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Political and Civic Processes : Model Parliament (extension activity)

House_of_com_1 Simulate the legislative process by
organizing a model parliament.
Assign the role of the caucus
of each of political parties that
you will be including in your simulation.
Students may use the political
parties currently elected to
the House of Commons
or BC Legislature, or they may assume
more generic parties. Determination
of which party will form government can either be based on reality or on the results of a separate model election. (A Model Parliament Simulation unit has been published by the Library of Parliament and is available online.)

Assign student groups to research and present
overviews of each of the major federal and BC
provincial political parties. The overview should
include:

  • party history
  • philosophical origins/basis of party
  • major policy positions
  • criticisms made of the party
  • current leader and opinion poll and electoral status.

Resources:

Elections Canada Young Voters

Civic Engagement Blog: dedicated to providing a space for young Canadians 18- 35 to discuss policy issues affecting our country in a non partisan environment.

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