The team Canada mens national Ice hockey team is the team that represent Canada at the Olympics every 4 years, they have the best Canadian born ice hockey players and by medal count they are the best team. Team Canada has such great success because of the great players that are born in Canada. Ice hockey is mainly played in Canada and since it is the most popular sport in Canada there are great players and legends that come from Canada. Canada mens national ice hockey team has a lot of talent and to prove their success Team Canada has won 8 gold medals, 4 silver, and 2 bronze the most gold medals than any other country. The most dominating win team Canada has had was on April 24th, 1977 when Canada destroyed Denmark 47-0. The most recent gold medal won by Team Canada was on February 28th, 2010 when Canada won a memorable 3-2 thriller in overtime against team USA. The following video is the historic overtime goal scored by Sidney Crosby which was the goal that gave team Canada gold. Crosbys goal.
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Olympic hockey is exciting, competitive, and fast paced I love watching the Olympics every 4 years in hope that team Canada will win gold. I think that the reason why Canada does phenomenal in hockey Olympics is because Canada has 1 main sport which is played in every province. Ice hockey is more than just a sport in Canada which is why every Canadian who has ever put on the Canadian jersey is proud to represent their country. With the most recent success team Canada has had i think that Canada will win gold in Sochi 2014 Olympics. The Canadian mens national ice hockey team makes me proud to be Canadian because of the success they have had.
John Alexander macdonald Born January 11th 1815 was a father of confederation who emigrated to Canada from Scotland. Johns parents decided that he should be a lawyer, as a lawyer John worked high profile cases and eventually obtained a legislative seat in 1844. The switch to politics proved great for John. he was a leading figure in discussions over federation which encouraged him to go for prime minster, after the BNA act and birth of Canada on July 1st 1867, macdonald got to be the first Prime Minister of Canada. John A Macdonald was also credited of the creation the CPR and the North-West Mounted Police. John A Macdonald was a Father of Confederation who was responsible of the joining of the provinces in confederation. Even though John was involved in the Pacific scandal. John A Macdonald still created Canada and was prime minster for several years. Reflection
John made Canada which is the most important fact and which is what makes me proud to be Canadian. Sir John A Macdonald didn't just create Canada but was a father of confederation who united many of the provinces. John also made the North-West mounted police which protects people and enforces the law. Even though John was involved in the CPR scandal he was still a great prime minster who made Canada a country. Without john A Macdonald Canada might not have been a country which is why im proud of John Alexander Macdonald .
In 1914, 340 Sikhs, 24 Muslims, and 12 Hindus set sail on a Japanese steam ship called the komagata maru, to arrive at Vancouver BC. The Komagata maru departed from Hong Kong on April 4 which picked up more passengers on the way from places such as Shanghai and Yokohama. The steamship arrived in Vancouver on may 23. Meanwhile in Canada there was a continuous passage act in place, this act summarized that if you wished to immigrate to Canada your ship couldn't stop anywhere on the way. The komagata Maru had stopped in a few places on the voyage so the continuous passage act was violated therefor they were sent back to India. When the passengers of the Komagata maru arrived back in India they were arrested. Some passengers didn't agree for them to be arrested so fought back which didn't end well. Gurdit Singh Sandhu a Punjabi leader was determined to immigrate to Canada successfully because the previous voyages to Canada were blocked and in hope to get in even terms with the Canadian government. The Komagata maru was a ship traveling from Hong Kong to Canada but was stopped due to discriminated laws. A video on the komagata maru incident below.
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I think that the komagata maru should have been allowed in Canada even though there was a rising population. The continuous passage act was an indirect law that was discriminating because the British didn't want any Indian or European immigrants to attempt to settle in Canada. The British government was unfair to all the people wanting to immigrate Canada because when the British first settled in Canada there was no continuous passage act that would stop them from immigrating to Canada. the Canadian government did apologize in recent years. The Komagata maru was a steam ship that was stopped on shore of Vancouver by the Canadian government due to a discriminated law, the komagata maru incident didn't make me proud as a Canadian.
Description of Terry Fox Terry Fox was a brave inspiring young man who thought of doing the impossible, running from Atlantic Canada to the Pacific all with an amputated leg. Terry who lived in Port Coquitlam B.C was a strong young man who had a dream to raise $1 for every Canadian to donate for cancer research. After Terry's leg had been amputated due to osteosarcoma Terry was told that he had a 50% chance of survival, Terry was astonished from what cancer research had done from a survival rate of 15% to 50% it inspired him to start the Marathon of Hope in hope to raise money for cancer research and bring up the survival percentage. Terry Fox was a very athletic person but had to train in order to get ready for the biggest run of his life. On April 12 1980 the historic run began. The following picture is Terry's route he ran.
On the route of the run Terry Fox was inspired and given a reason to run an average of 42 km a day. On September 1st Terry Fox was stopped just near Thunder Bay because the cancer had spread to his lungs. After 143 days 5373 kilometers Terry was devastated and had to end the run even though people volunteered to complete the run for him but he refused. terry Fox raised $ 500 million to this day and money is still being donated to cancer every year because of this hero. As a hero Terry Fox has been recognized and given many awards, and a statue of him at Simon Fraser University.
Reflection Terry Fox is a hero and an inspiration across the world. Terry makes me proud of him and makes me proud to be Canadian because I know of the great heroes Canada has such as terry Fox. The most important and astonishing fact is that terry tried to complete this marathon with only 1 full leg, this shows how powerful the brain is. the confidence Terry had to even start this marathon shows his courage, willingness, and kindness. Even though Terry would run everyday in any weather for 42 km through all the pain he didn't care about his own pain but cared about what cancer patients are going through. I am pleased that terry has gotten many awards for his marathon of hope because he made a difference.
The Canadian Pacific railway is the 1st Canadian railway to stretch from coast to coast. John A Macdonald wanted to join B.C in confederation in 1871 but he had to first make a transcontinental railway that would connect British Columbia to confederation. Since the CPR was too expensive to make the CPR was funded by private investors which introduced the pacific scandal but William Cornelius Van Horne general manager of the CPR saved the CPR. Another problem the CPR had was nobody knew which route the CPR should take which resulted into the Battle of the Routes. The battles of the routes was key because it would decide which route the CPR would take, the government soon dispatched surveyors to investigate all possible routes for the CPR. 21 routes were presented but every route was made to favor the person who made it so that they could get as much profit out of the CPR being built. The CPR was completed early in 4 years and was a success. More information on the Canadian pacific railway in the following video.
Reflection The CPR makes me proud to be Canadian because it shows the technological advancements that took place in the late 1800s. The fact that the CPR is still working today makes me feel proud of what Prime Minister John A Macdonald and general manager Van Horne did for Canada. The transcontinental railway also shows that when it was considered impossible it was shown to be possible. the CPR shows the hard work of anyone who worked on it and it connects this nation together. If there was no CPR there wouldn't be B.C because with the building of the CPR British Columbia joined confederation. the making of the CPR is a significant event in Canadian history because it shows our history which still exists. the CPR route below.
Medicare was first established in Saskatchewan on July 1st 1962 by Tommy Douglas premier of Saskatchewan from 1944 to 1961 and the 1st to introduce the continents 1st universal health care program. Thomas made free health care which would make people feel proud of him and be proud to be Canadian. Even though some people think that medicare was the most important founding in Canadian history other didn't want medicare to spread from Saskatchewan, the insurance industry and the North American medical establishment were afraid they would lose money. The people who tried desperately to stop medicare from spreading had failed, within 10 years all of Canada was covered with medical insurance. Canadians are fortunate to have such a program like health care because some countries cant provide it. health care is paid for by taxes and such but at the end the taxes we pay for go to a great cause.
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In my opinion health Care is a wonderful program that was created in 1962, because even i needed surgery once and the surgery was free because of medicare. No other country has better health care than Canada does because of a smart and efficient government who uses its money wisely. Medicare has saved many lives in Canada due to people not being able to afford medical bills that are too expensive which is why is support medical care. Even though medical care is a great thing it si expensive which puts the government and the the citizens into a difficult position. The following graph shows the amount of money Canada has spent on medical care from 1975-2009.
The cost for health care is rapidly going up due to a higher population rate every year, this affects us because we will have to pay more taxes soon due to a higher population who needs health care. With the cost being the only problem with health care I still believe that medicare is 1 of the greatest programs in Canadian history therefor i am proud of medicare.
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