Academic papers on Canadian Studies

The Economics of Agriculture in Canada
This 16 page paper provides a history of Canada's farming policies from the 1970s through 2000. Many issues are addressed including but not limited to trade policy, government intervention, competition, increases in technology, expenses of...
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The Stone Diaries by Carol Shields
This 5 page paper considers the way in which Carol Shields creates effects in her story, and the use of symbolism, point of view, tense, diction and descriptive text to support the central messages she conveys. This paper specifically looks at...
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Manitoba: An Outline;
This 8 page paper looks at Manitoba in Canada. The geography, industry of agriculture and secondary industries including agri-tourism are discussed as is the ethnicity and culture. The paper contains 1 map and tow other illustrations including the...
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The Quebec Question
This 8 page paper explores the possibility of Quebec's secession in light of a 1998 Supreme Court ruling. The paper provides a detailed analysis of the ruling as well as a look at possible scenarios if Quebec were to break from Canada. Cultural...
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The First Nations People
5 pages in length. These two interesting books that depict the First Nations People of Canadian descent are "The Loons" by Margaret Laurence and "Borders" by Thomas King. While the settings in each story are different at the same time they have...
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Multiculturalism vs. Biculturalism in Canada
15 pages. Canada is well known as being a multi-cultural country. In Quebec there is an official bilingualism of the French and English speaking factions. Any search for a theme to francophone-Anglophone relations must take into account the fact...
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Child Pornography and Canada's Legal Struggle
This 5 page paper looks at Canada's laws against pornography, and specifically a 1993 law that was challenged in Canada's courts in 1999. How child pornographers are treated in Canada is a focus of this paper. Several recent cases are cited....
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The Economic and Legal Status of Women in Canada
This 5 page paper considers the issue of the economic and legal status of women in Canada. This paper considers women of all ages, cultural groups and different regions of Canada, and relates legal changes to the premise set forth in Nunavut, where...
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Health and Education in Canada and the U.S.
A 7 page paper that compares and contrasts the educational systems and the health care systems in the U.S. and Canada. There are many similarities in the educational system in the two countries. The health care systems, however, are vastly...
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A Comparison of Education and Healthcare in the U.S. and Canada
A 7 page discussion of the educational and healthcare systems of the United States and Canada. Points out the shortcomings and discrepancies of each system but maintains that while there are differences in formats, Canada and the U.S. most often...
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Independence for Quebec?: A Threat to Canadian Nationalism
A 5 page discussion of the issues surrounding the threat of Quebec secession from Canada. Discusses the potential impacts to both Quebec and Canada. Concludes that French-Canadian identity has existed side-by-side with English identity because...
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Canadian Foreign Policy
This 16 page paper argues that Canada's changing policy is not supported by the state of its military forces. Its rhetoric is global in nature, while its reality is still relative isolationism. Much of the problem is attributable to a public, and a...
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Societal Changes in Canada: Late 1800s and Early 1900s
A 5 page discussion of the societal changes which occurred in Canada in the late 1800s, early 1900s. Relies on two books: Paul Voisey's "Vulcan: The Makings of a Prairie Community" and Joy Parr's "The Gender of Breadwinners: Women, Men, and Change...
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Secondary Schools: A View of Education and Development in Canada
The Implementation of Teacher Evaluation in This 5 page paper considers the education and development of secondary schools in Canada, with a specific focus on the integration of teacher evaluation at the secondary school level. Bibliography lists 5...
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Canadian Nationalism
An 11 page research paper that examines the principal theses behind Jonathan F. Vance's book, Death so Noble, concerning World War I experience and how it aided Canadian nationalism. Other sources are then discussed relative to Vance's stance....
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