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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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Issues in Canadian Politics
Review of Course Outline Courselink Demonstration – Discussion and Lecture Notes Discussion Blog Expectations Other Course Expectations Overall Objective of the course. Basic Terminology
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
Through Issues... Impact of Political Ideology, Political culture. Branches of Government Accountability and Efficiency Canadian Federalism Rights and Freedom Divisive Forces - regionalism, Americanism, Globalism
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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….”
Political Efficacy
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?
