How does the Indian Act promote assimilation?

• I can describe the worldview of the Canadian government that resulted in the Indian Act
• I can analyze three main sections of the Indian Act: the reserve system, residential schools, and Indian status.
• I can recognize the long-term consequences of assimilationist policies and legislation on the First Peoples of Canada
   

How has the legal system and its laws been used to maintain inequalities?

• I can identify and discuss examples of past discriminatory laws in Canada and how they reinforced inequalities for the targeted group.
• I can analyze the legacy of discriminatory laws, for the communities previously targeted, and for Canadian society.
• I can explain how changing social values and community awareness influence the reform process of laws. 
   

How do we balance principles of rehabilitation, punishment, and restorative justice in Canada’s Correctional System?

• Students can identify and communicate informed opinions regarding underlying principles of the corrections systems in Canada. 
• Students can consider different factors involved in successful sentencing, release and reintegration in Canada’s correctional system. 
• Students can explain how restorative justice helps offenders understand the consequences of their actions and develop empathy towards those affected by their actions. 

How is poverty linked to privilege and power imbalances in society?

• I am able to define poverty and describe how it impacts individual lives.
• I can analyze consequences of injustices and power imbalances which lead to poverty in our society.
• I can elaborate on my potential to bring about awareness of poverty and initiate change to current systems that promote inequality.

How can consumer awareness of ethical issues in manufacturing affect change? 

• I am able to define fast fashion and globalization, and I can articulate examples of each.
• I can analyze the various positive and negative aspects of globalization and fast fashion as well as how these affect people locally and globally.
• I can make informed decisions as a consumer in bringing about awareness and change in the clothing sector, as a result of exercising my buying power.

How can ethical consumerism promote social justice?

• I can communicate my findings about a company’s labour practices in a variety of forms.
• I can evaluate a company’s labour practices and judge to what extent a company should be held responsible for the ethical failings of an outsourced third party.
• I can make reasoned ethical decisions about how to use my purchasing power.

How is pollution linked to inequality?

• I can communicate ways that the social justice issues of environment, poverty, and race are interconnected.
• I can analyse relevant sections of the CCRF, UNDRIP, and CEPA in the context of environmental racism.
• I can explain the causes and consequences of environmental racism in Canada today.
   

How can understanding implicit bias and systemic racism help us address racial injustices?

• I am able to define implicit bias and systemic racism.
• I can analyze the significance of legislation and policies and determine their impact on historical and contemporary racial inequality.
• I can explain why it is necessary to raise awareness of racism in Canada and to take action for justice.

What makes a law legitimate? Is it ever okay to disobey the law?

• I can discuss the basis of law and the state in our democratic society
• What factors would I consider when obeying/ignoring an existing law?
• I have a personal understanding of my rights and obligations as a citizen of a democratic society.
   

How has the legal system and its laws been used to maintain inequalities?

• I can identify and discuss examples of past discriminatory laws in Canada and how they reinforced inequalities for the targeted group.
• I can analyze the legacy of discriminatory laws, for the communities previously targeted, and for Canadian society
• I can explain how changing social values and community awareness influence the reform process of laws.