DISCLAIMER: The links below are meant to be educational and to help you
develop your own, independant political views. I do not endorse all of the
views expressed on the following sites, and neither does the school or the
school board. My job is to help you find information on all sides of current
issues and to teach you how to question that information. Use your common
sense, be true to your own values and and decide for yourself.
Want to know if a charity is legit? Do they qualify for YPI? Click here and
type in the charity name. This site allows you to see their financial
documents, and gives you the peace of mind that they meet all the
government's criteria for a legitimate, registered charity.
http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/tx/chrts/menu-eng.html
For Tosh's students only: here's the link to our Textbook's website!
http://www.emp.ca/index.php/canadian-civics-unit-1-web-links#chapter1
Here's where to go for anything about official Elections results.
(Want to see something hilarious? Go under "FAQ" and look for the official
response to the question, "may I eat my ballot?"
http://www.elections.ca/home.asp?textonly=false
Want statistics with that? Great place to get factual information on just
about any issue we might be debating in class.
http://www.cric.ca/en_re/analys/index.html
Here's the link to the Conservative Party of Canada.
http://www.conservative.ca
Here's the link to the Liberal of Canada.
http://www.liberal.ca
Here's the link to the New Democratic Party of Canada.
http://www.ndp.ca
Now that you've seen the three major parties, it's time for some biting
political satire. Rick Mercer rules. (The more you learn about Canadian
politics, the funnier this show gets.)
http://www.cbc.ca/mercerreport
Looking for a political cartoon for one of your projects? Start here!
http://www.canadiancartoonists.com/links.htm
Here's Canada's most famous (infamous?) right-wing think tank, the Fraser
Institute. If you like what you read, then check out their conferences.
http://www.fraserinstitute.ca/studentcentre/index.asp?tnav=1
Do you like blogs? Here's a link to Canada's best political blog pages.
Happy ranting...
http://www.blogscanada.com/politics/default.aspx
This is an interesting site--a great source for up-to the minute political
information. Not sure which party you should support? Take their "Vote
Selector" quiz!
http://www.politicswatch.com/index2.html
Great site about women in politics in Canada. Look at their links page to
find more.
http://www.sfu.ca/~aheard/elections/women.html
A great site that encourages young women to learn more about politics and to
get involved. Want to make a big committment? Sign the pledge. (You'll
make me proud.)
http://www.geocities.com/youngwomenvote/
An article off the Elections Canada website about minorities in politics.
http://www.elections.ca/eca/eim/article_search/article.asp?
Here's an organization that's very serious about electoral reform.
http://www.fairvotecanada.org/fvc/
Draft bills for the Elections Officials--useful during our election
campaign. This is a link to the Princetown University Model Congress
website. Don't worry--your bills don't need to be this long or this
detailed, but scroll down and you'll see a couple of samples that will give
you some ideas. Try using their template.
http://web.whigclio.princeton.edu/pmc/bill.htm
Are you a right-winger? Then you may find Preston Manning's website
interesting. He's the man who started Canada's Reform party, which became
the Alliance party, which then merged with the Conservative party. Long
story. But if you want to understand where Stephen Harper came from, you
need to understand Preston Manning.
http://www.prestonmanning.ca/html/home.html
Did you know that there is an entire TV station devoted to Canadian
politics? You can even view "podcasts" of their shows!
http://www.cpac.ca/forms/index.asp?dsp=template&act=view3&template_id=46&lang=e
A pretty entertaining website about Canada's Prime Ministers. Very easy to
use. Great for research. I like that there are some video and audio clips
you can examine.
http://www.primeministers.ca/index.php
Want more info on different electoral systems? This is the best site to
visit--British Columbia just changed it's voting system recently.
http://www.citizensassembly.bc.ca/public
Here's another sample bill for that may help groups with the Mock Election.
http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/education/empu/english/resources/sample1a_e.htm
The Apathy is Boring Project is a national non-partisan organization that
aims to use art, media, and technology to re-engage youth in the democratic
process. I love the name.
http://www.apathyisboring.com
Here's an interesting link for those of you working on the lobby group topic
for the Crossfire Debate.
http://www.dwatch.ca/camp/ethicscoal.html
This is another good link about lobbying--it's from CBC and was put together
during the 2004 federal election campaign.
http://www.cbc.ca/canadavotes2004/politicalcanada/whohelps.html
Here's CBC's "Canada Votes" website. Very thorough coverage of the 2006
federal election campaign.
http://www.cbc.ca/canadavotes/
A great overall website about Canadian politics.
http://polisci.nelson.com/canpol.html
Political resources page.
http://www.politicalresources.net/canada/canada.htm
Rather cool--a photographer's private collection of political photographs.
http://www.planetcast.com/historic-moments/
A great resource for political science research, although the tiny font size
hurts my eyes.
http://www.collectionscanada.ca/2/25/index-e.html
If there were an exam in Civics, this would be a great place to go to cram...
http://www.canadainfolink.ca/government.htm
Here's a link that you can use to capture the logo of the political party
you've chosen to support for your Civics Display Board. Just right-click on
the logo, and cut & paste.
http://www.elections.ca/content.asp?section=pol&document=parties&dir=par&lang=e&textonly=false
An excellent all-around site for in-depth political research.
http://polisci.nelson.com/canpol.html
Another really good link for political cartoons. Look under "editorial
cartoons."
http://www.snoopy.com/editoons/anderson/index.html
Test your knowledge of Canadian law at this website run by the Cdn.
government.
http://canada.justice.gc.ca/en/quiz/index.html
A great link for the Crossfire group looking at the issue of Senate reform.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/cdngovernment/reforming-senate.html
ANOTHER great link for the Crossfire group looking at the issue of Senate
reform.
http://www.mapleleafweb.com/features/parliament/senate/index.html
Great overall research site for the Crossfire project.
http://www.crosscurrents-cpi-5e.nelson.com/student/canpol.html
Want some more information about Canadian citizenship? Take a look here.
http://www.canada.com/shareit/voices/canadiancool/index.html
Take a virtual tour of the Governor General's house. (er...mansion)
This is where the Queen sleeps if she comes to Ottawa. HELLO!
http://www.gg.ca/rh/vr/index_e.asp
Democracy Watch--the people who keep a VERY close eye on our politicians.
http://www.dwatch.ca/
If you enjoyed the Question Period simulation, you might enjoy being a page!
For students attending either the University of Ottawa or Carleton, (or two
French universities in the Ottawa area) it's a chance to have a front row
seat on all the action in the House of Commons. You need to be bilingual,
and you must have an 80% average. Click on this link for more info.
http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/programs/pages/pp_welcome-e.htm
Bonus Assignment! Take the test and bring me a printout of your results.
http://www.canadacitizenshiptest.net/?p=sample_test
Here's the link to the Political Compass. Click on "take the test" once
you're there, and complete the test with either an adult or a really big
dictionary by your side. This survey will give you a two-dimensional look at
where you stand politically.
http://www.politicalcompass.org/
A paper about Civics education in Canada