PO101 Lecture 1: Lecture Sept 13 - lecture 1
23 Nov 2017
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1/3 of the worlds petroleum resources (in ground) we export 2. 2 million barrels of oil to the u. s. per day. 514,000 people across canada - expected to grow to. Trudeau says as a government what are you going to do - not a black and white issue - largest contributor to our greenhouse gas footprint is oil - How does power play into oil sands- pressure, corporations - foreign companies, u. s. pressure increase, increase taxes (funding) if you have power you can choose who you sell it to. Power: the ability of one actor (or group) to achieve their goals in a political system, politics always involves the exercise of power. Coercion - others submit involuntarily because of use of force, intimidation, psychological pressure etc.
