Canadian Culture and Its Effect On Governmental Duties.
Canadian history has created realities different from those of the United States and which continue to shape Canadian political, economic and social life. By investigating the nature of the language question in Canada and recent challenges to Canadian education, it is possible to obtain a glimpse of a country whose politics and government must be studied with attention to the influences of the past. An important set of factors has to do with the rather conservative administrative style inherited from a British system as Canada gained independence in 1867. The duties handled by different levels of government continue to reflect an older heritage, as is pointed out later in this paper. 6.5 pgs. 6 f/c. 7b.
