Essays on Provincial

The Canadian healthcare and social assistance sector falls under the NAICS classification. The sector entails a publicly funded healthcare system. The sector is guided by the provisions of the Canada Health Act of 1984 (Belchetz). The sector, relative to its peers in most other countries including the U.S and Mexico, is unique. Its uniqueness arises from the fact that despite being predominantly publicly funded, most of the healthcare services at the point of sale are provided for by private practitioners. The Canadian healthcare and social assistance sector has been billed in many quarters as a model to be followed ...

Introduction

A comparison of engineering licensure and regulation in the United States and Canada reveal critical differences between the two countries. Nonetheless, the licensure and regulation between the two countries converge at the point where government intervention in the profession offer some level of autonomy for engineers in their duty to promote public welfare and consumer protection. It has to be noted that privileges given to engineers in Canada present tremendous responsibility to the players. Besides, state regulation and licensure in the United States gives the state the watchdog powers to oversee the operations of individual engineers and corporate entities ...

Introduction

Regulation and licensure is the act of giving a permit to those qualified in particular field of specialty while at the same time keeping in checking their activities. It is usually established under a variety of jurisdictions that aim at promoting the welfare of the public. Licensure is the process under which engineers receive authorization to practice as well as provide professional engineering services to people [5]. Just like any other profession, engineering is usually protected by the law under some jurisdictions. In the United States, the practice of architecture is often governed by individual states. The licenses are ...

Define Activities:

The primary activity is to develop the longest road tunnel in Australia. The tunnel will be 9km long, and reach from the northern exchange, near North Wahroonga, to the southern exchange, near Northmead. This will include the creation of not only the tunnel itself, but also tunnels for onramps and off ramps, as well as additional earthwork, the widening of brides, creation of drainage infrastructure, new pavement and the replacement of signage to indicate the tunnel, once open. The purpose of this construction is to create an alternate route for trucking traffic, to remove roughly 5,000 trucks from ...

During the first 2 centuries C.E., there was a period of peace and prosperity, called Pax Romana , which remained in history as one of the happiest and prosperous periods in the entire human history. However, the achievements of the 3 emperors of the Flavian dynasty, Vespasian, and his sons, Titus and Domitian, laid the foundations for Pax Romana because it represented a period of able administration and important political, social, military and educational changes which brought prosperity in the empire. The succession of the first of these emperors, Nerva, put an end to the Flavian dynasty and in particular, ...

Introduction

The Constitution Act of 1982, which introduced some of the most important changes to the Canadian Constitution since it came into force in 1867; has and continued to play a significant role in changing the framework of Canadian politics (CDOJ, 2016). These changes, on the whole, have had a substantially positive effect on the Canadian political community. In order to understand the benefits of Canadian constitutional reform on the political community, one must first understand how the Constitution had arranged, regulated, and influenced Canadian politics in the past. The Canadian Constitution of 1867 had a number of characteristics that ...

MEMORANDUM

HereIs the Report That You Requested About Tuition Cost in Canadian Universities In my research, I have determined that there is an anomaly in the selectedCanadian postsecondary institutions tuition fees (University of victoria, Kwantlen polytechnic university and university of Capilano). There has been an increase in the tuition fees by an alarming rate over the academic years in the selected institutions. Only two of the selected universities depict a standstill educational fee policy while the other present the students with a hard situation to raise the depicted tuition fees (university of Capilano). For this paper I will discuss the ...

HCA 302. Health Care Organization

Introduction Health care systems are essential in providing security to nation-states world-over, which goes beyond health issues; entire economies depend on such vital system for security. One only has to imagine the devastation of a population by an infectious disease such as HIV/AIDS. Despite having some similarities, health systems vary from one country to the other. Notably, nations design as well as develop their health systems in line with their needs as well as the available resources. The United States and Canada share a border, and thus there is a natural inclination to compare the two health care regimes. ...

The British colonial government enacted various Acts in thirteen different colonial frontiers in America with the aim of raising revenues. Some of these Acts included the Stamp Act, Sugar Act and Townshend Act. However, these developments were never invited by most of the regions colonized as they resented the taxation without representation. Matters got worse in Boston after the formation of Boston Tea Party. With the increased threat Boston was posing on the British colonial rule, King George of Britain ordered that the region be placed under a tight military scrutiny. In 1774, Boston’s city harbor was shut ...

According to (2016), the Canadian health care act was designed to deliver five fundamental objectives in the country's health care system. By definition, the act refers to the federal legislation that describes how a person within the borders of the country can access health care. At the same time the financial responsibility of these individuals is passed to the government of Canada for the provision of health services (Thompson, 2016). Intrinsically, the act was designed to enable the Canadians access the health services needed and not the health services that they can afford to pay. In this light, this ...

According to (2016), the Canadian health care act was designed to deliver five fundamental objectives in the country's health care system. By definition, the act refers to the federal legislation that describes how a person within the borders of the country can access health care. At the same time the financial responsibility of these individuals is passed to the government of Canada for the provision of health services (Thompson, 2016). Intrinsically, the act was designed to enable the Canadians access the health services needed and not the health services that they can afford to pay. In this light, this ...

Canadian French nationalism is a complex issue that has its roots in the settlement of the country by French explorers. It has been a highly emotional issue that has affected the politics of Canada over the years. The eye of the storm is the province of Quebec where 81% of its people spoke French as opposed to the 90% of Canadians who spoke English in the rest of Canada during the early stages of the secessionist movement (Fenwick, 1981). The current Separatist movement has lost power and is no longer the threat to Canadian political and social stability it ...

Question 1

The federal government attempted to smooth over problems in the relationship between labor and management during World War 1 by extending the industrial disputes investigation act to war production. Why did labor oppose this action? With the increased strained relation between labor and management during the World War 1, the government saw the extension of IDIA as the inevitable solution, a move that occasioned even much opposition from the labor movement. Much of the contention traces roots to the recent experiences. The experiences among the employees can be traced to the Kaiserian and profiteering principle (Fudge & Tucker, 2015). Both ...

I have always worshiped Margaret Mitchell and her masterpiece “Gone With the Wind” has been my favorite book for years. Therefore I have decided to visit Margaret Mitchell House in Atlanta. On 11 June 2016 I with my best friend, who is also Margaret Mitchell’s fan, attended the house, where great writer wrote her Pulitzer-Prize winning novel. We approached the museum in 12 a.m., bought tickets and started our tour with the first exhibition, Crescent Avenue apartment. In 1925, she settled in this house where the famous novel was written, together with her second husband. Their family occupied ...

In the given paper, two movies, “To Die For” and “Drop Dead Gorgeous”, will be considered in terms of evil and daemonic sides of the souls of the protagonists. The factors that moved the girls and urged them to commit violent acts will be determined as well. In the author’s opinion, evil and daemonic side exists in the soul of every person, but someone has limits, while others make evil and daemonic side prevail all the other qualities and traits. In the selected films, the latter type of people is represented by the female protagonists whose evil side ...

Gustave Flaubert’s debut novel Madame Bovary is a work of literary realism in which Flaubert brings out the provincial life of the protagonists in a little french village. In the novel, Flaubert moves away from the romantic literary traditions of his time and writes a tale that is rooted in reality. In the novel, Emma’s romantic nature and actions become a stark contrast to the very normal existence of her husband Charles. Although the novel centers around Emma or Madame Bovary, the role her husband charles plays in her life cannot be underestimated. Emma grows up reading ...

Letter of Transmittal

Richard Albert Sylvester Management Consultant Lamplighters Corporation Ottawa K I P 5B5 Phone: 613-563-1509 www.lamplightres.ca The Right Honorable Justin P.J. Trudeau

Office of the Prime Minister

80 Wellington Street

Ottawa, ON K1A 0A2

RE: Project Suitability Report on the Proposed Trans Mountain Expansion Pipeline Project Dear Right Honorable Prime Minister, It is with great pleasure and honor that I submit this report on the suitability of the proposed Trans Mountain Expansion pipeline project. The Trans Mountain Expansion pipeline project proposal by Kinder Morgan aims at increasing the current capacity of the existing Trans Mountain oil pipeline. Currently, the existing infrastructure has a capacity of 300,000 barrels per ...

Q.1 What are the main assumptions and concepts associated with liberalism? Main assumptions and concepts associated with mercantilism? What are main characteristics of components of the Bretton Woods system? Liberalism mainly associates with freedom of choice and action for all rational actors in all spheres of activity. Economically, liberalism has traditionally stood for a free market with minimum Government intervention or interference, minimum barriers to entry and exit of markets, and protection of free and open competition. Mercantilism was traditionally the opposite end of the spectrum from liberalism and was opposed to liberalism influenced economics. It stood for heavy ...

Introduction

An efficient transport system is the lifeblood of any successful economy. The main objective of those who are responsible for its governance is to ensure that transport plays complete part in the achievement of the stated and agreed social and economic outcomes. In this paper, we will be discussing the key elements of the transport governance structure for Canada. This paper describes transport governance and ownership from a geographical standpoint. It sets out the results of introductory work on the current structures as well as the potential options possible for future arrangements . It is important to understand the role ...

The growth and irreversible opening of markets on all accounts the world have posed new challenges to companies. These main specifics of the commercial development case have been apparent in Brazil, in particular since the 1990s. The challenges percolate all organizational sectors, including one of the most strategic of all: people management. In the context of business globalization, the challenge of people management has crossed borders. In the different part of the world, growing competition and technological commoditization highlight the role of humans in corporate performance. Despite the ubiquity of human resource management (HRM) theories, HRM priorities, and the ...

1.0 International Trade and Legal Issues International trade can be described as a combination of activities conducted by either individual, corporate entities, or the government in pursuit to exchange goods and services with other countries internationally or across territories. However, for this trade to be conducted smoothly, states put in place regulatory rules and legal directives that help to control such engagements. These regulations are determined by the type of commodity to control and the nature of procedures followed in the entire business process. Importantly, these rules help the government to either prevent the entry of illegal and counterfeit ...

Rome brought light to the darkest and the most barbaric places of the world, and if and when it did, these were areas that posed value to the strategic interests of the empire rather than be regions that needed civilizing. Britain was the island whose unique geography allowed founding a city serving the imperial interests well. Its conquest improved the image of the empire as a formidable force to reckon with and enhanced the reputation of the emperor. Furthermore, the introduction of religious and cultural buildings into Londinium served the ideological purpose of exposing the new subjects to the ...

Introduction

Air pollution is defined as the introduction of biological molecules, particulates, and other harmful substances into the air in sufficient quantities such that they cause damage to the health of living organisms including human beings, plants, and animals and may sometimes cause death. These pollutants may also cause harm to property resulting in corrosion of buildings and causing them to crumble or destroy the environment by introducing foul odors and reducing visibility. Two different types of air pollution exist: natural or artificial, depending on the causative factors. Air pollutants are also classified into primary and secondary sources. Primary sources ...

Energy plays a significant role in the life of an individual and even to the entire country. The growth of energy is directly linked to the well-being and prosperity of the country. Therefore, the greater demand for energy must be met in a safe, and an environmentally responsible manner. To ensure a balance between the economic costs of energy and the benefits, it is of fundamental importance to ensure that the electricity and energy are reliable, its availability opens avenues for business and employment opportunities, and there should be a reduced adverse impacts associated with its production and consumption. ...

What is wrong with the current system?

The Canadian government is currently undergoing a huge capital investment initiatives which have made the natural resource sector grow. Therefore, the environmental assessments within its federal jurisdiction have proved to be critical to the viability of its various projects. The Canadian federal government should promote a self-reporting, self-regulatory model of assessment which would ensure that the environment and the public interest is never compromised for the sake of any gain which could be detrimental to the humans welfare. Therefore, there is need to formulate and propose new legislation as suggested by the Liberal Party of Canada that would create, ...

Introduction

A labor relationship between parties is regulated by the contract. Any disputes regarding the terms of the contract may be settled in the Court. The Courts established common law rules determining the rights and duties of the employer and employee. Nevertheless, the employment conditions were often unsafe and harmful, hours of work long and wages low. The government started passing laws to combat exploitation of employees by employers. In 1900s government started establishing minimum employment standards, which became the basis for modern labor standards legislation. While the government was taking legislative actions, employees started forming trade associations to increase ...

Post-War Indian Policy and Aboriginal Activism

Post-War times in the United States were marked by the rise of Indian termination policy and African-American civil rights movement. Against the background of its neighbour, Canada also decided to overview policies and attitude toward First Nations. In 1969, Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau and Minister of Indian Affairs Jean Chretien wrote the 1969 White Paper, a policy paper proposal, according to which Indians became equal to Canadians and Indian status was eliminated. The White Paper abolished the Indian Act that had existed in Canada since 1876 and was considered to be discriminating. However, the new proposal did not ...

I. INTRODUCTION The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) defined entrepreneurship as enterprising activities in pursuit of value generation through the creation or expansion of economic activity, either by “identifying and exploiting new products, processes, or markets”. Entrepreneur activities serve as the economic indicator of private investments in the 34 member countries, which include Canada, one of OECD’s founding members. In June 2015, Industry Canada issued a document, Determinants of Entrepreneurship in Canada, which contains six determinants of private investments in Canada consistent with the framework set by the OECD. This framework was an offshoot of the ...

Part A:

The following is a self-financial plan for a Canadian single man of 24 years. I received in 2015 a degree in a Canadian college and started to work in a tech company. I need a financial plan from the current date 2016 until my death. The estimated death age is 82 years old according to Canadian Census . The development of each step of the timeline and goals requires my knowledge, experience and money. Canada is the external environment to consider, a country with an economy tied to the United States of America, the minerals and oil exploitations and the ...

Emperor of China: Self-Portrait of K’ang-Hsi

China has a lot of history that many illustrious and prolific historians like Jonathan Spence have tried to explain in their books. Jonathan Spence is the author behind the fiction named the Emperor of China: Self-Portrait of K’ang-Hsi. This is a very exciting fiction was written in the year of 1974. Jonathan has used the letters and historical records that K’ang Hsi had written in describing the later years of K’ang-Hsi, who is considered the great leader of that time. The book has been divided into chapters. ‘In Motion’ is the first chapter; this chapter depicts ...

Political cartoons are a common way for many artists to make a social commentary without sparking a national debate. In the past they have been used to represent issues of the time within the social context, and were published in journals and newspapers. These newspapers circulated all over the country, with different variations per province, and were used for mass media production of ideas and messages. An important message circulating through the press in Canada in the early twentieth century was the suffragist movement, during which women fought for their right to vote and be recognized as equal citizens ...

Ottawa (City) v. Minto Communities Inc., 2009 Can LII 65802 (ON SCDC)

The City of Ottawa was the appellant, and the Minto Communities was the respondent. The Minto Community had applied to the City of Ottawa to amend the Manotick Secondary Plan that was part of the Official Plan of Ottawa city. The Council was against the amendment of the Plan, which led to the Minto Community filing for an appeal to the Ontario Municipal Board claiming the Planning Act stated that it was their right. The Board held in favor of the Community allowing the council to amend ...

Building a Sustainability Assessment Framework

Building a Sustainability Assessment Framework

The necessity of a new environmental assessment regime

The need to undertake a new environmental assessment regime as proposed by the Liberal Party of Canada is driven on the point that, over almost half a century the since the nation’s first environmental assessment processes and laws were introduced, the have been advances as well as reversals across the globe. The recent changing times have put the dominant record on the environmental assessment as one of the gradually expanded scope, application, openness, ambition and understanding (Noble, 2012). Therefore, in order to put the environmental assessment just like the other areas of environmental ...

Like all other species, humans exploit their surrounding for all the multiplicity of resources they not only require for sustenance but that which they also need for survival (Bernhardt, n.d.). In the recent years, however, the rate at which humans exploit and consume these resources has surpassed those of the other species. Several reasons account for this trend. First, recent advancements in technology have enabled man to affect vast areas of the world’s natural biological and non-biological space like never before. Secondly, the skyrocketing human population has progressively played a significant role in determining the record extent to ...

The economies of Canada and the USA are the most developed ones in the whole American continent. The two nations have very intensive economic ties. Furthermore, the whole scope of relations between Canada and the USA is at such intensive level that these two countries will inevitably cooperate, and to understand the possible ways of the development of their economies we should figure out their current situation in financial sector. Canada is a developed market economy with less government regulation than in Europe, but slightly higher than in the United States. Canada is a member of the Organization for ...

Women in confederation Canada had very few rights. They had no right of pursuing their higher education and neither could they vote. Their legal rights were very limited, and naturally, they were subordinate to their husbands when it came to matters concerning law. The Canadian Society, just like any other society of the time, did not allow the woman to initiate divorce proceedings. Husbands went to the extent of even controlling all their earnings since women had no right to ownership of property. The woman’s place was in the home where she was expected to carry on with ...

Introduction

China's transformation from a socialist market into a capitalist economy cannot be easily classified into any of the widely known theoretical models of comparative political economy. The two major reforms, the 1980’s market socialism reform and the 1990’s capitalist restoration, elude any well-defined theory of capitalism. However, among the five main theoretical approaches-- the VoC approach, constructivist political economy, the SSA approach, Hemerijck's welfare state transformation scheme, and Esping-Andersen's/Rice's welfare regime typology-- the VoC approach and the SSA approach are the two best theoretical models that can shed light on the continuity and discontinuity between these two ...

The financial system of a country is comprised of banks, central bank, securities markets, insurers, pension and mutual funds, market infrastructures in addition to the supervisory and regulatory authorities. The markets and institutions provide a unique framework for conducting economic transactions and monetary policy while also assisting in channeling savings into investment to spur economic growth. Any problems in the financial system not only undermine the effectiveness of the monetary policies, but they disrupt financial intermediation, trigger exchange rate pressure and capital flight, create unbearable fiscal costs due to the need to rescue troubled financial institutions, and exacerbate economic ...

The theme of morality and marriage in terms of aristocratic and anti-Puritan ideology are central themes for Restoration comedies in English literature of the late 17th century. It is a period when worked one of the most famous English playwrights – William Wycherley. His best-known comedy play “The Country Wife” is the work, where are interwoven important issues of the morality, the marriage and the image of woman. In his work, the dramatist shows marriage as that conditional social norm, which is of no value, while women are treated as an object and seen as inferior as men. From comedians ...

(GRANDE PRAIRIE, ALBERTA). (GRANDE PRAIRIE, ALBERTA) The Econometric Research Limited in 2011 analyzed the 2010 Arctic Winter Games and the economic impacts associated with the games. The Arctic Winter Games brings international athletes from among other regions Alaska, Greenland, Northern Alberta, and Russia. The residual economic value and the impacts of the games to the local, provincial, and national sectors are significant. The economic impact study gave a snapshot of the changes in the economy resulting from acquiring, developing, programming, operations, and use of facilities during the games. The study used the Sports Impacts Model-Alberta (SIMA). The SIMA model ...

Business law exam

The doctrine of stare decisis implies a doctrine of precedent. This means that under such a doctrine, the court will make its decision based on the ruling of a similar issue that has previously come up within the court room and within a common provincial jurisdiction. The previous ruling thus acts as a binding authority. In the context of a court within a different provincial jurisdiction, the ruling in such cases will only act as an authority of persuasion. The law applies in both a horizontal and vertical manner. From a horizontal perspective, the court is required to adhere ...

Refugees from Syria

If an evaluation of Syria’s history is made, a lot of public critics have been noticed on the inquiry of Syrian immigrants. The review of different studies on Syrian refugees showed that individuals worldwide were not found to welcome or acknowledge refugees from Syria. There were numerous reasons of people to refuse refugees from Syria; nevertheless some significant elements involve safety, shortage, no advantages and responsibility arguments. The safety opinions include security threat to the Western communities; a good amount of resources, for instance accommodation, currency etc. will be utilized by immigrants, if they are not enough in ...

For many years, Canada has been embroiled in disputes over alleged cases of misconstrued education system that had adverse implications for the Aboriginal communities’ cultural values. In what has been termed as cultural genocide, the legitimization of the residential education system was considered to be the helm of Canada’s historical lowdown (Meredith, 2011). Several concerns have been netted for as long as the history of Canada. There have been numerous ethical and cultural concerns about the existence of the Residential Education System within the academic circles of the Aboriginal jurisdiction. The problem of cultural erosion has had a ...

The Roles of Parliament and Courts

Introduction Being a colony of Britain in the past, the Canadian Parliamentary System has got its roots entrenched in the British Parliamentary System, a democratic model that was evolved over hundreds of years. The constitution of Canada defined in the British North America Act of 1867, which later came to be known as the Constitution Act enacted a federal form of government, where the citizens of the nation will be governed by Ottawa based central government and the provincial governments. One of the major characteristics of the Constitution Act was that it could only be amended by Britain as ...

Communities of Canada

Challenges in the Creation of healthy & sustainable education systems for the First-Nation Communities of Canada Education of the First-Nations of Canada has been one of the challenging issues historically. Various agreements and treaties have been signed among the stakeholders, including the federal and local administration for formulating an education policy that ensures the constitutional rights of the First-Nation communities. A conceptual mechanism needs to be structured to let the First-Nations self-manage their education-related matters to meet the challenges that help in reducing the tensions, differences, and confrontations, occurring between the overlapping First Nations and non-First Nations communities, vying for ...

Maioni's key point

Maioni's key point from the article is a clear understanding of the influence politics had within the health reforms of Canada, and also the United States throughout the middle nineties. This relied on the fact that these two neighboring nations developed completely different styles of insurance, an all-inclusive structure of state-financed health provision in Canada, for example, with the US adopting the twin-tiered heath sector targeting the poor and the aged. The distinction is even worrying upon contemplating on the fact that the countries in consideration, usually categorized as states of liberal welfare, share several like for like political, ...

Management in Nigeria

In today's aggressive business environment, the current economic recession has left numerous organizations shut and some bankrupt, the associations that survived the subsidence are currently attempting to draw their foot over to the norm. These associations have a tendency to build or stretch their business, and the main way this could be effective is for them to move from the exceedingly focused and soaked Western markets and investigate new market and good fortunes. Nigeria's business environment is formal and culturally diverse administration will be more efficient on the off chance that you embrace a formal aura and show regard to the ...

Abstract

The purpose of this research paper is to give a clear explanations on how the amendments or improvements of Chinese higher education in 1990s has positively impacted on the employment and job market. It is through enrollment expansion of colleges and universities. The Chinese reform in higher education in 1990s was made due to failures of the soviet- style system which was criticized because it was centralized and did not nurture top-notched talents and did not support production of quality manpower. The paper will discuss on the Chinese higher education has influenced the economy that is, employment and ...

The Stamp Act is one of the historical events that meant two different perspectives to the British and the Americans. It was passed on the March of 1765 by the British Parliament. The tax was levied on the Americans colonizers, where they were expected to pay an amount of money for all the printed papers that they used (Peter 37).

The Americans and the British had different perspectives on the Stamp Act of 1765. While the Americans saw it as a way of torturing the Americans, The British saw it as a way of protecting their land their enemies (Fradin, 62). ...

- In most of these countries, does universal coverage provide the gold standard of care?

Universal coverage is provided by the state to its residents. In most of the countries, universal health coverage is funded through public and private funds. Also, private insurance and care are available for those who opt to pay. However, universal health care coverage in many countries does not provide the gold standard of care (Basch, 2006). In Canada, universal coverage is financed by both value added and income tax. Nonetheless, many residents have private insurance to allow them access fast and scarce services and pay costs not catered under universal coverage. Further, health care system in Canada experiences a shortness ...

Roaring Dragon Hotel is a three star that once had the repute of an outstanding service provider in the market, but later lost this reputation due to poor management. The initial management practices at RDH were based on planned economy. However, failure to change these management practices to fit the expanding economy led to declining popularity and hence declining income of the company. The initial plan to salvage the company was made by the provincial government and involved replacing the hotel’s management with an international management by HI through Paul Fortune.

The strategies undertaken by Mr. Fortune to salvage ...

Whately, Thomas. The Regulations Lately Made (1765), in CAPCT, Vol. 1, pp. 166-170

Thomas Whately was an English politician as well as renowned writer, and is remembered for publishing a letter on the reasonable nature of the Stamp Act, which had been imposed by the British government on its colonies, of which America was one at the time. The Stamp Act required that printed materials in all of its colonies had to be produced on stamped paper that was made in London and had the valid embossed revenue stamp (Greene, 12). It was essentially a direct tax imposed upon the American ...

The wide expansion and growth of the internet has resulted in unlimited capabilities to pass information, download and store music, video, and real time chatting and social networking, this can be seen as the advantages brought about by the world wide web ( Roger & Marc 2004). However if these positive attributes are misplaced and used in the wrong place and for the wrong reasons it creates ethical issues especially in the work place.

Privacy law justifies and supports employees privacy in the work place, every employee expects to be accorded his or her privacy in the work place (Lisa ...

Part 1

In April 1999 The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) was built as a Special Health Authority to advocate and further the clinical quality and effectiveness of the resources in the NHS. NICE is an independent organization in charge for stipulating national guidance on the advocacy for good health, prevention and medication of illnesses (Chidgey, Leng, & Lacey, 2010). NICE has given a set of guides for the users of National Health Services to follow. The responsibility of NICE is to improve outcomes for people utilizing NHS and other public health services (NICE, 2013). The coverage of the organizations functions ...

A Cost-Benefit Analysis of Provincial Health Services

Introduction Canada along with several other countries follow a public health care system that takes care of all basic health care services required by its citizens. The health care system of Canada has undergone a lot of changes since its conception. Several reforms have shaped the current health care system to turn out as a publicly funded system. The health care system is a provincial responsibility and is comprised of ten provincial and three territorial plans. The entire system is known as "Medicare" to Canadians. Despite various reforms, the main motto of the health care system has remained the same, i.e. to ...

When one thinks of somewhere to live, they think of safety, how they will provide for themselves and their family, health and education possibilities, among other things. To declare somewhere the best place to live simply means that place provides all that individuals need to be safe, healthy, financially stable and happy. What comes to mind when you said “Canada”? I am sure it wasn’t anything violent, or anything undesirable. It has been said by many people that Canada is the cleanest country or the most peaceful country or that Canada takes care of its elders. Now ...

Introduction

Water is a very important commodity for the survival of humankind. The hydrological cycle aids in availing water to the earth. It begins when water in the streams, lakes or oceans is heated by the sun and turns into water vapor that penetrates into the air. Also, when plants transpire, water enters the air. The water vapor then condenses to form clouds which, eventually, through precipitation, fall back onto the earth's surface in the form of snow, sleet or rain. This process is made possible when the temperature of the air drops due to air moving up the mountain’s ...

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The issue of adult literacy in Canada: An Introduction The issue of adult literacy emerged on the Canadian public agenda, just before the 1988 federal election. For the first time in the Canadian history, the political parties respond positively to government initiatives to the literacy issue. It should be noted that high rates of poor literacy amongst minorities, and disabled as well as the older people, are correlated to limited to these groups. Hence, those people with poor literacy are more probable than the others to become poor. ...

Introduction

The Best Western PLUS Chateau Granville Hotel is a five star hotel in Vancouver, British Columbia located just a few minutes’ drive from Canada Place. The location of the hotel makes it suitable for business travelers during their stay as majority of corporate location in the area are near The Best Western PLUS Chateau Granville Hotel, including St. Paul’s Hospital, Provincial and Federal Courts, and Vancouver Coastal Health. The hotel provides convenience for the busy business travelers, as it is located near the new Canada Line Rapid transit from the Vancouver international Airport. The hotel offers ample amenities in each ...

Pros and Cons of the Notwithstanding Clause

The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms contains the notwithstanding clause. This clause has been a major talking point in Canadian politics. This is because the notwithstanding clause gives power to the provincial legislatures or the parliament to override certain portions of the rest of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Morton (2002) notes that this clause is also controversial in any instances such that there is a valid argument against its application when used and, on the other hand, its use seems unavoidable. This paper discusses the pros and cons of using this clause.

Pros

In the entrenchment of the ...