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ANADIAN POLITICAL CULTURE, STATE AND THE ECONOMY  PARTICIPATING IN POLITICS  ASSIMILATION, ACCOMMODATION AND INTEGRATION  CANADA AND THE GLOBAL WORLD/INTERNATIONAL STAGE.

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POLS*1400*01
Issues in Canadian Politics
Sept 10th Lecture Overview
Review of Course Outline
Courselink Demonstration Discussion and Lecture Notes
Discussion Blog Expectations
Other Course Expectations
Overall Objective of the course.
Basic Terminology
Instructor
Instructor : Nanita Mohan
email:nmohan@uoguelph.ca
Office Hours: Mondays 1-3 pm MACK
517
Phone: 824-4120 ext 53341
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POLS1400

Issues in Canadian Politics

Sept 10th^ Lecture Overview

 Review of Course Outline  Courselink Demonstration – Discussion and Lecture Notes  Discussion Blog Expectations  Other Course Expectations  Overall Objective of the course.  Basic Terminology

Instructor

 Instructor : Nanita Mohan

➢ email:nmohan@uoguelph.ca

➢ Office Hours: Mondays 1-3 pm MACK

➢ Phone: 824-4120 ext 53341

Teaching Assistants

 Nicole Scott - nscott04@uoguelph.ca  Nicola Hibbard - hibbardn@uoguelph.ca  Ana-Maria Nizharadze - anizhara@uoguelph.ca  Lindsay Nedelko - lnedelko@uoguelph.ca  Celina Whaling-Rae - cwhaling@uoguelph.ca

Course Requirements

 Courselink Discussion Online Blog - 20%

 Mid-term Test #1 : - 20%

 Midterm Test #2 : - 20%

 Top Hat – 10%

 Final exam: - 30%

Course Themes

 CANADIAN POLITICAL CULTURE,

STATE AND THE ECONOMY

 PARTICIPATING IN POLITICS

 ASSIMILATION, ACCOMMODATION

AND INTEGRATION

 CANADA AND THE GLOBAL

WORLD/INTERNATIONAL STAGE.

Important Sub Themes

 Through Issues...  Impact of Political Ideology, Political culture.  Branches of Government  Accountability and Efficiency  Canadian Federalism  Rights and Freedom  Divisive Forces - regionalism, Americanism, Globalism

Terminology

 Politics - “Who gets what, when, and how” - Harold Laswell  Government - set of institutions that make and enforce collective, public decisions - also the current group in power  Ideology - body of ideas used in support of an economic, political or social theory

Terminology

 Public Administration - the way in which governments conduct themselves through bureaucratic processes; a discipline and a practice  Bureaucracy - a form of organization  Politicians - elected officials  Bureaucrats - appointed officials

Political Spectrum

 Democracy - rule by the people  Direct Democracy - in which people have a direct say in matters of the state ( Plebiscites, Referendums, initiatives)  Representative Democracy - in which people appoint representatives to speak for them in matters of the state  Deliberative Democracy – Governing decisions made based on discussions by citizens

Economic Spectrum

 Capitalism - economic system based on the private ownership and the free market  Mixed Economy - mixture of private and state control  Socialism - means of production and distribution controlled by government  Communism - all property owned by all in a classless society

Ideological Spectrum

Left - members of an organization most favoring change - liberal Centrist - holding or advocating of moderate political views Right - members of a group who hold more conservative views than others

Other Aspects of Liberal

Democracy in Canada - Issues

  • Post Secondary Education
  • Legalization of Marijuana
  • Security Issues
  • Health
  • Environmental Issues

CONSERVATISM

 characterized by a belief in individualism and minimum of government intervention in the economy and society as well as tradition, elitism and opposition to change  Individual freedom is more important than social equality.  government should be small and level of taxation low.  Federal government – avenue of last resort for assistance

Socialism  Socialism seeks to liberate the individual from the inequalities and exploitation of the capitalist system.  It believes in a large element of state action in order to achieve equality.  Equal Distribution of Wealth  For e.g. NDP  Social Democrats vs Democratic Socialism

Left Wing or Right Wing

Issue Left Wing Right Wing Same Sex Marriage support oppose Economy Regulated, mix of private and public Free market / minimal regulations Abortion support oppose Affirmative Action promote oppose International Relation Protectionist, diplomacy, humanitarian Military, patriotism Immigration Open and inclusive, multiculturalism Closed, exclusive, assimilationist Role of Government Large, pro active, providing services Limited, law enforcing

Employment Equity

 Aboriginals

 Visible Minorities

 Women

 People with Disabilities

Herouxville – non-binding code of

conduct for new immigrants

 Page 95 of course text “ We wish to inform these new arrivals that the way of life which they abandoned when they left the countries of origin cannot be recreated here…..” we listen to music, we drink alcoholic beverages in public or private places, we dance and at the of every year we decorate a tree…..the only time you may mask or cover your face is during Halloween….”

Types of Political Culture

Political Efficacy

  • Attitudes towards yourself and a belief that government is responsive to the people Political Trust
  • Attitudes towards political community Interpersonal Trust
  • Attitudes towards other people

Political Culture

 Canadian Political Culture:

conservative; deference to authority;

acceptance of government

intervention; tolerant of political and

social differences; collective

 Important to note regional differences

Discussion Thoughts…..

Are we truly a democratic Society?What does our political culture say about certain socio-political issues, such as same sex marriage and freedom of religion?Do you consider Canada to be a stable nation? Yes or no and why?Do you feel superior to other citizens of the world, such as Americans? If so, why? If inferior, why?