Key Terms 1
A set of laws that govern how languages are used in a country.
What is Language Legislation?
Preferential treatment to minorities to improve employment and educational opportunities.
What is Affirmative Action?
First passed in 1914, it gives the federal cabinet emergency powers.
What is the War Measures Act?
A nonviolent social and political campaign in the United States from 1954 to 1968 that sought to end legalized racial discrimination, segregation, and disenfranchisement.
What is the Civil Rights Movement?
Hijabs, turbans, yarmulkes, large crosses are all banned in public institutions in these two locations.
Where are France and Quebec?
A belief system that is outside the mainstream spectrum of beliefs.
What is Extremism?
Sees many of the “truths” of liberal ideology as mere constructions.
What is Postmodernism?
Monitors established protocols and tracks disease and pandemics.
What is the World Health Organization?
Failed international agreement in which world leaders planned to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions.
What is the Kyoto Protocol?
Group largely responsible for extremist acts of violence against the United States.
Who is Al-Qaeda?
It forms part of our Constitution – the highest law in all of Canada – and is one of our country’s greatest accomplishments.
What is the Charter of Rights and Freedoms?
An economic and social system that encourages the consumption of goods and services as a means of attaining wellbeing.
What is Consumerism?
In response to attacks on 9/11, this provided the United States the appropriate tools required to intercept and obstruct terrorism
What is the USA Patriot Act?
This group caused the government of Canada to invoke the War Measures Act in 1970 by kidnapping two politicians.
What is the FLQ?
He was arrested in New York after his name appeared on a No-Fly List.
Who is Maher Arar?
A widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time.
What is an Epidemic?
The unlawful use of violence and intimidation, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political aims.
What is Terrorism?
Requiring individuals to wear masks, restricting social gatherings, and forced isolations during the Covid-19 pandemic are examples of this.
What is Restricting Individual Freedoms?
Advocated for unrestricted capitalism with extreme free-market policies such as privatization and deregulation.
Who is Milton Friedman?
Sent to Guantanamo Bay despite having his rights infringed under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Who is Omar Khadr?
This concept promotes the restriction of individual rights, exclusion of immigrants, and openly xenophobic statements.
What is Illiberalism?
The first 10 amendments to the Constitution.
This
Safeguards civil rights
Limits government power during this time
Requires actions approved by Parliament
Specify location (if not national)
What is Canada's Emergencies Act?
This emerged from the ruins of WWII yet is largely symbolic.
What is the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?
Three causes for concern with regard to both China's and India's rapid economic growth.
What are:
1) Loss of Traditional Economy?
2) Exploiting Underpaid Workers?
3) Environmental Concerns?