Chapter 12 Videos with Critical Thinking Exercises

Canada: A Country of Regions with a Global Economy

Video 1: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. The Canadian experiment (1976-1999). Toronto, ON: CBC/Radio Canada; 2017.

Link       https://curio.ca/en/video/the-canadian-experiment-1976-1999-15269/.

  • Registration and login required for access. Curio is free to most faculty and students of Canadian post-secondary institutions.

Length  44 minutes 16 seconds

Short summary/description

  • This video highlights events and changemakers who have moved Canada forward.  Stories featured include: the Vietnamese boat people, the Oka Crisis, Baltej Singh Dhillon's challenge to the RCMP uniform policy, John Amagoalik and the creation of Nunavut. Through these events, trailblazers, and their impact, Canada has evolved, navigating the complexities of its diverse population, keeping its borders open while trying to negotiate a new relationship with Indigenous peoples. Canada is a unique example of nationhood; its diversity, tolerance, and welcoming characteristics make this country more powerful. Today, Canada is poised to play a big role in the global economy.

Critical Thinking Questions

  1. Who was the first world leader to make multiculturalism official policy?
  2. Who was John Amagoaluk and what was his role in the development of Inuit self-government in Nunavut?

 

Video 2: Anholt Simon. Canada the good? [video] Toronto, ON: Canada Broadcasting Corporation; 2017.

Link       https://curio.ca/en/video/canada-the-good-14772/.

  • Registration and login required for access. Curio is free to most faculty and students of Canadian post-secondary institutions.

Length  44 minutes 16 seconds

Short summary/description

  • In this video, Simon Anholt, the renowned policy analyst behind the Good Country Index, assesses the international perception of Canada — and whether we are as "good" as we think we are.

Critical Thinking Questions

  1. Results of a large-scale international opinion poll suggest that Canadians are the people that most people in the world would like to be friends with. What does Simon Anholt suggest are the implications of this?
  2. Canada is actually perceived to do slightly more ‘good’ that it actually does. According to this video, what is meant by this? Include an example.

 

Video 3: Dodge, David (host). 242A. Energy transition: a good thing for the economy? Part I – Energy Transition is underway and the Green Economy is the future of jobs [Audio]. Vancouver, BC: Green Energy Futures; 2020 Jul.

Link       https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsdyEYejaaY&feature=emb_logo.

Length  4 minutes

Short summary/description

  • This video speaks to Canada’s energy transition. Seventy per cent of Canadians say an energy transition is underway and 75% say that is a good thing. Merran Smith of Clean Energy Canada points to research which shows that the green energy transition will not only help Canada meet its climate goals, but will allow Canada to build a strong, resilient, and growing economy.

Critical Thinking Questions

  1. What are examples of Canada’s clean energy transition?
  2. Do all regions of Canada believe equally in the benefits of clean energy transition? Explain.
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