SWRK 2040 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Lucien Bouchard, Gilles Duceppe, Bloc Québécois

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Green politics was born from an environmental crisis. Greenhouse effect: air and water pollution, melting ice caps, acid rain. Green movement is a blanket term because greens can exist all across the political spectrum but all care about protecting the environment. The economic beliefs of the greens is that there needs to be a distinct green political ideology considering all others are too deep in their own to be able to make the changes that the environment needs. There is a disagreement at the extent to which private and public corporations should be involved: baptist- bootlegger alliance alliances between two opposing groups for the benefit for both groups. Light green want to minimize damage on environment. Dark green do not see humans over the environment. Official party in 84 (07 won 8% of on votes, but no seats) Speciesism = privileging humans over other spices: current leader elizabeth bay.