Occupation and lifestyle

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Occupation and lifestyle

• Chapter 8
• Culture Unit

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A.H. Maslows Pyramid of Human Needs
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We Have To Work

• Gives us a sense of who we are
• Provides income for the necessities of life
• Part of our lifestyle, the way we live within our
  culture.
• Resource based jobs.fishing, farming, forestry
  and mining.
• Other elements of lifestyle include school,
  housing, entertainment, leisure activities,
  clothing, transportation.
• Occupations change as a result of changes in the
  natural environment, historical events and
  changes in technology.

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Chapter 9 Culture and Politics

• We live in a democracy! This means government by
  the people!
• Federal government is based in Ottawa and deals
  with concerns that affect the whole country.
• Provincial and territorial governments deal with
  concerns on a provincial and regional level.
• Municipal governments deal with local matters of
  a town or city. They get their authority from the
  provincial government.

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Representative Democracy

• We elect representatives to make political
  decisions for us.
• Canada is divided into 308 ridings or
  constituencies, 1 MP or Member of Parliament for
  each riding. The conservatives have 165 seats,
  the NDP 99 and the Liberals 35. The Bloc
  Quebecois has 4, the Green Party 1, with 3
  sitting as independents and 5 seats vacant.
• People who live in a riding are called
  constituents.
• Nova Scotia has 51 ridings, with Liberal 33 PC
  11 NDP 7 Stephen McNeil Premier

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Elections

• You must be a Canadian citizen, 18 years of age
  and reside in your area for 1 year to vote.
• In each riding you have a slate of candidates to
  choose from, usually one from each party. The
  Liberals, Conservatives and New Democrats are the
  three main partys in Canada.
• A political party is a group formed by
  individuals who have similar views on public
  issues. Its purpose is to get elected and form
  the government.
• The party with the most seats usually forms the
  government, second most the official opposition.
• All elected members of a party are referred to as
  the party caucus.

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The PM and Cabinet

• The Prime Minister leads the government with his
  Cabinet, elected members of government appointed
  to positions of responsibility such as finance or
  foreign affairs.
• Provincial governments also have Cabinets, led by
  the Premier.

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Democracy in Action

• Political Activists
• Media
• Lobbying Trying to persuade politicians to
  support their cause. Lobby Group people who
  support the same cause, such as MADD.
• Unions
• Court System