Chapter 9 Videos with Critical Thinking Exercises

British Columbia

Video 1: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Why B.C.’s forestry industry is facing a downturn [video]. Toronto, ON: CBC/Radio-Canada; 22 Nov 2019.

Link       https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZ93Fa6cmHo.

Length  2 minutes 22 seconds

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  • This video outlines factors for the downturn in British Columbia (BC)’s forest industry. More than 6,000 people are out of work in BC's lumber industry, as 25 mills have ceased operating this year.  University of British Columbia assistant professor Harry Nelson explains why there has been a downturn.

Critical Thinking Questions

  1. Summarize key factors in the downturn of British Columbia’s forestry industry.
  2. What are the factors affecting timber supply in British Columbia?

 

 Video 2: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Is Canada ready for an oil spill? [video] Toronto, ON: CBC/Radio Canada; 2016.

Link       https://curio.ca/en/video/is-canada-ready-for-an-oil-spill-12732/.

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Length  10 minutes 46 seconds

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  •   This video focuses on a diesel spill that occurred on B.C.'s central coast near Bella Bella in 2016 and is a cautionary tale about Canada's capacity to handle more frequent tanker traffic and respond adequately to fuel spills. This may become an important consideration if coastal British Columbia were to experience a significant increase in tanker traffic. In Bella Bella, after thousands of litres of diesel fuel polluted a pristine area — home to whales, eagles and a robust fishing industry — the federal government responded with measures that will more closely involve Indigenous communities and leverage local knowledge in oil spill response.

Critical Thinking Questions

  1. Indigenous communities have demonstrated that they are key players oil spill response in coastal British Columbia. What measures has the federal government introduced to more closely involve Indigenous communities and leverage local knowledge in oil spill response?
  2. For proposed natural gas pipeline initiatives in British Columbia, benefit agreements have been signed with Indigenous groups (e.g., the agreement with Haisla First Nations to construct an LNG facility and marine shipping terminal on their territory in Kitimat). Generally, what are key aspects of benefit agreements?

 

Video 3: Auchter, Christopher. Now is the time [video]: National Film Board of Canada; 2019.

Link       https://www.nfb.ca/film/now-is-the-time/.

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Length  16 minutes 12 seconds

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  • This video attempts to capture the historical importance of totem pole raising in Indigenous communities in British Columbia. When internationally-renowned Haida carver Robert Davidson was only 22 years old, he carved the first new totem pole on British Columbia’s Haida Gwaii in almost a century. On the 50th anniversary of the pole’s raising, Haida filmmaker Christopher Auchter steps through history to revisit that day in August 1969, when the entire village of Old Massett gathered to celebrate the event that would signal the rebirth of the Haida spirit.

Critical Thinking Questions

  1. What is meant by the title of this video, “Now is the time”?
  2. Robert Davidson states “Our spirit is too strong to die. That’s why we’re here.”  Briefly describe elements of Haida culture which Robert Davidson has helped to bring back.
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