After reviewing the above, answer these questions:
What is a party platform?
List the four main Canadian political parties and describe their ideologies.
Why is it important to understand what political parties stand for?
What are the politics of your region and why is this context important? Use a public opinion site, such as Angus Reid, to help you dig into the data.
What are the main economic sectors in your region? Who is the largest employer?
What are the major issues impacting biodiversity in your region?
Are there any signed First Nation treaties in your region?
How do treaties impact proposed legislation? What happens if there are no treaties present?
What are the different levels of government? What are their roles and responsibilities?
What does a majority government mean? What about a minority government?
What is the role of Canada’s Supreme Court? Who appoints the judges?
What is the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms? Why does it matter?
When was our constitution passed into law? What elements of our constitution remain controversial?
What is the Crown’s duty to consult Indigenous nations?
Why is it important to be an engaged citizen? What does being an engaged citizen mean to you?
What is the difference between a right and responsibility in our country?
Name the stages a proposed bill must pass through in order to become law federally?
What is the role of the Canadian Senate in the policy-making process?
What is Royal Assent?
To advance a policy that helps both people and nature, name three federal ministries that would likely have to be involved in the decision? What provincial ministries might need to be involved?