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Issues analysis
Pick three (3) issues of interest to you from list below. Examine how these issues fit into the campaign. Examine party campaign materials, ads, and media coverage to determine how important the issues seemed in the campaign compared to other issues, and what the party position is on the issues.
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What are the 3 most important election issues to you ?
• Homelessness
• Environmental pollution
• Post secondary education financing
• Job creation
• Public transportation
• Healthcare Issues
• Senior Care
• First Nations
• Climate change
• Olympics
• Youth drug addiction
• Funding to schools (Kindergarten -12)
• Crime
• Child poverty
• Economy
• Forestry
• Tax Cuts
Why did you choose these 3 issues as your top three?
RESEARCH THE THREE MAIN POLITICAL PARTIES IN BC:
1. SCAN THE PARTY LINKS BELOW TO SEE WHERE THE LEADERS AND THEIR PARTIES STAND ON YOUR TOP THREE IMPORTANT ISSUES. FILL IN THE CHART WITH A FEW NOTES.
2. WHEN YOU HAVE COMPLETED THE CHART, SCAN THE ROW ON EACH ISSUE, AND WRITE IN THE LAST COLUMN, THE NAME OF THE PARTY WHOSE STANCE APPEALS TO YOU THE MOST.
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ONLINE RESOURCES:
PARTY PLATFORMS
WHO'S RUNNING & WHAT DO THEY PROMISE YOU?
INFORMAL COVERAGE
ISSUE ONE / TWO / THREE ( fill in here .............................................. )
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Greens
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Liberals
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NDP
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ONE / TWO / THREE?
BUT YOU ONLY GET ONE VOTE - Who would you vote for?
3. WHICH PARTY GETS YOUR VOTE? PROVIDE REASONS BASED ON THE MATERIAL THAT YOU HAVE COLLECTED.
ASSESSMENT:
You will be assessed on the following:
− thoroughness of research
− quality and degree of analysis
− quality of presentation
− degree of understanding of local campaigns
− quality of writing.
