Author: Clint Curtis

Marie Rollet Hébert [Hubou] has been credited with being the first person in what is now Canada to provide nursing care to the sick. The wife of Louis HÉBERT, a surgeon-apothecary, she arrived in Québec in 1617 and assisted her husband in caring for the sick. When did nursing begin in Canada? 1874By 1900, hospitals […]

The bill had four main objectives: 1) to guarantee the same rights and privileges that were enjoyed by other subjects in British North America; 2) to give colonial assemblies the right to levy taxes to pay for local civil and legal administration, thus easing the burden on Britain’s treasury; 3) to justify the division What […]

Receiving approval from Britain for the last time, Queen Elizabeth II signed the Canada Act on April 17, 1982 in Ottawa. This action gave Canada control over its Constitution and guaranteed the rights and freedoms in the Charter as the supreme law of the nation. Why was the Canada Act important? This act combined the […]

the Canadian Constitution. The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms sets out those rights and freedoms that Canadians believe are necessary in a free and democratic society. The Charter is one part of the Canadian Constitution. What type of law protects your rights and freedoms? Provincial and territorial human rights laws The Québec Charter of […]

Between 1902 and 1914, of the approximately 2.85 million newcomers who arrived on Canadian soil, 1.18 million had English, Scottish, Irish, Welsh or other British roots. These newcomers came from every British class from paupers to upper-class. What was immigration like in the early 1900s? Immigration in the Early 1900s. After the depression of the […]

Federal organizations that protect human rights The Canadian Human Rights Commission promotes equal opportunity and works to prevent discrimination in Canada by: doing research and developing policies to understand human rights; managing efficiently cases and complaints; and. Why is Canada the best country for human rights? Canada’s reputation as a champion of human rights is […]

The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms sets out those rights and freedoms that Canadians believe are necessary in a free and democratic society. The Charter is one part of the Canadian Constitution. Is there any constitution in Canada? Canada’s Constitution is partly written, and partly unwritten. An important written part of Canada’s Constitution is […]

Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. What is Canada’s constitution called? The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms sets out those rights and freedoms that Canadians believe are necessary in a free and democratic society. The Charter is one part of the Canadian Constitution. The Constitution is a set of laws containing the basic rules […]

While conceding that Canada, located in Northern America, and Europe are over 3,000 km (1,900 mi) distant, being separated by the North Atlantic, proponents note that the EU already has a member outside Europe, Cyprus, that is geographically in Western Asia. Is a Canada a European country? Canada is a country in North America. How […]

Section 35 of the Constitution Act states: 35. (1) The existing aboriginal and treaty rights of the aboriginal peoples of Canada are hereby recognized and affirmed. (2) In this Act, “aboriginal peoples of Canada” includes the Indian, Inuit and Métis peoples of Canada. Are Aboriginal rights constitutionally recognized in Canada? Aboriginal rights and Treaty rights […]