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The Ontario Curriculum, Grades 9-12 - Ministère de l'éducation ...

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Regulation and Dispute Resolution<br />

• evaluate the effectiveness of governments, courts, and individual and collective action in<br />

protecting the environment<br />

• evaluate the effectiveness of international laws, treaties, and agreements in resolving<br />

conflicts of a global nature<br />

– evaluate the effectiveness of international treaties for the protection of the<br />

environment (e.g., Kyoto Protocol, 2002; Johannesburg Summit; World Summit on<br />

Sustainable Development)<br />

POLITICS<br />

Many of the expectations in the Politics courses address processes and relationships that are<br />

highly relevant to current issues related to the environment. <strong>The</strong> expectations i<strong>de</strong>ntified below<br />

lend themselves well to making environmental connections in the classroom.<br />

Canadian Politics and Citizenship, Gra<strong>de</strong> 11, Open (CPC3O)<br />

Citizenship, Democracy, and Participation<br />

• <strong>de</strong>scribe the key features of citizenship and <strong>de</strong>mocracy<br />

• evaluate the influence of various forms of citizen action on public policy<br />

Power, Influence, and the Resolution of Differences<br />

• explain power relationships among individuals, groups, and governments<br />

• analyse how pressure groups, media, technology, and governments influence the political process<br />

• evaluate different approaches to conflict resolution<br />

Decision-Making Systems and Processes<br />

• <strong>de</strong>scribe the extent to which political and economic systems and institutions in Canada meet<br />

people’s needs and promote the common good<br />

– explain how selected choices ma<strong>de</strong> in Canada (e.g., ratification of the Kyoto Protocol,<br />

<strong>Ontario</strong>’s Drive Clean program, NAFTA, the ban on cod fishing) are likely to affect the<br />

current and future well-being of people and environments in Canada and around the world<br />

Values, Beliefs, and I<strong>de</strong>ologies<br />

• explain how political i<strong>de</strong>ologies and the political spectrum in Canada influence <strong>de</strong>bates on<br />

current issues<br />

• evaluate the major historical, geographic, economic, and cultural influences that shape<br />

Canadian political i<strong>de</strong>ologies<br />

• <strong>de</strong>scribe the factors that shape the political values and beliefs of Canadians<br />

62 Environmental Education, <strong>Gra<strong>de</strong>s</strong> 9−<strong>12</strong>: Scope and Sequence of Expectations, 2011

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