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Top 50 Songs

(In No Particular Order)

1) Folkloric Feel – Apostle of Hustle
2) Neighborhood # 1 – Arcade Fire
3) Stranger in a Strange Land – U2
4) Your Ex-Lover is Dead - Stars
5) Lovers in a Dangerous Time – Barenaked Ladies
6) Bad / Where the Streets Have No Name (live) – U2
7) Love, Bricks and Guns – Betablokka
8) Hopeless – The Trews
9) Friday I’m in Love – The Cure
10) Helicopter – Bloc Party
11) Letters to God – Boxcar Racer
12) Anthems of a Seventeen Year Old Girl – Broken Social Scene
13) Guilty Cubicles – Broken Social Scene
14) What The Snowman Learned About Love - Stars
15) Pacing the Cage – Bruce Cockburn
16) See You Soon – Coldplay
17) B;lack Swan - Thom Yorke
18) Calendar Girl - Stars
19) Hello, I’m in Delaware – Dallas Green
20) Ashes - Embrace
21) Stay (Wasting Time) – Dave Matthews Band
22) Don’t Waste Your Breath - Pilate
23) Nerves Normal, Breath Normal - Wintersleep
24) Transatlanticism – Death Cab For Cutie
25) We Looked Like Giants – Death Cab For Cutie
26) Croblinst - Wi;lliam Lazarus
27) Gin Soaked Boy – Divine Comedy
28) The District Sleeps Alone Tonight – Postal Service
29) Bittersweet Symphony – The Verve
30) New Planet – Drew
31) Existentialism on Prom Night – Straylight Run
32) Your Hand in Mine – Explosions in the Sky
33) Ahead By A Century – The Tragically Hip
34) High – Feeder
35) This is the Dream of Win and Regine – Final Fantasy
36) Track 3 – From Monuments to Masses
37) Acoustic # 3 – The Goo Goo Dolls
38) How Are You Today – Seize the Day
39) High School – Jeremy Fisher
40) Come On, Teacher – Joel Plaskett
41) Quiet – John Mayer
42) Lola, Stars and Stripes – The Stills
43) Cookie Jar - Jack Johnson
44) I Live to Fall Asleep – The Manic Street Preachers
45) While We Were Hunting Rabbits – Matthew Good Band
46) East Van – Memphis
47) Absinthe Party at the Fly Honey Warehouse – Minus the Bear
48) Bury Me With It – Modest Mouse
49) An Olive Grove Facing the Sea – Snow Patrol
50) The Protagonist Suddenly Realizes What He Must Do in the Middle of Downtown Traffic – The Most Serene Republic



Top 40 Books

(In No Particular Order)

1) The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy – Douglas Adams
2) The Restaurant at the End of the World – Douglas Adams
3) Life, the Universe and Everything – Douglas Adams
4) So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish – Douglas Adams
5) Mostly Harmless – Douglas Adams
6) The Unauthorized Autobiography – Lemmony Snicket
7) The Bridge - Ian Banks
8) Discworld - Terry Pratchett
9) Silent Boy – Lois Lowry
10) Sabriel – Garth Nix
11) Lireal – Garth Nix
12) Abhorsen – Garth Nix
13) Brave New World - Huxley
14) Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency – Douglas Adams 15) The Long, Dark Tea Time of the Soul – Douglas Adams
16) Gathering Blue – Lois Lowry
17) The Maestro – Tim Whynne Jones
18) The Golden Compass - Philip Pullman
19) The Curious Incident of the Dog In the Night-Time – Mark Haddon
20) The Salmon of Doubt – Douglas Adams
21) The Heart is a Sleeping Beauty – Wim Wenders
22) War of the Worlds – H.G Wells
23) The Giver – Lois Lowry
24) Borstal Boy – Brendan Behan
25) Titus Groan – Mervyn Peake
26) Gormenghast – Mervyn Peake
27) The Subtle Knife - Philip Pullman
28) My Dog Skip – Willie Morris
29) I Seem to be a Verb – R. Buckminster Fuller
30) The Little Prince - Exupery
31) The Amber Spyglass - Philip Pullman
32) The Day of the Triffids - Wyndham
33) Confessions of an Irish Rebel – Brendan Behan
34) The Series of Unfortunate Events – Lemmony Snicket
35) Stardust - Neil Gaiman
36) Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen
37) Consider Her Ways - John Wyndham
38) The Medium is the Massage – McLuhan and Fiore
39) Complicated Kindness – Miriam Toews
40) To Kill a Mockingbird – Harper Lee



Top 30 Bands

(In No Particular Order)

1) Jack Johnson
2) Arcade Fire
3) Barenaked Ladies
4) Thom Yorke
5) Broken Social Scene
6) Dallas Green
7) Coldplay
8) Death Cab For Cutie
9) Divine Comedy
10) John Mayer
11) The Decemberists
12) Explosions in the Sky
13) Final Fantasy
14) From Monuments to Masses
15) Iron and Wine
16) Wintersleep
17) The Manic Street Preachers
18) Matthew Good Band
19) William Lazarus
20) Minus the Bear
21) Modest Mouse
22) The Most Serene Republic
23) Pilate
24) The Postal Service
25) Snow Patrol
26) Stars
27) The Stills
28) People For Audio
29) Radiohead
30) U2



Top 20 Movies

(In No Particular Order)

1) The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2) Rory O’Shea Was Here
3) Supersize Me
4) Spellbound
5) You and Me and Everyone We Know
6) Million Dollar Hotel
7) Cannes Ad Festival Award Winners 04 / 05
8) Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
9) Dr. Strangelove
10) Gattaca
11) Big Fish
12) Go Furthur
13) 28 Days Later
14) Elephant
15) The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
16) Finding Neverland
17) Garden State
18) The Delicate Art of Parking
19) The Corporation
20) Bowling For Columbine



Top 10 Links

(In No Particular Order)

1) www.toothpastefordinner.com
2) www.bbc.co.uk
3) www.pickuphockey.com
4) Scary Parrot
5) www.familyguyquotes.com
6) www.joshbrownphoto.com
7) Wikipedia
8) Rachel’s Blog
9) KD’s Blog
10) Best record label



Top 5 TV Shows

(In No Particular Order)

1) Arrested Development
2) Rick Mercer's Report
3) Futurama / Bromwell High
4) Hockey Night in Canada
5) Doctor Who
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Sunday, October 15, 2006
Immigration

Note: I use this blog as a way of transferring homework from my house to school, since we are not allowed to use e-mail on school computers. Unless you are in my class and would like to take some answers (I don't mind if you do), then ignore all these posts.


How Many Immigrants We Accept:

2000 - 227,465
2001 - 250,638
2002 - 229,040
2003 - 221,355
2004 - 235,824


Why Canada Accepts Immigrants:

  • Ethical reasons (refugees and families)
  • Economic reasons
  • Maintain population at healthy level
  • Maintain Canadian identity (accepting, multicultural, etc.)

Where Our Immigrants Come From:

(see chart)

 

Why People Emigrate:

  • In the case of economic migration (usually labour migration), differentials in wage rates are prominent
  • Escape from poverty is a traditional push factor, the availability of jobs is the related pull factor.
  • Natural disasters can amplify poverty-driven migration flows
  • For some migrants, education is the primary pull factor
  • Retirement migration from rich countries to lower-cost countries with better climate, is a new type of international migration. An example is immigration of retired British citizens to Spain.
  • Some immigrants justify their drive to be in a different country for cultural or health related reasons
  • Young people from developed countries choose to migrate as a form of self expression towards the establishment or to satisfy their need to perceive directly other cultural environments.
  • Persecution (religious and otherwise), frequent abuse, bullying, oppression, ethnic cleansing and even genocide, and risks to civilians during war.
  • Political motives traditionally motivate refugee flows - to escape dictatorship for instance
  • Relationships (e.g. to be with family or a loved one)
  •  Evasion of criminal justice (e.g. avoiding arrest )
  • In the past, draft dodging

 

Basic Requirements for Immigrants:

Permanent Residence Applications:

  • Skilled Worker Class
  • Business Class
  • Family Class
  • Convention Refugees Abroad and Humanitarian Protected Persons Abroad

- Living Outside of Canada (Skilled Worker, Family Class)

  • Requirements vary:
    • family class applicant must have a close relative who is a Canadian citizen
    • skilled worker class applicant must have a certain degree of aptitude in a trade or line of work

- Living In Canada (Naturalization):

A person who is a permanent resident may apply for Canadian citizenship by naturalization (grant) after three years resident in Canada. The requirements in full are that the person:

  • is aged 18 years or over
  • is a permanent resident
  • has lived in Canada for a total of three years out of the four years preceding the application for citizenship
  • knows about Canada (a test is required as part of the application process, but only if the applicant is between 18 and 54 years of age)
  • knows the rights and responsibilities of Canadian citizenship
  • Say oath of citizenship
    • "I swear (or affirm) that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada, Her Heirs and Successors, and that I will faithfully observe the laws of Canada and fulfil my duties as a Canadian citizen."

Impact:

Cultural impact -

  • Promotes multi-culturalism (see: Toronto) and cultural syncretism
  • Immigrants bring new cuisine, styles of dress, musical genres and traditions to Canada
  • Impacts how Canadians think of themselves (we pride ourselves on a multi-cultural identity)

Political impact -

  • A multi-cultural nation requires a multi-tasking government

Economic impact –

  • Skilled, working immigrants positively impact the economy
  • Illegal, unemployed, uneducated or unskilled immigrants negatively impact the economy
  • Family class immigrants often create families, fueling the economy further
  • Immigrants increase tax-base
  • Statistically speaking, asylum-seekers have difficulty getting on their feet, and initially require welfare payments
  • Immigrations helps to offset lower birth rates, aging population, etc.

Spiritual impact –

  • Canada has a large number of Sikhs, Buddhists, Hindus, Muslims, Christians and so on; immigration promotes a diverse spiritual environment

 

Immigration in Our  Town:

 Profiles –


K.K

 

Why did you come to Canada?

 

Describe the process of coming to Canada

 

Have you found that Canadians, in general, are accepting or hostile toward immigrants?

 

What professions do your mother and father have?

 

 

J.B

 

Why did you come to Canada?

 

Describe the process of coming to Canada

 

Have you found that Canadians, in general, are accepting or hostile toward immigrants?

 

What profession do you have?

 

 

P.A

 

Why did you come to Canada?

 

Describe the process of coming to Canada

 

Have you found that Canadians, in general, are accepting or hostile toward immigrants?

  

What professions do your mother and father have?

 



How Immigration Defines our Identity as People of Kemptville and People of Canada


        Our (high level profession one), our (high level profession two), and our (high level profession three) are immigrants. Without these people, our economy and way of life would suffer.... or something along these lines...


The 'Canadian Identity' is one of multi-culturalism and diversity... etc. etc.




Posted at 10:55 am by Dimensions

 

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