since the Natalee Holloway disappearance; and Uruguay. While the drop for these other regions can be explained by various unusual circumstances, the decline for Canada appears to be more basic and to relate largely to the perception the world has of Canada as an unexciting destination. Certain specific issues can be cited with reference to tourism from the United Sates, however, such as changes in travel rules so that in the near future, a passport will be required."
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Multiculturalism in Toronto, 2008.
An examination of the social, psychological and ecological structure of Chinatown in Toronto.
1,460 words (approx. 5.8 pages), 8 sources, APA, £ 29.95
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This paper examines a distinctive ethno-racial neighborhood in Toronto (Chinatown) in terms of its social, psychological and ecological structure or structures. In so doing, the paper reveals and discusses how Canada's largest city is a community which has (albeit not with complete enthusiasm) embraced new cultures and ethno-racial groups over time. It shows how as a result, a civic culture has sprung up that allows all groups, regardless of origin, to rise to success and prominence if desired.
From the Paper
"Going further, Toronto's view of itself as being a city of many "publics" or ethno-racial communities all living together comfortably is a view that can be investigated even more so by examining how the psychology of Chinatown is linked, in part, by its churches. To wit, there are - or there were as of the middle 1990s - more Christian churches scattered among Toronto's Chinese community than in any other Chinese urban community in North America (Mackey, 1995). This suggests a Chinese community that was, historically-speaking, largely left alone to practice its faith without incident in large measure because that faith was the faith of most Torontonians even into the latter stages of the twentieth century."
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Contract Law: Breach of Contract, 2008.
A discussion of the law of contract, and especially laws that apply to breach of contract.
1,347 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 4 sources, APA, £ 27.95
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This paper discusses laws that apply to breach of contract, related to an interview the writer conducted with Mr. James Pflanz (a lawyer specializing in small business issues). The writer explains how the law of contract is part of private law, and is designed to make sure that parties to a contract keep their promises to each other, and to provide remedies if parties do not keep their promises. The writer further discusses how in the case of partial or complete breach of contract, the wronged party may use contract law to try and get a remedy, which is usually damages. The writer asserts that it is very important in business to have a really good contract drawn up by a lawyer, so that a party does not suffer undue losses due to breach of a poorly written contract.
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"One of the main purposes of contract law is to promote cooperation between parties, and make them keep their promises to each other. When parties cooperate and keep their promises, they can achieve success. However, if they do not work together and cooperate, or if they break their promise, then things can go very wrong. Money may be lost, and it may become a situation where the different parties blame each other for losses. Or else, it may be that a party does not do what they were supposed to do, or do it properly. In this situation, the law of contract lays down ways in which the wronged party can sue for breach of contract. This is the kind of situation I uncovered in a personal interview with Mr. James Pflanz, a lawyer specializing in small business issues."
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Federal Indian Policy in Canada, 2008.
An examination of the Aboriginal Canadians' self-government problem.
2,732 words (approx. 10.9 pages), 11 sources, MLA, £ 49.95
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This paper explains how the Canadian government has acted to appease First Nation citizens and examines the history of the First Nation people from a political standpoint. The writer then discusses how the current self-government legislation fails to fully address the self-government needs of Canada's Indigenous people.
Outline:
Introduction
Federal Government Legislation Regarding Native Canadians
Current Aboriginal Self-Government Legislation
Assembly of First Nations: History of Aboriginal Struggle
The Rights of Aboriginal Canadians to Self-Govern
Conclusion: Rectify the Aboriginal Self-Government Problem
From the Paper
"Under the federal Indian Act, the Canadian government defines an Indian as "a person who, pursuant to this Act, is registered as an Indian or is entitled to be registered as an Indian" (Indian and Northern Affairs Canada [INAC], "Federal Programs"). In particular, the program is used to administer benefits to individuals registered in the Indian Register (that is, those who have attained "Registered Indian Status") under the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development (DIAND). But how efficient is the program in addressing the needs of First Nation Canadians? With current legislation being more of a concession to the injustices indigenous Canadians have faced since the European invasion, the Federal and provincial governments have ignored one of the basic rights of the Indigenous people - that is, the right of self-government."
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Genetically Modified Foods, 2008.
A personal viewpoint on the genetically engineered food debate, focusing on the "Monsanto vs. Percy Schmeiser" litigation case.
1,995 words (approx. 8.0 pages), 9 sources, MLA, £ 38.95
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The paper examines the "Monsanto Canada Inc. v. Schmeiser" case and the decision of Canada's Supreme Court to give agricultural multinationals the power to penalize and to bring before the courts farmers who find themselves the inadvertent possessors of patented seed products. The paper argues that this case is an example of patent protections being expanded in ways that ultimately hurt farmers, endanger the environment, encourage greater genetic modification of foodstuffs and cause genetically modified foods to find their ways onto the plates of ordinary Canadians in ever-increasing numbers. The paper is of the opinion that the inability of the Court to appreciate the long-term consequences of its decision will cause hardship for many.
From the Paper
"The following paper will look at the ongoing debate about the genetic manipulation of foodstuffs with an eye towards exploring whether or not the expansive patent rights recently granted to plant seed developers such as Monsanto is an example of forward-thinking jurisprudence by the Canadian Supreme Court - or an instance of short-sighted legal reasoning that will create more problems than it will solve. Such a paper is important because genetically modified foodstuffs - courtesy of powerful multinationals - are more prevalent now than ever before and the likelihood that the foods we eat will be foods engineered in a laboratory somewhere is an issue which should be of the utmost concern to anyone who has reservations about eating such items and/or reservations about the ecological and environmental ramifications of introducing into an agricultural ecosystem a living organism that nature has not on its own seen fit to introduce."
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Canada Child Tax Benefit, 2008.
An analysis of the Canada Child Tax Benefit (CCTB) based on Michael Ignatieff's analysis in "A Vision for a More Competitive Canada."
1,544 words (approx. 6.2 pages), 7 sources, MLA, £ 30.95
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This paper identifies and analyzes the Canada Child Tax Benefit (CCTB). It analyzes the policy and discusses its problems. The paper specifically looks at an analysis of the CCTB by Michael Ignatieff, the Canadian Member of Parliament for Etobicoke, Lakeshore and one of the Liberal Party of Canada leadership candidates. It discusses the CCTB according to an article he wrote for The Globe and Mail entitled "A Vision for a More Competitive Canada."
Table of Contents:
Introduction: Policy Under Review
Policy Summary
Problems With the CCTB
Conclusion: Other Options?
From the Paper
"To date, the GNWT has cut the personal income tax levels and maintains one of the lowest corporate taxation regimes in the country (ibid, p. 17). It makes sense that in order to support those who are in need, those who have high financial security ought to be taxes more. At the moment, the ironic truth is that it is those who have the least financial wealth must pay in order to subsidize the CCTB. Indeed, as one detractor commented, the CTB is "more generous to those who do get it than anything in our history" (Shillington, 2000, p. 62). Funds from taxation of those with higher personal incomes and increased corporate taxation would do much to stem this problem. Additional funds may also be taken from the Canada's National Plan of Action for Children initiatives, for example (ibid, p. 17). Until such solutions are implemented, unfortunately families struggling under the CCTB have no alternative to their dire situation."
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Dirty Washrooms at Ryerson, 2006.
An examination of the dirty women's washrooms at Ryerson University in Canada.
947 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 4 sources, MLA, £ 20.95
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This report examines a very specific problem that developed at Ryerson University. The problem that is examined is the dirty women's washrooms around campus. The paper explains the methodology used for the report and then looks at the organization structure of the cleaning department. The writer attempts to analyze the extent of the problem based on the data received from a survey handed out to female students. The writer also offers possible solutions to this problem. A copy of the survey is attached to this report as Appendix 1 and a
copy of the results of the survey is attached as Appendix 2.
Outline:
Introduction
Methodology
Results
Organizational Structural Issues
Discussion of Results
Call to Action
From the Paper
"Social life in most societies is organized along institutional lines. An institution is defined as, "A society or corporation especially of a public character" (Anonymous 272). Institutions include families, marriages, schools and churches. The fact that institutions are so common in our society means that we largely take them for granted. People often fail to realize that institutions are composed of people and that the activities of these people determine how an institution will operate. The way that an institution operates is often referred to as organization culture."
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