Globalization (ch.12)• Analyze how
globalization has affected Canada and Canadians since 1980– Political aspect– Economic aspect– Cultural aspect
Political AspectPeacekeeper/makers• Persian Gulf 1991:
Canada sent 3 ships, 800 military personnel, & a squadron of CF-18 fighter jets
• Balkans 1991-1995: Canada sent 2400 military personnel & 45 civilian police officers. CF-18s contributed to the NATO action. We participated in landmine clearing
• Somalia 1992-1995: Canada sent the Canadian Airborne Regiment. A tragic scandal erupted when 3 members tortured & killed a Somali teenagers. The Airborne was withdrawn & later disbanded
• Rwanda 1994-1995: the international force of 500 peacekeepers was led by Canadian General Roméo Dallaire
Political AspectTerrorism• Quebec 1970: Front de
Libération du Québec (FLQ) kidnapped a British diplomat & a Quebec cabinet minister. The cabinet minister was killed
• Vancouver 1985: a bomb planted in Vancouver on an Air India flight exploded off the coast of Ireland killing 329. Sikh extremists claimed responsiblility
Economic Globalization• Some companies
expanded (Bombardier, McCain & software producers found new global markets)
• Difficult to keep costs of production low
• Some reorganized & merged to become larger (CNR tried to capture US markets)
• Companies became more cost-efficient (downsized…)
• Government sent trade missions to look for new markets
Economic AspectTrade Agreements• Canada signed the North-American Free Trade
Agreement (NAFTA)– Trade with the US increased; US investment in
Canada increased; limits effect of global recessions
– Some Canadian companies moved to the US or were sold to US Co.; 250 000 Canadian jobs were lost; recession
• Trade expanded with other countries (Israel, Chile & Costa Rica)
Economic Globalization
Cons• Cultural identities
are lost• Some corporation so
large beyond control of smaller governments
• Benefits developed world more than developing world
• Transnational Co. cause insecurity
Pros• Wide range of
products at affordable prices
• Increased trade = wealth, more jobs
• Stimulates growth of developing countries
• Makes sharing new technology fast and fair
Cultural Globalization• 95% of information comes
from huge privately owned companies
• Shape public opinion (balanced, sensational, point of view)
U.S. popular culture• People spend many hours
watching U.S. TV programming
• People wear clothing with U.S. images (sports, shows, music)
• Young people are targeted by U.S. advertisers
• Canadians have made efforts to protect Canadian culture and identity
Hollywood North•U.S. films & TV made in Vancouver, Toronto, etc. (Halifax)•Attracted by lower costs, experienced production teams & abundance of locations (“doctored”)
Cultural GlobalizationEnvironment• Deforestation• Ozone-layer deteriorations (Montreal
Protocol)• Global warming (more icebergs, rising sea
level, melting glaciers, warmer temperatures, permafrost melting, higher avg. water temp…)
• Inuit face changes to their environment & way of life due to increased temperatures
• Seals are disappearing (due to freezing & thawing)• Polar bears may become endangered• Canada & the U.S. cooperate to monitor and limit
pollution• Canada signed Kyoto Protocol (Dec. 2002)
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