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1 For these notes, you will be regularly told to stop and write three key points Then compare your notes with your classmates to see if there is anything you should add. When you are done, hand in your notes for your teacher to review

2 Illiberalism How do we protect ourselves, and our liberal principals without becoming illiberal? How do we protect ourselves, and our liberal principals without becoming illiberal? Those who are willing to give up their liberty for security deserve neither

3 How do you balance individual rights and protecting society  Reasonable Accommodation: bike helmet laws, kirpan, hijab, minarets, banning burkas  Racial profiling  Hate crimes (punishing people for thoughts, not actions)  Dealing with terrorism – watch lists, restrictions at airports, wiretapping  Curfews

4 Stop and write three key points

5 Canada’s war measures Act Legislation created to deal with crisis situations in which the legislative process must be suspended Legislation created to deal with crisis situations in which the legislative process must be suspended Martial law; habeas corpus Martial law; habeas corpus Historical use: Historical use: World Wars One and Two World Wars One and Two Used to control the economy and media, conscript soldiers and put enemy aliens in internment camps (Banff, Raymond) Japanese Canadians – racism, slave labor, conditions in the camps apology (1988)

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7 Stop and write three key points

8 The FLQ Crisis FLQ – separatist groups during the Quiet Revolution FLQ – separatist groups during the Quiet Revolution Used terrorism to gain attention Used terrorism to gain attention Trudeau “Just watch me” Trudeau “Just watch me” House of Commons agreed to the application of the War Measures Act to allow the government to: House of Commons agreed to the application of the War Measures Act to allow the government to: Control the media Control the media Implement martial law in some Quebec cities Implement martial law in some Quebec cities Search homes and arrest people without a warrant Search homes and arrest people without a warrant Were these actions necessary? Are they illberal?

9 Emergency Legislation Today WMA has been replaced with the Emergencies Act and the Anti-terrorism Act WMA has been replaced with the Emergencies Act and the Anti-terrorism Act The goal is to have limited suspension of rights specific to the situation The goal is to have limited suspension of rights specific to the situation Some applications: Some applications: No-fly list (Maher Arar) No-fly list (Maher Arar) Level of security / arrests at G20 Level of security / arrests at G20 Issue: Guilty until proven innocent

10 Stop and write three key points

11 Usa Patriot Act (9/11) Post-9/11: emotionally charged atmospherePost-9/11: emotionally charged atmosphere Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 Includes actions such as spying on domestic communication without a warrant and tracking purchases

12 Other issues Guantanamo Bay – detainees, not prisoners Guantanamo Bay – detainees, not prisoners Omar Khadr Omar Khadr Obama’s attempts to close – military tribunals Obama’s attempts to close – military tribunals Renditions, secret prisons Renditions, secret prisons Effectiveness of torture (create terrorists) Effectiveness of torture (create terrorists) Abu Grhaib, Canadian treatment of prisoners Abu Grhaib, Canadian treatment of prisoners Issues: international law (Geneva Conventions); reputation of “liberal” nations around the world (helps to support the rejection of liberalism by dictators) Issues: international law (Geneva Conventions); reputation of “liberal” nations around the world (helps to support the rejection of liberalism by dictators)

13 Stop and write three key points

14 Other Crisis Situations  Control of individuals during a pandemic – SARS  Censorship  South Park/Mohammed (other cartoons)  Banning Christian displays at public buildings  Books : Huck Finn, Mockingbird, Anarchist Cookbook, Mein Kampf  TV/Video Games – where do we draw the line? (FCC)  Immigration  Arizona law targeting Hispanics  Quebec law targeting Muslims  Dutch immigration test

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16 Canada’s illiberal past (immigration) Chinese Head Tax – needed cheap workers for the railwaysChinese Head Tax – needed cheap workers for the railways “they’re stealing our jobs”; creation of Chinatowns = changing society“they’re stealing our jobs”; creation of Chinatowns = changing society $200 tax to keep families separated (= husbands will go home)$200 tax to keep families separated (= husbands will go home) Komogata MaruKomogata Maru Blocked the landing of a ship from India – undesirablesBlocked the landing of a ship from India – undesirables Only wanted immigrants from “favorable” nationsOnly wanted immigrants from “favorable” nations NINANINA

17 How do we create a liberal society that extols individual freedoms without imposing our values on others? Illiberalism: to be narrow-minded, to act in a way that goes against democratic values

18 Stop and write three key points Then compare your notes with your classmates to see if there is anything you should add. When you are done, hand in your notes for your teacher to review “The only thing I will not tolerate is intolerance”


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