What are the three main issues in western Canada?

Answer 1

-Poor television programming and excessive advertising

-What you see is not what you pay, when you try to buy something, the price on the label is never the same when you pay, many random taxes are added

-Job losses, there are many people that have lost their jobs because of the economy crisis

-Homelessness

-Immigrants-->there are so many immigrants in the country! Because of the cost to take care of them, the economy is further failing

Actually the taxes are not random, we just don't include them in the price of the product so you know the actual worth of what your buying and how much tax is.

And by poor television programming if you mean filtering out the American shows that star Paris Hilton, then yes it is true.

As for job losses, homelessness, and immigrants, even taking into account population size Canada is far better off then the United States.

Answer 2

Depends on the category but when it comes to East/West national issues they include:

Political reforms: Not every vote is equal in Canada, and not every Nation or Region has equal representation. Changing this is difficult because of history. Eastern Canada will not have the majority of voters in the near future. In the past their domination of Canadian politics was explained away by saying they were the majority so what was good for them was good for Canada. Now they fear that coming changes could mean the West will rule the East as East ruled West.

The French: Canada was once just Ontario and Quebec so the dominate role of the French had historical reasons. For most of Western Canada there is little, and for much of Western Canada no, historical French history other than that imposed by Canadian colonisation. With the majority being immigrants or children of immigrants (first and second generation) it is hard to justify why Federal jobs should be reserved for people from one province and culture. Changing the special status of the French is a major issue and will change Canada.

Aboriginals: Canada accepted the treaties entered into by the British Empire to add credibility to their Confederation. Trouble is those treaties are race based and beyond the ability of any Nation to support indefinitely. They give special status and special access to resources that no other race has or can ever have. No matter how hard new Canadians try they can never achieve the special status of those covered by ancient racist treaties. Canadian policy has been one of "lidism" just keep the lid on this issues and hope to past them on to the next generation. That has created a group of people who believe they deserve special status based on race, based on their selection of parents. A status that is to be paid for by other because of their choice of parents. That is not Canada, that is not the Canada our forefathers were trying to create, that is not the Canada most people moved to and it is not the Canada of the future.

Independence: Canada was part of the British Empire from before it was a Confederation and well into the the 20th century looked to Britain for it's foreign policy, for it's place in the world. Now in the 21st century Canada is a protectorate of the USA and not independent in defense or even the administration of it's own laws and borders. More than one Canadian has been extradited to the USA for breaking US laws in Canada and Canada has no ability to defend itself. Canada will have to face the reality of it's protectorate status or stand up against the most powerful nation on earth. When that will happen, what will cause it to happen is not yet known but it will happen, what will Canada choose?

Answer 3

Depends on the Sub Category. Just off the top here are some suggestions when it comes to internal East/West or just Canadian issues (because this is in the Canadian category):

Political Representation:

Representation for Taxation. Western Canadians pay more in taxes into the Federal System than they get in services, transfers, jobs, and other funding but they do not have equivalent representation in the Federal political system.

Representation for Population. More people live West of Ontario than East but there are only 95 seats in the West and North compared to 107 East of Ontario.

Representation by Region. The West and North has the largest region by area. The Canadian Senate was meant to help offset the tyranny of the majority by having seats from the regions. That has not occurred though the West has often suggested we have a Triple E Senate, Equal, Elected, Effective. The East, who would have to give up power for such a thing to happen has always, as to be expected, refused any real changes.

Interprovincial top three:

Transfer, Equalization and other Federal Payments seem to have set up a set of permanent have not provinces. This is I would expect a problem for all provinces but since the West dis-proportionally pays it is a larger issue in the West.

Trade between provinces. There are many barriers to trade between the provinces. Certification of Professions and Trades vary and are not recognized in other provinces. Workers on government assistance are not required or even encouraged to work in other provinces that need workers. Companies from one province often face considerable red tape to operate in other provinces.

Transportation of Goods. This is a recent issue brought to our attention by British Columbia's position on pipelines from Alberta. Without an agreement on allowing goods to flow freely across provincial borders Canada risks each province demanding royalties or fees for the transportation of various goods. This could result in pipelines, transportation highways and seaways going around various provinces for various goods. This would likely end Confederation as we know it.

Socially the top three could be:

Aboriginal rights, treaties and First Nations status. This is a left over from when Britain and then Canada signed treaties with First Nations, located in the West, hoping they could "keep a lid on" or just put off facing difficult questions. The result is a situation where some Canadians have special status due to race. Hundreds of years ago separation by race was acceptable. Today most Western Canadians believe that Canadians should not be discriminated against or for by race or many other attributes. The idea that there are Canadians "Plus" who have special rights, access to Canadian resources and money based on ancient treaties and race is not acceptable. Neither is it sustainable because the agreement is one of ever increasing expenses for as long as the sun shines and the rivers flow. Not good for the very multicultural society Western Canada is trying to build. And BTW a total failure as many First Nations people have a standard of living well below the average Western Canadian. That is not acceptable to Western Canadians.

Immigration: Western Canada is the fastest growing part of Canada and all of Canada's growth is due to immigration. Yet Western Canada has too little control over Canada's immigration policies. They also do not agree with many parts of it, including the large number of refugees, larger per captia than almost any other country in the world. Western Canada needs and wants more immigrants to fill their need for more skilled workers.

Multiculturalism. Western Canada has many people from many cultures and needs more control over many different aspects of government currently being controlled by the Federal Government. Language rights are but one example. A leftover from when most of Western Canada was a colony of Canada is the requirement for French and bilingualism in many areas. This gives preference to people and workers from an Eastern Canada culture even when they make up less than 2% of the population. Western Canada wants to decide cultural issues locally, including language services. It is crazy to have people from Quebec and Ontario greet people in French when less than 1% need it and more than 25% need services in Chinese or Hindi. Western Canada also has a different culture and different ideas on what cultural laws and rules should be.

Economically:

Western Canada has different objectives in many areas of the economy.......well this could go on for many more pages so we will leave it there unless the question is narrowed down a bit.

Answer 4

A major problem in Canada is its neighbours, who are worldly renown for being ignorant.

Answer 5

pollution, acid rain and poor recycling.