[Name of Writer]

[Name of Institution]

[Subject]

[Date]

History of Canada

Introduction

Canada is a country whose first settlements are dated about 25,000 years ago. From then until now, the history of this country has had a breakthrough, with episodes with the Vikings, with the French who settled in the sixteenth century these lands, and the United Kingdom, as well as a country until independence in 1867. The history of Canada went through different events, some of which became a nightmare for the country and from which the population as well as the leaders often try to wakeup while making ensure that such events should not take place ever again. In this paper, the case of Canadian Aborigines, Chaoulli v. Québec and the language politics will be studied as all three events left a profound effect on Canadian History.

Discussion

Rights of Aborigines

Aborigines left a profound mark on the history of Canada. First, their involvement and then their inclusion from the country was a nightmare for the leaders of that time. Although their population was small, i.e. from 500 000 to 2 million people, they exploited a territory larger than these figures indicate. The majority of Canada's First Nations lived by hunting and gathering, a lifestyle that caused the intensive use of resources and a continuous movement in search of new territories to exploit. Near the War of 1812, the main concern of administrators responsible for Aboriginal was to "civilize" the nomadic hunters by making them farmers (Todd, pp. 10-16). In addition, European immigration had become an invasion, so much so that in 1812, according to some estimates, Indians of Upper Canada (Ontario) accounted for only 10 percent of the population. From 1850, the designation of lands reserved for the Indians became a milestone treaty, now there are 2300 reserves scattered across Canada. This additional operation led to the disappearance of the herds. At the end of the 19th century, they were more than a memory, and the Indians were starving. Around the same time, excessive hunting whales, walruses and especially, severely reduced food resources for Inuit (Mainville, n.d.).

Chaoulli v. Québec

In a decision that shakes throughout Canada, the Supreme Court allows Quebecers to contract private insurance to pay for medical care provided by the private sector. This decision opens the door to the creation of a parallel system of health (Maioni and Manfredi, pp. 52-56) which is the landmark in the history of Canada. It is because, in Quebec, the use of this type of insurance was previously prohibited by the Act and the Health Insurance Board Act health insurance in order to protect public health against erosion to private. By cons, Québec physicians may opt out of the public system and to pay cash for the full cost of medical care to their patients.

In their decision, issued June 9, the four majorities held that the prohibition on private insurance directly threatens the right to life and the safety of patients which might become a nightmare for both the patents and the physicians. It is because ...