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Rights |
things that we are morally or legally entitled to such as safety, food, dignity, and educatio |
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Responsibilities |
things we are accountable for or are expected of us such as treating others with dignity or allowing others to get an education |
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Democratic Rights |
rules that guarantee Canadians an elected government and the right to elect our representatives |
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Legal Rights |
Rights that ensure that we are treated fairly when dealing with our justice system |
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Disability Rights |
ensures that people with physical or mental disabilities have access to a full range of services |
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Reasonable Limits |
when the government intervenes because one of your freedoms might hurt another or society, your rights and freedoms are said to have Reasonable Limits |
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United Nations |
It was created at the end of World War II, with the purpose of promoting peace |
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Fads |
refers to what's in style at the present time. Ex: Hoola hoop |
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Trends |
general direction of people's preferences of doing things. Ex: blogging |
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Mass Media |
Oue identity as Canadians is largely communicated to us through newspapers, magazines, television, the internet. etc, The collective term for this is mass media. |
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Supreme Court of Canada |
the Canadian body that has the job of interpreting and clarifying the rights laid out in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms |
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Franchise |
the right to vote |
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Equality Before the Law |
a person is given equal treatment in the enforcement and application of the law |
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Equality Under the Law |
the law must be applied equally withour discrimination based on race, sex, and religion |
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Canadian Charter or Rights and Freedoms |
it became the first part of Canada's central law and any law , whether federal or provincial that does not agree with the charter can be thrown out in court |
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Equality Laws |
These laws protect gay and lesbian couples from discrimination in accompdation and employment and entitles them to the same benefits as heterosexual couples |
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Pop culture |
relayed to the public through the images, stories and advertising see on television in magazines or on the internet |
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Constitution |
the central law of a country |
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Bill of Rights |
The Bill of Rights was passed by Canadian parliament in 1960. However, this was done without the involvement of the provinces. B/c it was not part of the constitution, it had limited power and did not apply to provincial laws, which could overrule it. |
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Universal Declaration of Human Rights |
the first agreement among nations that outlined certain absolute rights and freedoms of every person in the world. Since this organization had no legal force, it had to depend on convincing countries to incorporate these rights and freedoms into their own legislation |
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Stereotypes |
on the negative side, sometimes images presented reinforce a biased generalization or a type of person or group of people. we call these stereotypes |
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Demographic |
attention to the age and make-up of population is referred to as demographic |
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What does it mean to have "Treaty Indian" status? What was the purpose of Bill C-31? |
those first nations people who are given numbers and registered w/ the department of indian and northern affairs; their status gives them certain rights including the right to live on a reserve and exemption from income tax, they also have free dental, ambulance, and prescription drugs. The purpose of Bill C-31 was to restore treaty indian status to those who had lost it by marrying non-status men and also to return some legal powers to indian bands that the federal government had previously claimed |
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Why are both Aboriginal and French peoples of our country having a difficult time maintaining their languages and cultural values? |
in Alberta and Manitoba francophones parents have fought for the right to run French language schools. When childrens of francophones go to school in English, watch tv in english, and play with their friends they may forget how to speak French and also lose touch with the rest of francophones community |
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What other countries has the biggest influence on pop culture? Explain. What other countries have an influence on pop culture? Explain. |
The U.S has the biggest influence on pop culture because it has lots of products to sell, it has the most pervasive entertainment industry, also about 500 million people worldwide speak English as their language, but about 1/3 of the world's population have some proficiency in English. •Indias film industry such as Bollywood produces more movies per year than Hollywood •Paris and Milan are cities that are leaders in the fashion industry •Asian cars and technological inventions are some of the most sought after names around the world •Britain is the birthplace of reality programs and many American sit-coms are influenced by British one
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What has the CRTC done to try to "save" Canadian culture? Do you agree with this move? Explain. |
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