POL101Y1 Lecture : Jan 14 Lecture.docx
13 Apr 2013
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Our generation has the largest economic, social and political crisis that has been placed in our backpack. If we don"t participate in elections than all major decisions will be made by a gov"t that we didn"t help choose, decisions will be made for us. The choices we make influence society and us, the only way to make them real is making it happen (tommy douglas) Value-base decisions, most institutions are a reflection of us. We have to make sure we don"t dilute quebec"s presence in seats. Language, history, weather, geography- all essential to consider and influence decisions. Wheat board- gives farmers a break with struggling farmers during poor seasons. In quebec has a long system of social programs- one would think ndp would be a natural fit with quebec. They started dividing on a constitutional model, the split lead to an absence of support. You have to accommodate left and right, constitutional options (not social and economic options)
