Week 8 Flashcards
(9 cards)
1
Q
What are the 2 “other” federal transfer programs that support equalization across the provinces?
A
- Canada Health Transfer
- Canada Social Transfer
2
Q
Describe 5 traits associated with Neoliberalism.
A
- State has less authority on economic development
- Reduced state investments in urban, rural, and resource frontier areas
- Free markets, no government intervention
- Deregulation on businesses
5.
3
Q
Describe 5 traits associated with Keynesianism.
A
- State guidance in resource development
- State investment in infrastructure, services, etc
- State regulation of market economy
4
Q
List 3 Indigenous groups living in Atlantic Canada.
A
- Beothuk
- Inuit
- Mi’kmaq
5
Q
List 4 regions in Canada where soft fruit is produced.
A
- Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia
- Niagara region
- Laurentide region, Quebec
6
Q
Describe the Burnt Church Crisis.
A
- happened in 1999-2001
- a Mi’kmaq man by the name of Donald Marshall Jr was charged for fishing and selling eels without a license
- the Supreme Court sided with Donald and his community’s right to fish on traditional territory
- but the decision caused a lot of uproar, non-indigenous fishers destroyed traps made by indigenous fishers
7
Q
Name the factors that caused loss in Atlantic Canada’s economic position.
A
- collapse of fisheries, mismanagement and overfishing
- high cost of forestry production in Canada compared to other countries, caused closure of many mills
8
Q
Describe the collapse of the cod fishery and the response of the government through the Atlantic Groundfish Strategy.
A
- cod fisheries collapsed due to mismanagement and overfishing
- Canadian government shut production down completely in 1992
- Atlantic Groundfish Strategy supported movement out of fishing industry
9
Q
Name 3 key things that are impacting the viability of Newfoundland communities.
A
- Many small communities
- Aging infrastructure
- Limited capacity
