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Think about it
- What is a political ideology, and why do you think it matters in a democracy?
- What issues do you think are most important when deciding who to vote for (e.g., economy, environment, education, healthcare)? Why?
- How might your background, experiences, or community influence your political beliefs?
- Do you think political labels like “left” and “right” are helpful or limiting? Why?
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Referenced Resources
- Global Democracy Weakens in 2022
- Threats To Democracy Rise In A Third Of Countries
- There Are No Rules
- How to Understand the Global Spread of Political Polarization
- Revealed: the rise and rise of populist rhetoric
- The Rise of Global Populism
- Canada's angry, divisive politics are as old as Canada itself
- Do Canadians deserve their reputation for being nice?
- Why virtue signaling isn't the same as virtue
- Divergent bilingualism, linguistic anxieties, and Bill 96
- Trans Mountain pipeline: Some of the main arguments for and against it
- Province holding feedback sessions on Bighorn proposal
- Bighorn rally Thursday in Red Deer
- Under pressure: Canadians are losing trust in their governments, adding stress to our public institutions
- Canadians' trust in the news media hits a new low
- Trust in government is recovering but a new “generational trust gap” is emerging
- Millennials don't trust anyone. That's a big deal.
- Millenials and Gen Z have lost trust and loyalty with business
- Millennials aren't apathetic – they just don't trust politicians