Canada's Changing Society, 1984-present (How Canada Became Canada)

In the late twentieth century, Canada experienced many changes:

-Free trade brought closer ties with the United States. -A referendum on Quebec sovereignty almost broke up the country. -Canadians participated in dozens of UN peacekeeping missions. -Within Canada, the Inuit territory of Nunavut was create.

In this book, you will learn about Canada's role in the international response to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and the invsions of Afghanistan and Iraq. You will read about the most recent Canadian prime ministers-the loved and the hated, and how they got that way. You will gain a better understanding of Canada's ever-changing relationship with the United States, discovering the issues that affect the association between the two countries. Canada, as a member of the international community, faces many of the same issues as its southern neighbor, but it often deals with them in different ways than the United States. Above all, Canadians struggle to find their unique identity.