Chapter 4 Videos with Critical Thinking Exercises

Canada's Human Face

Video 1: Financial Post. COVID-19: Why immigration will be vital for Canada’s economic recovery [video]. Financial Post; 2020 Oct 21.

Link       https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKU9OSdeR_o.

Length  10 minutes

Short summary/description

      This video features an interview with  senior economist, Marc Desormeaux, covering the impact of COVID-19 on oil producing provinces, from jurisdictions hard hit such as Alberta to those jurisdictions where virus has been kept relatively under control, such as Saskatchewan, Newfoundland and Labrador. Lower oil and gas prices and decreasing immigration during the pandemic has had negative economic effects on the whole of Canada.

Critical Thinking Questions

  1. How has the COVID-19 pandemic affected immigration to Canada?
  2. Following recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, do you feel that Canada will regain its pre-pandemic level of immigration from most countries? Explain.

 

Video 2: TV Ontario. Political Blind Date, Season 2 Episode 5, “The promise of multiculturalism” [video]. Toronto, ON: TVO; 2020 Jul 14.

Link       https://www.tvo.org/video/documentaries/ep-5-the-promise-of-multiculturalism.

Length  28 minutes 15 seconds

Short summary/description

      This video explores the topic of multiculturalism and ways in which recent immigrants have or have not been supported upon arrival in Canada. Vancouver’s New Democrat Party MP Jenny Kwan and Toronto’s Liberal MP Gary Anandasangaree examine whether the promise of acceptance and opportunities are equal for everyone who arrives in Canada, no matter their origin.

Critical Thinking Questions

  1. Do you think that the Canadian government provides everyone who arrives in Canada with equal opportunity? Discuss.
  2. What aims are set out in the Canadian Multiculturalism Act?

 

Video 3: National Collaborating Centre for Indigenous Health (NCCIH), Greenwood M. Healing in pandemic times: Indigenous peoples, stigma, and COVID-19 [video]. Prince George, BC: NCCIH; 2021 Jan 14.

Link       https://youtu.be/uaLFPazqINM

https://www.indigenoushealthnh.ca/news/healing-pandemic-times-indigenous-peoples-stigma-and-covid-19. (Website video found in context of)

Length  4 minutes 32 seconds

Short summary/description

      This animated video addresses the ongoing issue of stigmatization experienced by Indigenous peoples in the health care system. The COVID-19 pandemic has been a major concern for all Canadians and especially among vulnerable populations and rural First Nations communities.

Critical Thinking Questions

  1. Indigenous peoples have been vulnerable to pandemics in Canada. Discuss.
  2. Do you feel that inequality in Canada has been amplified during the COVID-19 pandemic? Discuss.

 

Video 4: Virtual High School. Canada’s population characteristics [video]. Bayfield, ON: Virtual High School; 2019 Feb 5.

Link       https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6hvKOgxcOg.

Length 2 minutes 30 seconds

Short summary/description

      This video highlights the population of Canada, its distribution, density, and other characteristics including the increasing number of older Canadians.

Critical Thinking Questions

  1. Canada's population ecumene shows a unique distribution. Describe the ecumene.
  2. What are the three most populated cities in Canada?
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