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world war 2
World War II, also known as the Second World War was a major conflict that took place between 1939 and 1945. The vast majority of countries in the world, including all of the great powers, formed two competing military alliances the Allies and the Axis forces. -
korean war
over 26,000 Canadian military troops served in the Korean War as members of a United Nations (UN) force, both in combat and as peacekeepers afterward. Korea is Canada's third-bloodiest overseas combat, behind the two world wars, with around 500 canadians killed and over 1,200 injured. -
Diefenbaker
Throughout his 6 years as Prime Minister, his administration was successful in getting the Canadian Bill of Rights passed and giving First Nations the right to vote. Diefenbaker's administration abolished race prejudice in immigration policy in 1962. -
St Lawrence seaway opens
St. Lawrence Waterway is a series of canals, and channels in Canada and the U.s. that allows seagoing vessels ships to transit from Atlantic to the Northwest Coast of North America. -
Universal Healthcare
Tommy Douglas, the Premier of Saskatchewan, felt that every province owed its citizens a basic degree of care, and he fought hard to make it happen. Doctors, however, were outraged at the prospect and being under government influence, and started protesting for 23 days, throwing the province into chaos. -
trans canada highway
The Trans-Canada Highway is a federal and provincial highway system that runs from Pacific on the west coast to the Atlantic on the east coast, passing through all ten provinces of Canada. The primary route runs for 7,476 km across the country, making it one of the world's longest roads of its kind. -
canadas flag
Against all odds, a bipartisan committee of the Senate and The house of Commons approved for the current flag in 1964. After months of negotiations, the final design was accepted by Parliament and royal proclamation on February 15, 1965, and then became Canada's country's official flag. -
100th birthday
The Canadian Centennial was only a year commemoration of Canada's hundredth anniversary of confederation held in 1967. Canada's celebrations spanned the entire year, culminating on Dominion Day. -
CPR
The Canadian Pacific Railway, often called the CP Rail and simply Canadian Pacific between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881. -
official languages act
The official languages of Canada are English and French. It mandates that all government agencies provide services in either English or French upon request. -
constitution act
The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, as well as other provisions, such as Indigenous peoples' rights and processes for amending the Constitution of Canada, are contained in the Constitution Act of 1982. -
British North America Act
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Free trade agreement
On January 2, 1988, Ronald Reagan and Prime Minister Brian Mulroney signed the United States-Canada Free Trade Agreement, which aimed to eliminate all barriers on trade between the two countries. -
war measure act
The War Measures Act was a piece of legislation passed by the Canadian Parliament that outlined the procedures for declaring war, invasion, or insurgency, as well as the kinds of emergency actions that may be employed as a result. -
canada's residential school apology
Steven Harper gave the indigenous a full apology about everything that has been done in the past. He apologized for all of Canada and their terrible actions.