In our course we’ve been doing a lot of work regarding the Tesla electric cars. However, there are also plenty of other brands. But is it a stable market? Is it reliable? According to the article, Paul A. Eisenstein made a research in the electric car market.

Most of the electric car companies are suffering from low demand. In order to increase demand, they are trying to reduce prices. Ford has been able to reduce its price to $9 000. Among other companies that are cutting prices is Chevrolet, Volt plug-in hybrid, Honda Accord plug-in, and Mitsubishi i-MiEV battery-electric vehicles. However, Tesla hasn’t decreased its price from its already expensive vehicle (as we already know, Tesla is a premium expensive fully electric car). If such large companies have the need to reduce their prices in order to increase demand, does this mean that market of electric cars is not that popular? I think yes. I like the idea of electric cars, it is environmentally friendly and it will probably help us save the Earth and keep it clean for a longer period time. Unfortunately, as data shows this market is currently unpopular. People prefer to buy gasoline cars than electric or hybrid.  Electric cars can be a second car in a family, nonetheless, not all families are that rich, and they simply can’t afford such expensive and inconvenient car.

So, why are such big and successful companies entering this market? Firstly, according to Paul A. Eisenstein, there is special law in California called Zero-Emissions Vehicle mandate, which was very interesting and new for me. This law encourages every big manufacturer to produce “green” vehicle. Second reason is, in my opinion, that companies are desperately trying to involve people to an idea about sustainability and saving environment. Even though they probably have losses from selling these cars, they hope to be rewarded within next few years to come.

Given that I am an international student, I haven’t had the chance to do lots of reaserch regarding First Nations people. However, I got the opportunity to get to know some of the culture pretty well. I lived in Vancouver for a few months in 2013, where in autumn I was fortuante enough to attend a UBC exhibition regarding the First Nations people. It was an awesome experience for me. I learned a lot, and even had the pleasure to speak with some of them. They presented stories about their lives, and we watched a movie called ” Where the Spirit Lives”. To anyone wanting to learn more regarding First Nations people, I strongly recommend watching this movie.

From the political view, long ago, governments literally were trying to bring down the aboriginal culture. Thankfully, they recently apologized for the mistakes. “Historically, the Canadian government has catered to aboriginals only when it needed them. It needs them now” by Thomas Walkom. Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AAND) provides funds for almost all the social programs and services for the Aboriginal population. They even have lower tuition fees for education.

I think that the aboriginals affect the economy of Canada. The government invests a lot of money in Aboriginal Education. Educational levels among First nations are rapidly growing. More and more people are getting involved with jobs. Income for aboriginals and non-aboriginal are slightly different, $14,198 compared to $20,264 respectively.

There is a significant difference between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Canadians in terms of the lifestyle factors, demographic employment, education and income. As stated “Life expectancy for registered Indians at birth is increasing and will continue to increase” However, most of the aboriginal population still suffers from disadvantages in comparison to the non-aboriginal population.