Tuesday, October 12, 2021

Socials 10: Answers to Friday 5, Oct. 8th

 1.  Define alienation.

-a sense of being left out when one should rightly be involved or included

2.  Provide an example of regional alienation.

-North - poverty due to lack of job opportunities & very expensive food due to transport costs leading to huge food insecurity

-Central Canada - general resentment from the rest of the country as it has more population and therefore government power than the rest of the country (political advantage), transfer payments

-Atlantic Canada - have not region when the fisheries collapsed, low employment rates, low wages

-The West - lack of understanding of the west by central government/Canada

3.  The Truth and Reconciliation Commission can't change the past...however it can help change the future, provide an example.

-spread awareness and in turn help provide funding for educational programs to help bridge the gap of understanding

4.  Explain ethical judgement or ethical dimensions.

-Judging actions of the past if they are right and fair or unjust and unfair

5.  a)  Why should a present day government apologize for wrongs of the past?

-many survivors relatives or children are still feeling the pain of the wrongs

b)  Provide an example of a historical wrong that the government of Canada has had to apologize for.

-internment, head tax etc...