For women, wartime was considered "the best years of their lives" by some people and historians. Not only did women come to the country's aid in time of need, they also started the concept of women having a job.The idea of women at work during World War II was not utterly new. In the previous years ...

Quebec has a long history of self-determination. It is in fact, a history that has yet to resolve itself. All attempts to bring Quebec under a unified tent with the rest of the providences of Canada have, as of yet, failed. Quebec has been offered compromises and has refused them. Many leaders ha...

Status of Jewish Women in the Garment IndustrySocio-economic, religious and political ideologies both work together to sculpt and guide the experiences which Jewish women have had in Canadian society. In order to fully be able to understand the status of Jewish women upon arrival into Canada, one mu...

Approximately, one month ago the news media was rife with details of problems caused by escalating fires that swept through forested areas in Southern California. (Kennedy, 2003) The newsreels teemed with instances of people whose houses had burned down or were in danger of bei...