Text Glossary for all things beginning with N to P
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| National Debt | show 🗑
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| National Energy Program (NEP) | show 🗑
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| show | It was created in 1939 by the government as a way of distributing propaganda to Canadians during the Second World War. Since that time it has produced thousands of documentary films about Canada or Canadian topics.
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| Nationalism | show 🗑
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| show | The difference between the crude birth rate and crude death rate.
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| show | During the late winter and spring of 1944-45, the Canadian Army fought in the Netherlands and was responsible for the liberation of that country. Over 8000 Canadian soldiers lie buried in the Netherlands.
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| Net migration rates | show 🗑
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| New Deal (Canada) | show 🗑
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| show | In 1961 the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation formally allied itself with the Canadian Labour Congress and changed its name to the New Democratic Party of Canada. The party's ideology has been left wing. It is Canada's major democratic socialist party.
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| Newfoundland | show 🗑
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| show | On July 1, 191 6, took part in the Battle of the Somme, near the village of Beaumont Hamel in France. The battalion was nearly wiped out, with 90% casualties.
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| show | Refers to countries that are building up their industries and infrastructure. These countries are generally shifting ,from an agricultural to an industrial economy.
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| show | A struggle by the Nisg'a, Citksan, and Wet'suwet'en tribes of the Nass Valley in northern British Columbia the Nisg'a agreed to a settlement in 1996. The only treaty signed in BC in modern times.
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| show | A military alliance established in 1949 to defend Western Europe against any possible Soviet invasion. The present alliance consists of 26 nations, including nine countries that formerly belonged to the Warsaw Pact.
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| show | Relief and development organizations that represent religious or service groups operating aid projects in developing countries. Some examples of NCOs include the Red Cross, Doctors Without Borders, and World Vision.
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| Non-renewable resources | show 🗑
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| Notwithstanding clause | show 🗑
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| show | North American Air Defense Command was formed by a treaty in 1957. Under this treaty Canada and the US jointly share responsibility for the air defense of North America.
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| show | The measure of how much nutrition in calories an area of land can produce.
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| October Crisis | show 🗑
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| show | Passed by tbe Trudeau government in 1969. The Act made Canada an officially bilingual country. It required the federal government to provide services in both languages across Canada in all federal institutions.
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| show | Passedin 1927. Provided a pension of $240 a year for people over 7CLnot a large amount of money, even at that time, but was the first measure passed that developed into the Canada Social Safety "net".
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| show | In 1935, over a thousand men from the relief camps attempted to go to Ottawa by train to protest against camp conditions. They were stopped in Regina and only the leaders were allowed to go on and meet with Prime Minister Bennett.
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| show | Formed at the Western Labour conference in 1919, its purpose was to represent all Canadian workers, in an attempt to have a greater influence over industry and government.
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| show | A policy began by the Chinese government in 1980 to control the rapidly growing population. Cash rewards, free medical care, and better educational opportunities were offered as incentives to parents who had only one child.
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| One Hundred Days Campaign 1918 | show 🗑
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| Barbarossa | show 🗑
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| Operation Overlord | show 🗑
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| show | A decision made by the Cabinet that has the force of law unless overturned by the House of Commons.
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| Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) | show 🗑
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| Ortona | show 🗑
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| show | Before the First World War, the name used for the Turkish Empire. In the seventeenth century, it had dominated most of South Eastern Europe. By 1 91 4, the European part of the Empire had been reduced to a small area of land near Istanbul.
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| show | A United Nations report published in 1987 that suggested people in the developed world needed to reduce resource consumption to develop a sustainable lifestyle for the whole world.
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| Ozone | show 🗑
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| show | Part of the outer atmosphere that protects the Earth from the harmful affects of solar radiation.
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| Pandemic | show 🗑
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| Parliament | show 🗑
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| show | Separatist party in Quebec founded by Ren6 L6vesque in 1967. The party came to power in 1976, and failed in its attempt to have a sovereignty association referendum passed in 1 980.
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| show | Refers to the fact that members of parliament are expected to follow the ideas put forth by the political party as they are enforced by he Party Whip.
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| Party platform | show 🗑
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| Party Whip | show 🗑
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| Passchendaele, Battle of | show 🗑
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| show | Bringing home the BNA act from Britain to finally make Canada independent. It was Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau's plan to "bring the Constitution home to Canada" so it could be amended in Canada and be truly a Canadian document.
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| show | Rewarding people who have worked for a political party by appointing them to the Senate or some other government position. This practice has led to the accusation that the best person is not being appointed to a particular position.
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| show | Used by the United Nations to maintain peace in a previous war zone.The responsibility of peacekeeping soldiers is to keep two sides apart and prevent any further conflict.
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| Pearl Harbour | show 🗑
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| Pearson, Lester Bowles 1897-1972 | show 🗑
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| show | Divide the GDP by the number of people in a country to find the average GDP per person or per capita.
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| Permafrost | show 🗑
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| show | In 1928 five female activists including Emily Murphy, challenged Mackenzie King to appoint a female senator. The Supreme Court of Canada ruled that women were not "persons" under the terms of the BNA Act. The women won this case.
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| show | A Canadian movie star who went to Hollywood in the 1920s and became known as "America's sweetheart".
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| Point system | show 🗑
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| show | Made up of people who share certain common beliefs that they want the voters to accept and therefore elect their party into office.
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| Population density | show 🗑
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| show | Where people live on the surface of the Earth.
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| show | A graph divided into five year intervals by male and female that shows the age and sex structure of a population.
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| show | Measure of the amount of money individuals have available to look after all their needs. In Canada poverty is defined as having to spend more than 56% of a person's income on the necessities of life such as food, shelter, and clothing.
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| Premier | show 🗑
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| show | A group of people who share a certain set of ideas and want to influence government policy in order to promote their interests.
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| show | Is the leader of the political party that wins the most seats in the House of Commons. The prime minister serves as the head of government, leader of the nation, and leader of a political party.
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| Primary industries | show 🗑
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| show | A bill introduced into the House of Commons by a member who is not part of the cabinet. Very rarely does a private member's bill ever become law.
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| Productivity | show 🗑
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| Progressive Party | show 🗑
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| Progress of Nations Report (PNR) | show 🗑
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| show | led by Women's Christian Temperance Union. Returning soldiers WWI did not support and provincial governments then regulated liquor with government liquor stores.Prohibition,however,remained in force in the US until 1933.Canadians became"rumrunners".
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| show | A system where the number of seats a party gets in the House of Commons or legislature is based on the number of votes it receives.
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| show | Used extensively by the government during both the First and Second World Wars.
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| Prosperity | show 🗑
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| show | During the 20th century a number of protest parties existed in Canada. All of these parties had one thing common: they were formed to protest against the policies of one of the two so-called "old line parties—the Conservative Party and, the Liberal Party.
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| show | A British Columbia government plan to preserve 12% of provincial land for parks by the year 2000.
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| show | A policy whereby a government protects its own business and workers by placing high tariffs on goods imported from other countries.
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| show | Situations occurring in the cities that are attracting poverty-stricken people from rural areas. The movement could be caused by hope for a better job, better education, or better health care, to mention a few.
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| show | Situations occurring in the countryside that are encouraging poor people to move to the cities. This is generally in developing countries and may be caused by things like division of land, natural disasters, or famine.
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