CONFEDERATION

Welcome_to_The_Confederation_Years

On the Road to Confederation

Thank you to a great teacher

One of the world's great teachers  1918-2013  Lessons in love

The Dirty 30's. Hard times for a young Canada

TERM 1 MARKS CUT OFF IS NOON ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29

As we've discussed, anything outstanding for Term 1 can still be submitted to me for assessment and be included in your Term 1 grade as long as I receive it by the beginning of lunch on Friday, November 29.  Anything you are not sure about, ask . . . email me.

Punct-YOU-ality on Wednesday

Just a friendly reminder that McMath has a collaboration day on Wednesday, November 27 and first block will start promptly at 9:40.  Tell yourself to be here at 9:30 and we'll see you ON TIME for our first block class.  Thanks!

Canada Post World War One . . .

Rebellion in Canada. Really? Y E S !

World War One . . . a review

Review of World War One 1914 - 1918

Remember our analogy in class regarding active studying . . . you can't just get fit by going to the gym and looking at the equipment - you actually have to pick it up and start using it to make a difference.  Studying is no different . . . the brain is a muscle and it needs a work out during studying to make any difference.  Just looking at the textbook or your notebook is usually not enough for most learners.  Try making your own study cards or study notes, create neumonics or catch phrases to help you remember key ideas or concepts, use a "study buddy" and "read alouds" to review material or even try "surfing the net" for some good websites that are interesting and engaging to you.  Try this one

http://www.funtrivia.com/trivia-quiz/History/Canada-and-WWI-218729.html

Inquiring Based Learning World War One

Inquiring minds want to know . . . what about you?  What are you most interested in learning a little more about from World War One?  Follow the criteria given in class to create a "one page" multimedia (something we can see and hear) demonstration of your learnings.

Here are some websites other have found useful.  Perhaps they will help you too.  If you find another great resource along the way, please share it with our learning community by emailing it to me

firstworldwar.com

Even animals played a role

Inquiry based learning assignments are due on Wednesday, November 13.  Please email them to yourself (at the gmail account you created for this assignment)  so that we can watch and listen to them on the ipads during class.

A MOST amazing celebration!

Socials 11's, you should feel very proud of your Global Heritage Projects which were so thoughtfully shared and celebrated in class today.  I think we all felt a little more pride in being Canadian and the unique ways each of us and our families have contributed (and are still contributing today) the Canadian Identity.  Thank you for being so truly "Canadian" in genuinely celebrating each other and the unique heritage we bring to Canada.  Well done!

Underground Railway . . . to Canada

Canada's multicultural identity grew significantly in the 1800's due to immigration.  One method black American LOYALISTS used to get to Canada was the "Underground Railroad", which wasn't an actual railway, even though it had 'passengers', 'stations', and 'conductors'.  It was all a code system designed to get black slaves wanting to stay loyal to Britain, freedom in Canada.

WATCH
Heritage Minute Video

LISTEN
Music Video: On an UnderGround Railroad

DO
Interactive: The Underground Railroad

DO  (at home)
Interactive: Underground Railroad


READ
Article:  Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad (provided in class)

READ
Horizons Textbook:  p. 26 - 29 on Multiculturalism, Black Canadians, Underground Railway

REFLECT
Please complete your web (5 W's) for The Underground Railway for Tuesday, October 29.

A Defining Moment for Canada

Socials 10 . . . please answer the following Essential Question from our exploration of the War of 1812 over the past couple of classes  (for Thursday, October 24)

     "HOW WAS THE WAR OF 1812 A DEFINING MOMENT IN THE DEVELOPMENT
      OF CANADA'S IDENTITY?"

WWI would you have made a good officer?

http://www.schoolshistory.org.uk/westernfront/Western%20Front%20Sim.htm

Would you have made a good officer?

and then it happened: USA and Canada at war with each other!

Where do your loyalties lie?

Who do you think you are?

In Socials 11, we've been exploring the Canadian identity at the turn of the 20th Century.  A growing sense of multiculturalism as a key aspect of our identity was beginning to take shape, largely due in part to the waves of immigrants who arrived here to start a new life.  At some point, each one of us (either directly ourselves, or indirectly through our families) was an immigrant to Canada.  How much do you know about your family's immigrant experience here?  Where did they come from?  Why did they leave?  Why did they choose Canada?  What were some of the realities they faced when they got here? What aspects of their previous culture did they keep here in Canada?  Which part(s) did they abandon? In what ways did they adopt the "Canadian culture"?  In what ways did they contribute to this "Canadian Identity?"  These will be questions central to your inquiry based research project "My Global Heritage"due October 29th.  Enjoy this inquiry into your cultural heritage!

Canadian Symbolism

Canadians have many reasons to be proud.  We often forget this fact as we are frequently distracted by events in our own everyday lives.  We are a strong and proud nation, with a rich history and heritage that has created a country and a society that is the envy of the world.  It is important to gain an understanding and appreciation of what we have built together as a nation, and our roles and responsibilities in defining our future.  One way of doing this is through the meaningful examination of the symbols that represent us all:  our flag, our citizenship, our anthem, our bilingual and multicultural society, our excellence in sports, literature, film, music, our parks, museums and historic sites, among many others.  Symbols identify us as a unique people who call this magnificent land our home.  They resonate on many levels:  they speak of the tolerance, mutual respect, compassion and acceptance that are deeply ingrained in the Canadian character.

I am Canadian

Who are "Canadians", eh?

Tom Brokaw during the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver) explains "Canadians"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnpVH7kIb_8

Joe Canadian Rant

Download the video

Download the mp3

Hey, I'm not a lumberjack, or a fur trader.... I don't live in an igloo or eat blubber, or own a dogsled.... and I don't know Jimmy, Sally or Suzy from Canada, although I'm certain they're really really nice. I have a Prime Minister, not a president. I speak English and French, not American. And I pronounce it 'about', not 'a boot'. I can proudly sew my country's flag on my backpack. I believe in peace keeping, not policing, diversity, not assimilation, and that the beaver is a truly proud and noble animal. A toque is a hat, a chesterfield is a couch, and it is pronounced 'zed' not 'zee', 'zed' !!!! Canada is the second largest landmass! The first nation of hockey! and the best part of North America My name is Joe!! And I am Canadian!!! "We Are More" by Shane Koyzman Poem lyrics When defining Canada you might list some statistics you might mention our tallest building or biggest lake you might shake a tree in the fall and call a red leaf Canada you might rattle off some celebrities might mention that we’ve got a few barenaked ladies or that we made these crazy things like zippers electric cars and washing machines When defining Canada it seems the world’s anthem has been been there done that and maybe that’s where we used to be it’s true we’ve done and we’ve been we’ve seen all the great themes get swallowed up by the machine and turned into theme parks but when defining Canada don’t forget to mention that we have set sparks We are not just fishing stories about the one that got away we do more than sit around and say, eh? and yes we are the home of the Rocket and the Great One inspirers of little number nines and little number ninety-nines but we’re more than hockey and fishing lines off the rocky coast of the Maritimes some say what defines us is something as simple as please and thank you and as for you’re welcome well we say that too But we are more than genteel or civilized we are an idea in the process of being realized we are young we are cultures strung together then woven into a tapestry and the design is what makes us more than the sum total of our history We are an experiment going right for a change with influences that range from a to zed (yes we say zed instead of zee) we are the colours of Chinatown and the coffee of Little Italy we dream so big that there are those who would call our ambition an industry larger than sticky maple syrup and clean snow bigger than wheat and beer we are vineyards of good year after good year we reforest what we clear because we believe in generations beyond our own knowing now that so many of us have grown past what used to be We can stand here today filled with all the hope people have when they say things like, someday someday, we’ll be great someday, we’ll be this or that someday, we’ll be at a point when someday was yesterday and all of our aspirations will pave the way for those who, on that day, look towards tomorrow and still say, someday We will reach the goals we set and we will get interest on our inspiration because we are more than a nation of whale watchers and lumberjacks more than backpacks and hiking trails we are hammers and nails building bridges towards those who are willing to walk across we are the lost and found for all those who might find themselves at a loss we are not the see-through gloss or glamour of those who clamour for the failings of others We are fathers, brothers, sisters and mothers, uncles, nephews, aunts and nieces we are cousins we are found missing puzzle pieces we are families with room at the table for newcomers we are more than summers and winters more than on and off seasons we are the reasons people have for wanting to stay because we are more than what we say or do we live to get past what we go through and learn who we are we are students students who study the studiousness of studying so we know what as well as why We don’t have all the answers, but we try and the effort is what makes us more we don’t all know what it is in life we’re looking for so keep exploring go far and wide or go inside, but go deep go deep as if James Cameron was filming a sequel to "The Abyss" and suddenly there was this location scout trying to figure out some way to get inside you Keep exploring because we are more than a laundry list of things to do and places to see we are more than hills to ski or countryside ponds to skate we are the abandoned hesitation of all those who can’t wait we are first-rate greasy spoon diners and healthy living cafés a country that is all the ways you choose to live a land that can give you variety because we are choices We are millions upon millions of voices shouting "keep exploring" we are the surprise the world has in store for you it’s true Canada is the "what" in "what’s new?" so don’t say, been there done that unless you’ve sat on the sidewalk while chalk artists draw still-lifes on the concrete of a kid in the street beat boxing to Neil Young for fun don’t say you’ve been there, done that unless you’ve been here doing it let this country be your first-aid kit for all the times you get sick of the same old, same old let us be the story told to your friends And when that story ends leave chapters for the next time you’ll come back next time pack for all the things you didn’t pack for the first time but don’t let your luggage define your travels each life unravels differently and experiences are what make up the colours of our tapestry we are the True North strong and free and what’s more is that we didn’t just say it, we made it be.

WELCOME BACK!

Welcome back!  I'm really looking forward to teaching you this year.  It's going to be fun, exciting, challenging and rewarding.  Enjoy the journey!

EXTRA REVIEW

I will be available for extra review on Tuesday, June 18 all day, drop in anytime for individual questions, practice exams, or just to say 'hi'.  On Wednesday, June 19 from 9:30 -11am I will be leading a review session on the topic of Geography as it relates to demography, global population issues, standards of living, environmental issues, etc.  I will be available the rest of the day for individual questions or practice exams.  I am always available by email anytime  at mscoopermcmath@gmail.com .  It's no bother :)

EXAM LOCATION

Your Socials 11 Provincial Exam will be written in the school building this year.  Here are the room allocations..  C202  (last name A-D)  C203 (D-H)  C206 (H-M)  C210 (M-P)  C211 (R-T)  C212 (T-Z)
See you FRIDAY, JUNE 21 at 8:30 am with your textbooks . . . they can be dropped off to me in our classroom prior to your exam.

Review Session: HISTORY

There will be a review session for the HISTORY component of SS11 offered on FRIDAY, JUNE 14  from 8:20 - 10:08 in C205.  We will review the key concepts and supporting details pertaining to Canada's emergence as an independent nation from 1900 - 2000.  Hope you will be there!

A little thing called YOUR provincial exam :)

The troubled Senate

The founders of Confederation gave the Senate the important role of protecting regional, provincial and minority interests. They assigned each region the same number of seats in order to guarantee them an equal voice in the Senate. Seats were added as new provinces and territories entered Confederation. Today, the Senate has 105 seats, distributed as follows:

• The Maritimes Division — 24

(New Brunswick — 10, Nova-Scotia — 10, Prince Edward Island — 4)

• The Ontario Division — 24

• The Quebec Division — 24

• The Western Division — 24 

(British Columbia — 6, Alberta — 6, Saskatchewan — 6, Manitoba — 6)

• Additional representation — 9 

(Newfoundland and Labrador — 6, Northwest Territories — 1,

Yukon Territory — 1, Nunavut — 1)

http://www.parl.gc.ca/SenatorsMembers.aspx?Language=E

http://globalnews.ca/video/580287/senate-problems

http://globalnews.ca/news/580105/did-you-know-five-members-of-the-canadian-senate-are-from-b-c/

http://globalnews.ca/news/577294/harper-promises-to-tighten-senate-expense-rules/

http://globalnews.ca/news/547443/audit-does-little-to-mute-senate-controversy/

5 key issues in the upcoming BC Provincial election

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/bcvotes2013/features/election-issues/

SOCIALS 11 CAMPAIGN VIDEOS . . .

If you are having trouble sending me your video because the .mov file is too big, try uploading it to an app like DropBox (it's free to download) or upload it to Youtube and send me the link that way.

please remember to send it to mscoopermcmath@gmail.com  as a .mov attachment or link.

Hope that helps!

Let's Debate the debate

Tonight on all major local TV and radio channels, the Leaders Debate between party leaders of the 4 biggest political parties in the upcoming provincial election (on May 14) will take place.  Please watch it, between 6:30 - 8pm and be prepared to debate the debate in class on Wednesday, May 1st.  You can also follow news on the leaders debate on twitter at #bcdebate2013


the-leaders-debate-in-two-minutes

the role of the polls in election campaigns

Follow along with them . . .

For Monday, April 29, Socials 11 students must sign up and "follow" on Twitter or "like" on Facebook  (or bookmark and check daily a web page) of a political person or party of your choice, related to either  BC provincial politics, or Canada's federal system.  Remember to state who you chose to follow, their "handle" or webpage address, why you chose to follow them and the most interesting tweet you've read so far.

Options for following include the following provincial parties and/or their leaders, and/or their candidates in your local Richmond-Steveston Riding

BC Conservatives, party leaders John Cummings, local candidate Carol Day
BC Green Party, party leader Jane Sterk, local candidate Jerome Dickey
BC Liberals, party leader Christy Clark, local candidate John Yap
BC NDP, party leader Adrian Dix, local candidate Scott Stewart
Independent, Mike Donovan

Follow along with us!

With the dissolution, enumeration and nomination phases of the Electoral Process complete, we are now getting into active Campaigning for our upcoming Mock Election/Class Government Simulation.  Check out, follow, retweet and reply to these political party tweets on Twitter

Progressive Party @McMathPCPs
Student perspective @studentPparty
Gavin and Friends@ birthdayparty96
Felix and the Cats @FelixFelines

I'm enjoying following your journey through the Canadian political process . . . and I'm learning  LOTS about the impressive power of technology as an effective communication medium.  It's interesting to read your tweets and retweets.  It's even interesting to explore the psychology of 'marketing' and the role of the media in an election campaign.

Lastly, thank you for honouring yourself, each other and me by ensuring you run a positive promotion campaign:  only promote positive reasons to vote for you or your party.  Refrain from any negative campaigning by attacking an opponent or opposition party.  Thank you.

Looking forward to 'following' your journey up until our election day on May 13th.

Attack ads . . . what are they attacking and do they work?

Attack ads . . . what are they attacking?

The Canadian Pacific Railway, Iron Road and Gold Mountain

The Canadian Pacific Railway

http://www.ironroadthemovie.com/

Here's a fun little link to some more info on the CPR.

http://www.cpr.ca/en/about-cp/our-past-present-and-future/Documents/cp-childrens-history.pdf 

Positive versus attack ads in the Political Campaigning Process

Conservatives Launch 1st attack ad on Liberals


Liberals+attack+leaves+NDP with a problem


http://www.vancouversun.com/opinion/columnists/Vaughn+Palmer+Liberal+supporters+launch+venom+packed/7851712/story.html

Why-negative-political-attack ads don't work

Curious about your Vote Compass?

Curious about your vote compass?  Try these 2 quick on line survey's to see where you would fit in Canada and BC's political spectrum if you were voting today. . .

These 'compass' are not intended to tell you how to vote or what party or candidate to vote for, but rather see where your views on various political issues stand.  For a more detailed overview of the intent and purpose of these tools, check out  this link

Political Compass
*select "take the test" from the link on the far left side of the page

BC vote compass


Also for Tuesday, April 23 please read Chapter 10 p. 248-257 and complete Fig. 10.2 and 10.3 Thinking Critically Questions p. 250, Fig. 10.6 Thinking Critically Question on p. 252, and Activities 1,2 and3 p. 253.

Game on!

The Writ has dropped . . .wait, what's a writ?

Who can vote? What do I need to vote?

Where is the Richmond-Steveston electoral district?

And so it is about to begin . . .

 . . .  the road to BC's provincial election on May 14!  As we begin to explore the topic of Government and political issues in Canada, here are some links to issues of relevance.

The Senate: keep? abolish? modify?

How a party leader, and potential Prime Minister of Canada, is chosen

BC Liberals promise . . .

BC NDP promise . . .

BC Conservatives promise . . .

Green Party promises . . .

SS11 Geography Test

Just a reminder for Socials 11 students .  .  .  your Geography unit test will be on Friday , April 12.  Refer to the outline provided in class to guide your studying.  Email me any questions you might have.

Louis Riel Trial

RIEL: Traitor? Hero? Martyr? You be the Judge

Our trial of Louis Riel  2012  will begin on Monday, April 8.
Here are a couple of useful links that might help you prepare . . . whether you're a Judge, Bailiff, Juror, Crown Counsel, Defense Team, the Accused or a Witness.

law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/riel/riel.html

If this is the 11th hour . . . what would you do different?

So if this is the 11th Hour for planet earth . . .  what would you do in the last hour that was remaining to possibly buy even more time for our planet?

What size is your Eco Footprint?

As discussed in class, the earth's current carrying capacity is 1.8 ha/per person.  However, the earth's current population is actually using 2.0 ha/per person.  This means that we will likely 'run out of earth' to support human life if we continue our current consumption and use of global resources.  How much of the earth's resources are you currently using to support your lifestyle?    Take this on line Eco Footprint Quiz to find out what size your footprint is.  Select "Calgary" as your location, "kids" version and "more detailed" questions . . .  even though you are obviously not 'kids', but the questions are specific to someone attending school full time and living at home.  Please print out your Eco Footprint results and bring them in to class.  We'll share and compare on Monday, March 11th.

Eco Footprint Quiz

The Story of Stuff!

http://www.storyofstuff.org/movies-all/story-of-stuff/

Global comparison of Eco Footprints

TNL: The Business of Food

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nestlé

http://www.unilever.com

A useful link, or 2 . . .thank you!

Here are some links suggested by YOU (thank you) that may be helpful in your research for the comparative HDI mini project.

Census data

UN Human Development Index

World Bank Data

Nation Master

Population Pyramids

Find a great site you can share with others?  Email me and I'll add it to this post.  REMEMBER:  You MUST site your sources in order for your project to be evaluated.  Projects are due Monday, February 25.

First World Problems

First World Problems

Lyric:

Nerd rap infests your internet. You left a trap, but it's empty.
MC Frontalot took a gape but the bait wasn't tempting,
ending up uncaged and at large
to talk smack at you through the networking appliance that's in charge
of every drip of your attention.
Yo, when mine goes out I've got to log in just to mention
my disappointment at the interruption of convenience.
I mean just: a lot left, but none up in between this
couple of minutes here and a couple of minutes later.
It's an outrage, at the price I paid. These dictators
of my leisure rule with an iron fist.
Has anybody ever been so put upon as this?

Your GPS run out of battery (first world problem)
Got to wake up Saturday (first world problem)
You just delayed a honeymoon (first world problem)
Pledge season's coming soon (first world problem)
Half your friend list is spam accounts (first world problem)
And your center channel speaker's out (first world problem)

Muffy, my hair regrowth cream is mostly ineffective
and I'm struggling to keep this in perspective,
but I feel like a massive injustice occurred.
Says "regrows hair" on the tube (in the words)
in a third — or maybe a quarter — of all users.
I must have got swindled. Is it a fault? Of whose is?
Oooh, Muffy, Muffy, I had all the servants tortured.
Did you keep them on retainer? Do you got some more on order?
'Cause I can't comb my hair on my own no more.
I got accustomed to the lifestyle, sniffed upon the spore
and it molded up my innards, made the blood turn blue.
Muffy, Muffy, there's a revolution; what we're gonna do?

Misplaced the Ambien (first world problem)
Left a participle dangling (first world problem)
You're scheduling your root canal (first world problem)
Your grad schooling had no rationale (first world problem)
You didn't like your appetizer (first world problem)
Your yacht got capsized (a first world problem)

Now while our capitalism is in a minor kerfuffle,
you have to hustle. Before the fates come, reshuffle.
Rustle up another couple grievances and air 'em.
You can laugh about it later (maybe needed while despairing).
For the moment though, you ordered half caf, didn't get it;
there was no TV set when you jetted; internet resetted
itself just as I was in the middle
of tournament play, and so I suffered from transmittal
interruption. Completely ruined my day.
MC Frontalot's a jackass, that's all I'm trying to say.
People buy CDs in these days of disaster,
so poor me: I have to be a professional rapper.

No bubbles in the soda cup (first world problem)
App crashed when you loaded up (first world problem)
Phone's OS is outta date (first world problem)
Colors won't calibrate (first world problem)
They never stock the snack you want (first world problem)
Caught herpes from a celebutante (first world problem)

Got wallhacked in PVP (first world problem)
Oh no, HD-DVD (first world problem)
Pixels aren't perfect square (first world problem)
Your favorite rapper isn't debonair (first world problem)
You own too many underwear (first world problem)
And you're not much of a millionaire (first world problem)

Name the Savage Country

The following description depicts a country in the world. The various aspects of life within this country are explained and certain clues are given as to the country's identity.

Education: Illiteracy is widespread; most children quit school before grade eight. They have to drop out to work on the land or at odd jobs. Children are economic units, essential to their families' survival. There is no time for them to go to school or to train for professions.
Disease and Health Care: The infant mortality rate is high. Death in childbirth is risked by every mother. The sanitation diseases-dysentery, typhus, typhoid, diarrhea-kill young and old alike. Children are afflicted with parasites and worms, the cures for which are few and difficult to obtain. Tuberculosis is another major killer. Hospitals are few and hard to reach. Medicine is just emerging from its medieval traditions. There are no publicly funded medical plans: health care, even if it is available, is too expensive for the average person. Dental care consists mainly of extractions. By the time a person reaches thirty chances are he has few teeth left. The 30-year-old has a life expectancy of 25 more years. Life is "solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short".
Movement: Mobility is limited and expensive. True, there is a good national railway system, but it misses many communities. Beyond the railways, the only way to travel is by horse, by boat or on foot. Some trips that would take two hours by car take three days. Most people are born, grow up and die in the same village.
Money: Subsistence farmers and wage-earners can rarely acquire anything beyond the basics. Up-to-date consumer products are available, but most people have no money to purchase them.
Birth Rate: People have many babies. Parents want to be taken care of when they get sick or too old to work, and they must have at least six children to ensure that one son will survive to adulthood. (There are no old age pensions, welfare benefits or extended care facilities for the elderly.)
Energy: Fuel is a precious commodity. Wood and coal are the primary fuels for heating, cooking and industry. Labour on farms is done mostly by muscles-animal and human. Precious coal oil is saved for the lamps at night.
Work: The majority of people are engaged in subsistence farming and fishing. Work is endless. Every hand is needed because there are so few machines. Conditions in the mining and logging industries are particularly harsh. In the cities, factory working conditions are terrible-low wages, long hours, no holidays, a six-day week, no employee benefits. The few mercantile and professional jobs are limited to those with advanced education and family connections.

You have just read a description of a nation thirty years after it achieved independence. Since independence day (the natives call it Dominion Day), these people have thrust aside colonial status-being ruled by another country-and now govern themselves. This country has a long way to go, but success is certainly possible. It takes a long time to improve health care, transportation, education and working conditions. Thirty years is not long at all!



ASSIGNMENT: Read the description carefully looking for clues and suggest which country it is with reasons for your suggestion.


http://hdr.undp.org/en/statistics/

Are there viable solutions to the overpopulation issue?

https://becauseiamagirl.ca

Girl Power

                                          Malala, 15 year old girl attacked by the Taliban for
                                          pursuing  her right to an education, is nominated
                                          for a Nobel Peace Prize

Educating and empowering Women: could it change the world?

What might happen if we don't take steps to stop over population of the earth?

7 billion . . . and counting

A year and half ago, our world welcomed the "7th Billion Baby" . . . and a whole host of related population issues we must now face due to such overpopulation.  So what's the cause of over population?  If we can identify the cause(s), can't we find a solution(s)?  Watch the video link below.  It identifies one of "THE" causes of overpopulation and explores why it is so difficult to solve.

People Bomb: Girl Child

And then there is Canada.  We have a different sort of population issue.  Where are all our Canadian-born babies?  Without them, or current immigration to sustain and grow our population, we are facing an aging population demographic and related social, political and economic issues.

Canada's changing population: Animated Population Pyramid

So why does Geography matter?

In Socials 11, we've begun exploring what the study of Geography (at least Human Geography) involves and why it is so important.  Here are two clips to help illustrate the importance of studying and understanding our world population growth and the myriad of issues it brings up . . .  for ALL of us.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbkSRLYSojo

http://testtube.nfb.ca

Is the Canadian Identity "Idle no more?"

We've been exploring the Canadian Identity and how it has been shaped through our various domestic and global interactions in the later half of the 20th century, post World War Two specifically.  Check out the link below regarding the recent "Idle No More" campaign and begin to ponder whether  (or how) Canada's identity as we know it will change.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2013/01/04/f-idlenomore-faq.html