Using your Informed Voters shopping list, Compare the party platforms and fill in the boxes with the party & policy you agreed with, and why.
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Month: March 2014
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Political Parties
Today we did an overview of political parties in Canada and did some policy shopping to see if any of the parties matched our personal views. Here’s the classwork we did:
First, we did a brief PRETEST to see what we already know about the Political Parties in Canada.
1. Background – Political Parties Blog. Peruse PDF (class slides) for basic info, compare with what you already know
2. Open up “Compare the party platformss”
3. Open up the “Political Parties Blog” and fill out. Choose what you think are the best policies and say why.
(Tip: If you work on computer, you can copy & paste a policy you like in the first column, type the name of the party, then type your own reason in the “why” box. Usually people find they may agree with different parties on different issues, but get an idea of which one they overall agree with – or disagree with! )
4. Send back to me when you are done for marks today 🙂
5. Homework: pp 302-309, 4 Qs on page 309 (Block D handed in 2 already)
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Structure of Government
Monday, March 3rd
Today we talked about the 3 branches of government:
The Legislative, which makes laws
The Executive, which administers and sets the agenda
The Judiciary, which interprets the law
We also talked about 3 levels of government:
Federal, Provincial, and Municipal
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http://www.haaretz.com/news/world/1.577243 [abridged]
Russia takes over Ukraine’s Crimea region
UN Security Council holds urgent meeting after Russian parliament approves use of military in Ukraine.
By The Associated Press and Reuters | Mar. 1, 2014 | 11:27 PM | 
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Russian troops took over a strategic region in Ukraine as the parliament in Moscow gave President Vladimir Putin a green light Saturday to proceed to protect Russian interests. The newly installed government in Kiev was powerless to react to the swift takeover of Crimea by Russian troops already in Ukraine and more flown in, aided by pro-Russian Ukrainian groups.
Putin’s call came as pro-Russian demonstrations broke out in Ukraine’s Russian-speaking east, where protesters raised Russian flags and clashed with supporters of the new Ukrainian government.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatsenyuk called on Moscow “to recall their forces, and to return them to their stations,” according to the Interfax news agency. “Russian partners, stop provoking civil and military resistance in Ukraine.”
The UN Security Council called an urgent meeting on Ukraine on Saturday, and the European Union foreign ministers will hold an emergency meeting Monday to discuss the crisis.