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"Historians often emphasize how, during both the difficult inter-war years and the Second World War, the Liberal government of Mackenzie King successfully reconciled the needs of majority rule with the recognition of minority voice, particularly in foreign affairs. How did a consummate anti-Catholic, who did not even speak French, manage to acknowledge and accommodate the vastly different demands of the French-speaking population? Ernest Lapointe, officially the minister of justice (1924-6, 1926-30, 1935-41) and minister of fisheries (1921-4), represented francophone Quebeckers in the federal cabinet. His ability to influence and reflect the views of the Quebec population, his loyalty to Mackenzie King, and in some cases, his threats of resignation, awarded him considerable weight in many external affairs questions. Analysing seventeen foreign policy decisions, the author uncovers Ernest Lapointe's relationship with King, and the voice of Quebec represented by his skillful interceptions."--Jacket

During the First World War the culture of the Canadian Army reflected the society of the time. Today Indigenous peoples are welcomed, their cultural heritage appreciated and encouraged. This transformation of the Canadian military can be explained in part by how our society has evolved but even more by how Indigenous members of the CAF have proven that they can 'do the job.' This article presents the perceptions of some Indigenous veterans who adapted, in various ways, to military culture while also retaining elements of their own culture. In most histories of Indigenous peoples in the Canadian military, the focus has been on how the Armed Forces changed them; but after a century it is increasingly clear how much Indigenous people have changed the military.

Simulation is a powerful analytical tool which facilitates an
investigation of financial risk through the examination of repeated
outcomes from the same model. It is not, however, an easy matter to use
simulation in a property investment context due to the existence of
complex relationships between the fundamental components (such as the
periodic cash flows, vacancy rates, letting up periods and
capitalization rates). Seeks to examine a simple investment scenario in
which the variations in net annual cash flows and final capitalization
rate determine the overall viability of the investment. Shows that the
relationship between these two variables and between the net annual cash
flows over time significantly increases the investment′s risk. The use
of asymmetric variables to describe these property characteristics is
also discussed as are the interpretation of "expected"
outcomes as either the "average" and the "most
likely" result. These are all critical considerations if the
simulation model is to provide a reasonable representation of the true
investment situation and for the simulation results to be useful in the
investment decision‐making process.