The Separatist Curve Ball

Content

  1. How is the Bloc inhibiting Canada from achieving a majority government

  2. How is the rest of Canada subsidizing the Bloc Why is this “ridiculous”

  3. Why is it too late to declare Canada indivisible

  4. “‘Canada was not the kind of country which would keep people by force’ and that saying so up front would ultimately make ‘a stronger case’ for staying together.’” Explain.

  5. Explain how ” the Bloc can win fifty seats with only 13 percent of the popular vote, while the Green Party, with around 4-percent support sprinkled around the country, winds up with none”.

Extended Thinking

  1. Do you think, the Bloc should be entitled to the same subsidy as all other Canadian parties Consider the following. The Bloc is a provincial, separatist party and The Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

  2. What did the Clarity Act establish Why is a minority government ill prepared to go against Boisclair if he decides to ignore the Act.

  3. Explain proportional representation (PR). Do you think this is a better way to divide polling regions


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