Imagine… … if a group of protesters held a demonstration in Kingston calling for the resignation of our Prime Minister Harper and the Cabinet. Now imagine that the government dispatched the army to quell the protest and the soldiers fired on the crowd, killing some of the protesters.

How do you think the Canadian public would react? Describe the reaction and the reasons for the type of reaction you described. How do you think our allies would respond to this kind of incident?

What do you think? Let’s consider Cause and Consequence again; should everyone just leave everyone else alone?

Canada as Peacekeepers 1956, Suez Crisis  Lester B. Pearson (Minister of External Affairs)  1957 Nobel Peace Prize, “Saved the world” Continued heavy involvement through the 60’s and 70’s

Is Canada Still a Peacekeeping Nation? Most recently ( ) Canada has had limited involvement in Darfur, Sudan, Haiti, and Timor. Canada did not take a lead role in any of these operations. Read article “From Peacekeeper to War Fighter” What are the causes of our shifting role? What could the consequences be?

HOW MUCH DOES CANADA GIVE IN FOREIGN / HUMANITARIAN AID? What about Foreign Aid instead of military intervention?

What are pros and cons of Foreign Aid?

ForAgainst Emergency aid in times of disaster saves lives. Aid can increase the dependency of LEDCs on donor countries. Sometimes aid is not a gift, but a loan, and poor countries may struggle to repay. Aid helps rebuild livelihoods and housing after a disaster. Aid may not reach the people who need it most. Corruption may lead to local politicians using aid for their own means or for political gain. Provision of medical training, medicines and equipment can improve health and standards of living. Aid can be used to put political or economic pressure on the receiving country. The country may end up owing a donor country or organization a favour. Aid for agriculture can help increase food production and so improve the quality and quantity of food available. Sometimes projects do not benefit smaller farmers and projects are often large scale. Encouraging aid industrial development can create jobs and improve transport infrastructure. Infrastructure projects may end up benefiting employers more than employees. Aid can support countries in developing their natural resources and power supplies. It may be a condition of the investment that the projects are run by foreign companies or that a proportion of the resources or profits will be sent abroad. Projects that develop clean water and sanitation can lead to improved health and living standards. Some development projects may lead to food and water costing more. (Less Economically Developed Countries) In summary…

READING MACLEANS MAGAZINE APRIL 2012 – CANADA’S DECLINING AID WHAT ARE THE CAUSES OF OUR DECLINING AID? WHAT MIGHT THE CONSEQUENCES BE?

Total Canadian International Aid

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