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Grade 12, University Preparation
THE ONTARIO CURRICULUM, GRADES 11 AND 12 | Canadian and World Studies
that facilitate global communication had on the development of culture or identity in Canada?”
E1.4 analyse key causes and consequences of major economic trends and developments in Canada during this period, including those related to regional economic disparities (e.g., the Rand decision, fluctuations in labour unions, continuing development of branch plants and foreign investment, the decline of manufacturing, economic growth in western and northern Canada, free trade agreements, inflation, recessions, fishing moratoria, the bursting of the tech bubble, the empowerment of individual investors)
Sample questions: “What role have natural resources played in regional economic disparities in Canada during this period?” “What factors led to the growth of unions in the years after World War II? What factors have led to their decline in more recent years?”
E1.5 analyse key causes of major political develop- ments and/or government policies in Canada during this period (e.g., responses to the Cold War; Newfoundland’s joining Confederation; medicare and other social programs; royal commissions on the status of women, Aboriginal peoples, and/or health services; the patriation of the constitution and the creation of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms; the creation of Nunavut; amending the Indian Act; the Civil Marriage Act of 2005; the creation of new political parties), and assess the contribution of these developments/policies to the development of Canada
Sample questions: “In what way did the Gouzenko affair shape Canada’s involvement in the Cold War?” “How important a contribution have governmental social programs made to the development of Canada?” “What does the creation of the Reform Party and the Conservative Party of Canada tell you about changes in Canadian society and political culture since
the 1980s?”
E2. Interactions and Interdependence
FOCUS ON: Historical Significance; Continuity and Change
By the end of this course, students will:
E2.1 explain the context for the development of various reform movements in Canada during this period (e.g., pacifist, antiwar, antinuclear, civil rights, Aboriginal rights, feminist, gay rights, environmental, antiglobalization, animal rights movements), and evaluate the success of some of these movements
Sample questions: “What attitudes and practices were challenged by the civil rights movement in Canada during this period? How successful do you think this movement has been?” “What were the roots of Greenpeace and other Canadian environmental organizations that developed during this period? What challenges have these organizations faced? What have they achieved?”
E2.2 analyse some significant instances of social and political conflict in Canada during this period (e.g., conflict over the demolition of Africville, the National Energy Program, or the patriation of the constitution; the FLQ Crisis; ongoing conflict between Ottawa and Quebec; the Oka Crisis; antiglobalization protests), and assess their impact on the development of identity in Canada
Sample questions: “What was ‘Operation Snatch’? Why were Doukhobor children forcibly removed from their homes? Where were they sent? How did their parents react to the removal of their children? What does this episode reveal about the development of identity in Canada?”
E2.3 analyse interactions between Aboriginal peoples and different governments in Canada during this period, with a focus on both positive changes and unresolved issues (e.g., with reference to amendments to the Indian Act, the closure of residential schools, the White and Red Papers, the formation of the National Indian Brotherhood and the Assembly of First Nations, the Meech Lake Accord, Native protests at Oka and Ipperwash and the government response, the creation of Nunavut, land claims, self-government, issues around funding for and quality of life on reserves, the Lubicon- Daishowa dispute, protests against the James Bay hydroelectric project, the Idle No More movement, pipeline protests in British Columbia)
Sample questions: “What was the significance of the Berger Commission for interactions between Aboriginal peoples and the Canadian government?” “What types of issues have provoked Native protests since the 1950s? Are there any similarities between these issues and those of concern to Aboriginal Canadians in earlier years?”
E2.4 analysetradepoliciesandinitiativesinvolving Canada during this period, including ways in which they have challenged and/or promoted Canadian sovereignty (e.g., the Auto Pact, the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement, the North American Free Trade Agreement, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, the World Trade Organization, the Foreign Investment Review
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