Social Programs
Services provided by the government to reduce economic inequalities and promote the well-being of citizens is the definition of
What is social programs?
Our Prime Ministers name is
What is Mark Carney?
True or False? In 2007 a federal law was passed to make Energy Efficient light bulbs mandatory?
What is true?
This province has the highest CO2 emissions
What is Alberta?
This type of health care is paid for by individuals
What is private health care?
The political party in Canada that is currently in power is
What is the Liberal Party?
True or False? Climate change causes all regions of the earth to experience the same impacts?
What is false?
This includes a rise in the average temperature on Earth
What is Climate change?
What is the name of the latest global agreement to limit reductions and lower the average global temperature?
What is the Paris Agreement on Climate Change?
Canada has this type of health care. It is paid for by taxes
What is public health care
The 2 political parties in the United States are
What is Democratic and Republican?
List 4 things taxes pay for in Canada
What are health care, education, old age pension, unemployment insurance, affordable housing, child care, etc.?
Issues that arise because of human activities that change the natural world.
What are environmental issues?
Which level of government funds health care services in accordance with the guidelines of the Canada Health Act?
What is the federal government?
Donald Trump opting out of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change is an example of a shift to the
What is right?
The age you need to be to vote in a federal election in Canada
What is 18?
What does GHGs stand for?
What is greenhouse gases?
Why is Ontario's GHG output the second highest in Canada?
Because of the manufacturing industry (steel mills, etc.)
There are 5 principles for health care set out by the Canada Health Act. They are:
What is publicly administered, comprehensive, universal, portable, accessible
The political party in Canada most likely to support signifcant restrictions on oil sands development in favor of a green economy.
What is the Green Party of Canada?
Grade nine students pay taxes too! What type of tax do you pay?
What is GST?
The first climate change plan the countries of the world negotiated. The US did not agree to the plan and Canada agreed at first, but later dropped out when the Conservatives took power.
What is the Kyoto Protocol?
An emissions reduction target of 40% below 2005 levels by 2030 and net-zero emissions by 2050.