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1 Introduction to Canadian and World Issues Mr. Kuypers 2012 Penetanguishene Secondary School

2 What is an “issue”?  An important subject open to discussion or debate.  What issues are “important” to Canadians?  Issues can be multi-faceted. Explain what this means.

3  www.miniature-earth.com/ www.miniature-earth.com

4 The Seal Hunt: Is it an Issue?

5 A Matter of “Perspective”  Your opinion on each issues has to do with your “perspective”; your specific point of view on an issue.  Several factors influence your perspective. They could be…  We also find our position on the “political spectrum”, which helps us understand our political leanings.

6 The Political Spectrum

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8  Take a political spectrum quiz!  http://www.gotoquiz.com/politics/political- spectrum-quiz.html http://www.gotoquiz.com/politics/political- spectrum-quiz.html http://www.gotoquiz.com/politics/political- spectrum-quiz.html  http://www.proprofs.com/quiz- school/quizshow.php?title=Canadian- Political-Spectrum-Test-Part-I&quesnum=1 http://www.proprofs.com/quiz- school/quizshow.php?title=Canadian- Political-Spectrum-Test-Part-I&quesnum=1 http://www.proprofs.com/quiz- school/quizshow.php?title=Canadian- Political-Spectrum-Test-Part-I&quesnum=1

9 Media  Within our daily lives, we come in contact with various media sources; this is where we get the majority of the information about our world.  Today, we have many sources of media, all of which we can interpret in our own way.

10 Media  How do you get your news? www.onlinenewspapers.com/

11  Media questions:  What do you think is the role of journalists?  What is the issue with one company owning many media sources?

12 Opinions vs. Fact  Opinion: the beliefs you hold about the events in the world around you.  Fact: indisputable truths  We often use facts to support our opinions, or our opinions are based upon factual evidence.

13 Statistics: Interpret as you wish  There are lies, damned lies and statistics. - Mark Twain   www.statscan.gc.ca www.statscan.gc.ca

14 Polling  Polling is often a way to get an individuals opinion on a specific issue  Often seen during election campaigns, yet they happen for various other reasons:

15 Polls www.ekos.com/media/default.asp www2.macleans.ca/category/polls/ www.nanosresearch.com

16 Interpreting “Bias”  Bias exists when only one point of view is presented. This is occurring a great deal more with the rise in blogging, where anyone can provide their opinion about anything at anytime.

17 News & Bias  www.theglobeandmail.com www.theglobeandmail.com  www.thenationalpost.com www.thenationalpost.com  www.thestar.ca www.thestar.ca  www.torontosun.com  www.cnn.com www.cnn.com  www.foxnews.com www.foxnews.com  www.msnbc.com www.msnbc.com  news.bbc.co.uk news.bbc.co.uk  www.aljazeera.com www.aljazeera.com

18 Fox News top story – Jan. 30/12

19 Task #1   Select ONE nation of the world, excluding the following:   Canada   Syria   US   Sub-Saharan Africa   BRICS   Iran   Saudi Arabia   Turkey   Russia   Find a newspaper article from that country & bring it in Monday.


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