Essay Exam

Question 1

Paragraph 1 Thesis

Answer 1

Canada has improved politically.

Question 2

Political points

Answer 2

1. 1957, 1966, 1984 Medicare established provided universal health care for every Canadian citizen
2. 1967 omnibus bill allowed no fault divorce, birth control, gay rights
3. 1982 charter of rights and freedoms added to constitution which guaranteed no discrimination under the law
4. 1984-1993 PM mulroney replaced mst 13.7% with gst 7%
5. 2016 23 federal political parties eg NDP stands by childcare healthcare and creating jobs

Question 3

Paragraph 2 Thesis

Answer 3

Canada has improved economically

Question 4

Economic points

Answer 4

1. 1935-2013 avg. canadian personal income went from $310 to $320,020
2. 1951 transcanada pipeline began to distibute natural gas throughout canada today transcanada cooperation which came out of the pipeline whose net income is $1.7 billion
3. 1960s foreign demand for canadian goods grew from $7 billion/year to over $14 billion
4. 1993-2000 unemployment rate dropped 11.4% to 7.6%
5. 1997-2007 economic growth averaged at 3.3%

Question 5

Paragraph 3 Thesis

Answer 5

Canada has improved socially.

Question 6

Social points

Answer 6

1. 1933-1945 Canada accepted less than 5000 Jewish refugees by the end of 2016 Canada will have taken in 50,000 Syrian refugees
2. 1948 and 1961 changes to the criminal code labelled gay men as “criminal sexual psychopaths” which provided for indiscriminate prison sentences. In 2005 Canada legalized same sex marriage.
3. 1969 Official Languages Act made french and english the official languages of canada before this french canadians were forced to speak in english in front of federal courts
4. 2009 58.3% of women were employed more than double the amount in 1976
5. 2015 PM trudeau appointed 15 women to his 31 member cabinet