Relationships with People“What are the traditional sources of political and social discord in the development of Canada?”

Objectives Be able to describe the traditional sources

of discord within Canada. Craft a thesis statement using provided

guidelines.

Europeans/Non Europeans French/English Canada/US Canada/UK Us/Them

Relationships

Europeans and Non Europeans

Today Who is Canadian? British

Parliamentary style of government.

Historically First Nations +

Explorers/Settlers Western Europeans

+ Eastern Europeans

Europeans + Asians

French and EnglishToday Language Politics

Quebec + Rest of Canada (ROC)

Historically Napoleonic Wars Seven Years War +

Battle of the Plains of Abraham

The Acadian Expulsion

Lord Durham’s Report 1982 Constitution

Canada and the USAToday #1 trade partner Geographic ties Cultural ties “Living next to you is in

some ways like sleeping with an elephant. No matter how friendly and even-tempered is the beast, if I can call it that, one is affected by every twitch and grunt.” P. Trudeau.

Historically War of 1812 (we

burned down the white house!)

Reciprocity Annexation +

Manifest Destiny

Canada and the UKToday Crown is the

essence of the criminal law system.

Royal Assent for laws.

Historically Colonies and Territories British North America

Act of 1867 Last colony: NL 1949 Independence growing

following WWI and WWII

Canada Constitution Act 1982

Patterns? What patterns are you seeing in these examples of

“ebb and flow” relationships? Have relationships between these pairings mostly

stayed the same or mostly changed over the past 200 years?

Are 19th Century values impacting the pairings in any way?

Are the sources of discord unique to Canada, or would you expect to see a similar experience in a similar country or culture in the 19th or 21st Centuries?

Us and Them.

Reflect: How have you Other-ed? How have you been Other-ed?

“At the start of the origin of awareness of the self lies the presence of you, and perhaps even the presence of a more general we. Only in dialogue, in argument, in opposition, and also in aspiring towards a new community is awareness of my self created…separate from another. I know that I am, because I know another is.” – Tischner in Kapuscinski

Thesis StatementCraft a thesis statement using one of the three components in response to one of the questions below.

1. How do values impact interactions between individuals and groups?

2. Are the sources of discord unique to Canada, or would you expect to see a similar experience in a similar country or culture in the 19th or 21st Centuries?

3. How do historical relationships impact contemporary relationships in Canada?

Recall:

An effective thesis: Tells us something we

don’t already know. Contradicts an existing

belief. Offers a solution to an

existing problem/issue.