Debate resources
Citizenship Debate/ A Changing Nation
· BIRT Canada should take measures to increase monitoring of its citizens.
1. Employee tracking apps http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/employee-tracking-apps-raise-worker-privacy-questions-1.3075673
2. http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/rampant-telecom-surveillance-conducted-with-little-transparency-oversight-1.3087934
3. https://citizenlab.org/2015/05/governance-of-telecommunications-surveillance/
4. http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/new-tool-helps-canadians-find-out-if-telecoms-are-collecting-their-info-1.2677305
5. https://www.priv.gc.ca/resource/fs-fi/02_05_d_15_e.asp - privacy laws
6. Bill C-51 – just google it
7. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/rcmp-raid-home-of-suspected-radicalized-youth-1.3087704
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Social Justice/Global Village
· BIRT Canada should increase its involvement in humanitarian activities in the world
· BIRT Canada should increase its ecological responsibilities at home and around the world
1. Canadian plans to rebuild school flattened in Nepal http://canadaam.ctvnews.ca/canadian-aims-to-rebuild-school-flattened-in-nepal-quake-1.2391161
2. Climate change http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/leona-aglukkaq-official-can-t-do-the-math-on-climate-targets-for-mps-1.3088256
3. Fracking https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uti2niW2BRA
4. Fracking http://canadians.org/fracking
5. Fracking http://www.cbc.ca/natureofthings/features/fracking-in-canada1
6. Google “Canada Humanitarian Aid” https://www.google.ca/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=canada%20humanitarian%20aid
7. http://www.cbc.ca/player/News/Raw+Video/ID/2545939990/ Education “flagging”, food bank
8. Greenhouse gases
9. Nuclear waste
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A Changing Nation/Global Village
· BIRT Canada’s national/international identity is no longer that of a peacekeeping nation
1. http://www.cbc.ca/player/News/TV+Shows/The+National/World/ID/2650476997/
2. http://www.cbc.ca/player/News/World/ID/2507256019/
3. http://www.cbc.ca/player/News/Technology+and+Science/ID/2623065320/ (climate change)
4. http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2015/05/25/canada-helps-block-un-pla_n_7437480.html?ir=Canada+Politics
5. http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/year-in-ideas-how-canadian-identity-has-changed-and-what-it-means-for-our-future
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Teacher Debate Guide from Newfoundland and Labrador
Citizenship Debate/ A Changing Nation
· BIRT Canada should take measures to increase monitoring of its citizens.
1. Employee tracking apps http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/employee-tracking-apps-raise-worker-privacy-questions-1.3075673
2. http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/rampant-telecom-surveillance-conducted-with-little-transparency-oversight-1.3087934
3. https://citizenlab.org/2015/05/governance-of-telecommunications-surveillance/
4. http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/new-tool-helps-canadians-find-out-if-telecoms-are-collecting-their-info-1.2677305
5. https://www.priv.gc.ca/resource/fs-fi/02_05_d_15_e.asp - privacy laws
6. Bill C-51 – just google it
7. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/rcmp-raid-home-of-suspected-radicalized-youth-1.3087704
8.
Social Justice/Global Village
· BIRT Canada should increase its involvement in humanitarian activities in the world
· BIRT Canada should increase its ecological responsibilities at home and around the world
1. Canadian plans to rebuild school flattened in Nepal http://canadaam.ctvnews.ca/canadian-aims-to-rebuild-school-flattened-in-nepal-quake-1.2391161
2. Climate change http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/leona-aglukkaq-official-can-t-do-the-math-on-climate-targets-for-mps-1.3088256
3. Fracking https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uti2niW2BRA
4. Fracking http://canadians.org/fracking
5. Fracking http://www.cbc.ca/natureofthings/features/fracking-in-canada1
6. Google “Canada Humanitarian Aid” https://www.google.ca/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=canada%20humanitarian%20aid
7. http://www.cbc.ca/player/News/Raw+Video/ID/2545939990/ Education “flagging”, food bank
8. Greenhouse gases
9. Nuclear waste
10.
A Changing Nation/Global Village
· BIRT Canada’s national/international identity is no longer that of a peacekeeping nation
1. http://www.cbc.ca/player/News/TV+Shows/The+National/World/ID/2650476997/
2. http://www.cbc.ca/player/News/World/ID/2507256019/
3. http://www.cbc.ca/player/News/Technology+and+Science/ID/2623065320/ (climate change)
4. http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2015/05/25/canada-helps-block-un-pla_n_7437480.html?ir=Canada+Politics
5. http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/year-in-ideas-how-canadian-identity-has-changed-and-what-it-means-for-our-future
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Teacher Debate Guide from Newfoundland and Labrador