The Aboriginals and the Canadian Government The document under study is an extract from a newspaper article from the Guardian published in 2019. It tackles how the Canadian government does not respect Indigenous people’s lands. Indeed, the Canadian government chose to use their lands to build energy projects without the Indigenous peoples’ consent. This engendered violence and conflicts...

 The Aboriginals and the Canadian government The document under study is an extract from a newspaper article from the Guardian, published in 2019. It deals with how the Canadian government does not respect the lands of Indigenous people. In fact, a petrol company would like to build a pipeline that is crossing Indigenous’ lands. On top of that,...

 A Very Attractive Country The document under study is a video from Citizenship and immigration Canada, published in 2015. We have learned the reasons why people move to Canada, it is to start a new life, to escape war or political conflicts from their country of origin, to feel safe and have a prosperous life in Canada. The...

 (At the Following of what we did last time) The solution to stop the spread of deep fakes would be to hold social media organizations responsible for the spread of deep fakes. However, these social media companies have a general legal immunity to content posted on their platforms. Nevertheless, this may change in the future. Even though people should...

 Fighting Disinformation The document under study is an extract from a website called Brookings.edu, published in December 2017. It deals with how journalists wish to fight disinformation. Nowadays, what is paradoxical with today’s journalism is that information is more accessible online through social media platforms, however, with all the fake news that can be found on these same...

 (At the following of what we did last time)Furthermore, Canada is one of the most tolerant countries not only in terms of race but also in sexual identity. In fact, they are one of the first country to legalize gay marriage. To conclude, the author seems to have an ironic tone because he thinks that Canadians would not...

 (At the following of what we did last time)Canada is seen as a tolerant country because the figures indicate that it has been the only country that has so many immigrants coming in and no other country is capable of competing with Canada’s figures. Furthermore, even all the political parties are pro-immigration. On top of that, it is...

Who are the Black Native Americans? The document under study is an article written by Brittany L. Cerny published in 2022. It deals with the underrepresented community of the Black Native Americans. We have learned that this people is ethnically related to Africans who were brought during the slave trade to America and to the Native Americans. The...

 (At the following of what we did last time)The goal of this video is to promote the multiculturalism of the country and its traditions. It is to emphasize that it is a welcoming country. As the video is played during the citizenship ceremony it is a way to show new citizens what community they are about to join....

Fake News: A Case Study The document under study is an extract from an online article published on the website History.com in 2009. It deals with a man called Orson Welles who created a radio play on October 30th 1938 about aliens invading the USA. American cities were quoted such as Grovers Mills, Chicago or Saint Louis… A...

Behind Fake News The document under study is a video from the Ellen Show published in October 2017. We can see Ellen who is explaining facts and fake news with fruit. She uses an apple, a banana, two oranges and a pineapple. The apple represents the facts as she was inspired by CNN last commercial on their ability...

Pocahontas, Movie Trailer The document under study is the trailer for the Disney movie Pocahontas, released in June 23rd 1995 in theaters. This movie can be considered as a faulty representation of Native Americans. Firstly, this Disney adaptation is tailored towards a young audience, which can be an explicit factor towards the shaping of a generation view on...

Unit 3 : The Canadian Tale To what extent can Canada be seen as a land of freedom and tolerance? Axe 1: Identities and Exchanges   Welcome to Canada The document under study is a video from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada organization. Canada is shown as a peaceful and tolerant country. The landscapes are awe-inspiring, pristine and breathtaking...

The News We ReadK. Hafeez, 2018R. Rogers, 2016 The first document under study is a cartoon by K. Hafeez published in 2018. We can, see two characters in a coffee shop talking about fake news. This cartoon denounces the prevalence of misinformation and the casual almost dismissive attitude many people have towards critically evaluating online information. It is...