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Analysis On Trudeau's "Just Society"

Posted on:2010-02-22Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:N XueFull Text:PDF
GTID:2155360275456172Subject:World History
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Canada is a multi-race and multi-ethnic,multicultural country.At the two founding peoples--British Canadians and French Canadians living together on the vast territory,with more and more many other ethnic immigrants to settle in Canada,ethnic and racial problems had become a very difficult problem of Canada's political and social life.French Canadians and English Canadians contradiction have aggravated since 19th 40-50,Quebec separation motions rised;The west capitalist nations entered low point in walking gradually by that the postwar"gold develops scheduled time",and confronted with phenomenon of stagflation. Facing so many questions,it was a major problem that how to set up a harmonious multicultural society what Canadian politicians to be settled urgently.Pierre Elliott Trudeau appointed as Prime Minister 1968 and tried to describe the blueprint with"just society"for the future of Canada.In the limit of Trudeau who was in power 16 years,The main body of this paper discusses the gains and losses of major policy formulation and implementation around building a"just society"in many fields.This paper consists of preface,text and concluding remarks:Preface,the selected topic about the main body of this paper think and study development at home and abroad.Partâ… ,about"just society"summarizes of Trudeau.This part emphasises introduction of Trudeau grew up and"just society"idea how to forms and develops.Partâ…¡,language and culture policy.Started with"Official language law"and multiculturalism policy."Official language law"had improved French position,had relaxed fierce contradiction between the French Canadians and English Canadians;Trudeau government made Canadian culture prosperity and made every nation keep its distinctive culture at the same time;Partâ…¢,Charter of Rights and Freedoms.Because of The Constitution Act of 1982, Canada had the first true sense of the Constitution,and Charter of Rights and Freedoms made citizens of fundamental rights and freedoms by law on the confirmation.Charter of Rights and Freedoms had become the most important part of the Constitution.Partâ…£,economic policy.Take Wage and Price Control in 1975 and National Energy Policy in 1980 for instance,analysing Federal government how to answer inflation that economic crisis brings about and high unemployment problem;How the Trudeau government reached an agreement with the Alberta provincial government with regard to sources of energy problem,avoiding the international oil price impingement to Canada.Concluding remarks.Summing up"just society"of Trudeau guiding principle putting into effect,affirm Trudeau what made contribution for Canada,and point out defects in policy at the same time.
Keywords/Search Tags:Trudeau, just society, culture and language, economy, constitution
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