CURRICULUM CONNECTION: THE CANADIAN CONSTITUTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL LAW

SOCIAL 10-2 Living in a Globalizing World

KEY ISSUE: To what extent should we embrace globalization?
KEY OUTCOME: Students will understand, assess and respond to the complexities of globalization.

Related Issue 1: Should globalization shape identity?
Related Outcome 1: Students will explore the impacts of globalization on their lives.

• British constitutional law was brought here as a consequence of colonialism (early globalization). How has this shaped Canadian identity?

Related Issue 2: Should people in Canada respond to the legacies of historical globalization?
Related Outcome 2: Students will understand the impacts of historical globalization on Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples.

• Are there histories of globalization evident in our constitution?
• Does globalization play a role in arguments for/against incorporation of the environment into our Constitution?