Websites to Support the New Curriculum

No websites recommended

A free resource kit may be ordered from Canadian Heritage at Canadians and Their Government: A Resource Guide:
http://www.pch.gc.ca/progs/pec-csp/resource/index_e.cfm

The Resource Guide is also available on-line:
 http://www.pch.gc.ca/special/gouv-gov/index_e.cfm

A short booklet explaining government in Canada: How Canadians Govern Themselves, is available on-line from the Library of Parliament at:
http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/library/idb/forsey/index-e.asp

Government of Canada, Explore the Hill:
http://www.parliamenthill.gc.ca/text/explorethehill_e.html

CPAC in the Classroom:
http://www.cpac.ca/

Library of Parliament Education:
http://www.parl.gc.ca/common/AboutParl_education.asp?Language=E
(Information sheets, learning activities, teacher and students resources) 

About Parliament:
http://www.parl.gc.ca/common/Aboutparl.asp?Language=E

Parliament of Canada, Democracy in Action:
http://www.parl.gc.ca/Publications/Democracy-e.htm
(the Parliamentary process and how a bill becomes a law)

A Week in the House of Commons:
http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/infonotes/weekinhouse/index-e.htm

Education, Making Canada’s Laws:
http://www.parl.gc.ca/Publications/Democracy-e.htm

Maple Leaf Web, Political Cartoons:
http://www.mapleleafweb.com/political-cartoons

Mackay Editorial Cartoons:
http://www.mackaycartoons.net/

About Parliament – Education :
http://www.parl.gc.ca/common/AboutParl_Education.asp?Language=E

Elections Manitoba:
http://www.elections.mb.ca/main/education/edu_intro.htm#present

Elections Canada, Learning Resources, Election Simulation:
http://www.elections.ca/content_youth.asp
?section=yth&dir=res/tea/sim&document=index&lang=e&textonly=false

Parliament of Canada, People:
http://www.parl.gc.ca/common/AboutParl_People.asp?Language=E
(current listings of Senators and Members of Parliament)

Assembly of First Nations:
http://www.afn.ca/

Elections Manitoba:
http://www.elections.mb.ca/main/home_1.htm
(search electoral division and MLA)

Elections Canada
http://www.elections.ca/home.asp?textonly=false

Speaker of the House of Commons:
http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/people/House/Speaker/index_e.html

Governor General of Canada
http://www.gg.ca/

Elections Canada:
http://www.elections.ca/home.asp?textonly=false

Elections Manitoba:
http://www.electionsmanitoba.ca/main/home_1.htm

Elections Canada, Information on Past Elections:
http://www.elections.ca/intro.asp
?section=pas&document=index&lang=e&textonly=false

2004 Canadian Election Results:
http://www.sfu.ca/~aheard/elections/2004-results.html

Manitoba Legislative Building Tour:
http://www.gov.mb.ca/legtour/

Elections Canada, National Forum on Youth Voting:
http://www.elections.ca/content.asp
?section=med&dir=eveyou/forum&document=index&lang=e&textonly=false

Elections Canada, Young Voters:
http://www.elections.ca/content_youth.asp
?section=yth&document=index&lang=e&textonly=false

Elections Canada Online, Press Release, “Elections Canada Reaches Out to Young Electors from Coast to Coast”:
http://www.elections.ca/content.asp
?section=med&document=feb1104&dir=pre&lang=e&textonly=false

Elections Manitoba Educational Resources:
http://www.elections.mb.ca/main/education/edu_intro.htm#present

Elections Canada, Learning Resources, Election Simulation:
http://www.elections.ca/content_youth.asp
?section=yth&dir=res/tea/sim&document=index&lang=e&textonly=false

Maple Leaf Web, Political Cartoons
http://www.mapleleafweb.com/political-cartoons

Mackay Editorial Cartoons:
http://www.mackaycartoons.net/

Elections Canada, A History of the Vote in Canada:
http://www.elections.ca/content.asp
?section=gen&document=index&dir=his&lang=e&textonly=false

The Supreme Court of Canada:
http://www.scc-csc.gc.ca/

Supreme Court of Canada, Statue of Justitia:
http://www.scc-csc.gc.ca/details/d2-eng.asp

Gallagher Law Library, Themis, Goddess of Justice:
http://lib.law.washington.edu/ref/themis.html

Justice Canada Youth quiz:
http://www.canada.justice.gc.ca/en/quiz/index.html

Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Kids’ Stop, Dates in History:
http://www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/ks/4000_e.html
(comprehensive timeline of First Nations history in Canada)

Aboriginal Self-Determination:
http://www.msvu.ca/atlantis/vol/292pdf/292napol.PDF

Assembly of First Nations, Resolutions, “Implementing First Nations Inherent Right to Self-Determination”:
http://www.afn.ca/resolutions/2002/aga%202002/res6.htm

CBC News, “Fight Begins Over New First Nations Act” (2003):  http://www.cbc.ca/stories/2003/06/03/canada/billc7_030603

CBC Indepth: Aboriginal Canadians, The First Nations Governance Act:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/aboriginals/indianact.html
(excellent concise history of the Indian Act)

A Brief Introduction to Aboriginal Law in Canada:
http://www.canadalegal.com/gosite.asp?s=1003

Youth Justice Renewal, Youth Justice Legislation – A Chronology:http://canada.justice.gc.ca/en/ps/yj/information/chronology.html

Sources of Canadian law:
http://canada.justice.gc.ca/en/dept/pub/just/CSJ_page7.html

Canadian Encyclopedia, Civil Law:
http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm
?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTJ0001641

Canadian Encyclopedia, Criminal Law: http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm
?PgNm=TCE&Params=J1ARTJ0002022

Canada’s School Net, Law, Frequently Asked Questions:
http://www.law-faqs.org/nat.htm

Students Government of Canada, Youth Justice Renewal:
http://canada.justice.gc.ca/en/ps/yj/index.html

Canada’s Court System:
http://canada.justice.gc.ca/en/dept/pub/trib/index.html

Government of Canada, Youth Justice Renewal:
http://canada.justice.gc.ca/en/ps/yj/index.html

Parental Responsibility Act:
http://www.gov.mb.ca/justice/safe/parental.html

Myths and realities about Youth Justice:
http://canada.justice.gc.ca/en/ps/yj/information/mythreal.html

UN Draft Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Plain Language Version:
http://www.iwgia.org/sw1592.asp

INAC, Treaties with Aboriginal People in Canada:
http://www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/pr/info/tra_e.html

Manitoba Courts:
http://www.manitobacourts.mb.ca/attending_courts.html

No websites recommended

Your Guide to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
http://www.pch.gc.ca/progs/pdp-hrp/canada/guide/index_e.cfm

Heritage Canada, An Overview of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms
http://www.pch.gc.ca/progs/pdp-hrp/canada/guide/overview_e.cfm

Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Rights and Responsibilities:
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/citizen/rights-fs.html

No websites recommended

Canadian Encyclopedia, War Measures Act:
http://www.canadianencyclopedia.ca/index.cfm ?PgNm=TCE&ArticleId=A0008439

Canadian Museum of Civilization, Canadian Labour History, Winnipeg General Strike:
http://www.civilization.ca/hist/labour/labh22e.html

No websites recommended