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2010 Better Classroom Guidebooks Page 1 of 7 Reading Guide for Counterpoints: Exploring Canadian Issues, 2nd edition Chapter 7
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Why was the "National Action Committee on the Status of Women" formed in 1971? Why did feminist groups want schools to encourage girls to excel in math and science courses? What is meant by the term "civil liberties"? What was the "Canadian Bill of Rights"? What did it promise Canadians? Read the side bar on page 209 that describes John Diefenbaker's political career and accomplishments. Which do you think is his most important achievement? Why? What was included in PM Trudeau's 1969 Omnibus Bill? Who was Dr. Henry Morgentaler? Who benefited most from the Omnibus Bill - women or gays? Explain. What does the term "multiculturalism" mean? Why was it adopted? Canada's immigration policy became "colour blind" in 1967. What did this mean? Do you think this resulted in more "persons of colour" being able to emigrate to Canada from underdeveloped countries? Explain. What does the term "marginalized" mean? How were residents of Toronto's Chinatown and Halifax's Africville marginalized in the 1960s? What does it mean to be "disenfranchised"? What problems faced Aboriginal communities in the 1960s?
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What was the "White Paper of 1969"? What was its underlying goal? What was the response of Aboriginal people? What was the "Red Paper"? How did Aboriginal education change in the 1970s? What does the term "lobby" mean? What is the significance of the Berger Commission? What is the "Aboriginal Pipeline Group"?
2010 Better Classroom Guidebooks Page 3 of 7 Reading Guide for Counterpoints: Exploring Canadian Issues, 2nd edition Chapter 7
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What was meant by the Quebec Liberal campaign slogan "Matres chez nous"? What sparked interest in "separatism" in Quebec in the 1960s and 1970s? What was the "FLQ"? Who was Rene Levesque? What was the "PQ"? Read the side bar on page 219 that describes Lester Pearson's political career and accomplishments. Which do you think is his most important achievement? Why? What was the "Bi and Bi Commission"? What was the "Official Languages Act"? What impact did it have? Comment on the meaning of the cartoon in Figure 7-16. What was the "October Crisis"? What is "The War Measures Act"? How did PM Trudeau use it? What was "Bill 22"? Why did Premier Bourassa implement it? What impact did it have? What did Rene Levesque promise electors in the 1976 Quebec election? Why? What was "Bill 101"?
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What did it impose? Why did Premier Levesque feel it was necessary? Read the quotations on p. 222. Evaluate the use of the War Measures Act in the October Crisis.
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How did Canada maintain its military ties with the US even after PM Trudeau reduced Canada's defence department? What is meant by the term "trade and aid"? What was CIDA? What is "tied aid"? What was the 1972 "ABMT"? Why did many Western nations boycott the 1980 Moscow Olympics? Read the side bar on page 236 that describes Pierre Elliot Trudeau's political career and accomplishments. Which do you think is his most important achievement? Why? What event prompted Canada to pass the Arctic Waters Pollution Prevention Act? How has the possibility of global warming influenced claims to sovereignty over the Arctic?
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