The text presents a timeline of significant events in Canadian and global history, highlighting Canada’s involvement in major international and domestic affairs. Key moments include General Romeo Dallaire’
Canada itself weathered the 2008 economic
downturn fairly well. But the rest of the world did not. And
when Americans stopped buying Canadian goods, Canadian
exporting companies suffered.
a 2008 poll
completed by Ipsos-Reid in partnership with the Dominion Institute,
more Canadians correctly answered questions about American history and
politics than they did about their own.
Private Chadwick Horn, who was killed in
Afghanistan in 2008.
2006
PM Harper passed a motion recognizing quebecois as a nation within canada
1million aboriginal people
1999-2000
1949
Immigration policies are less stirct more diversity
37 percent of canadian live in urban areas
1995
50.5 percent to stay apart of canada and 49.42 percent to not be
Quebec referendums october 30
1994
General Romeo dallaire was powerless to stop the rwanda genocide
1991
Lost many manufacturing jobs
11.5 percent are older than 65
1990
Peace keepers in yugoslavia were forced to fight back agasint armed attacks
1987
1985
Multiculturalism Act, which acknowledges “the freedom of all members
of Canadian society to preserve, enhance, and share their cultural
heritage.”
1982
Pm at the time First treaudeau
Canadian charter of rights and freedoms signed/brought back to Canada
1980
First referndum where 59.56 percent voted against and 40.44 voted for
1963
Lester b pearson PM brings idea of peace keeping to the UN
