- After learning more about our Canadian political parties and ideology, determine which party you think best represents you. Give several reasons why.
- Reflect on your personal context. How has this influenced your politics?
- Visit CBC’s Vote Compass, take the quiz, and see who you would have supported in the last election. (Alternatively, head over to Pew Research Center and complete the quiz ‘Political Typology‘ and see where you land on the political spectrum. It’s American, but it will help you determine your ideological beliefs.)
- After completing the quiz, was the result the same as what you answered in question #1? If not, was the quiz flawed, or do you need to rethink question #1?
- Reflect on what nature means to you. Does it matter to you? How do you interact with nature? What action do you think needs to be taken to balance people and nature? Remember: there are no wrong answers.
- Now do some research. How does politics impact nature? What political parties support your vision for balancing people and nature?
- Reflecting on your research, does your vision for balancing people and nature align with your preferred political party and/or ideology? If not, does your answer make you rethink your political position? Does it make you more open to other parties/ideologies?
- Now reflect on the totality of this activity. Imagine someone who has opposite answers from you. Do you understand why different priorities might lead to different answers/political views? Do you get why it might be hard for your opposite to support your chosen political party? What might make your opposite open to supporting your party? What might make you open to supporting their party?
*This activity is meant for self-reflection and your answers can be kept private. The goal is to help showcase the pros and cons of every political party, the importance of keeping an open mind politically and why empathy for different political perspectives matters.