A Block Legal Studies - Today we'll go over property crimes (arson, theft, identity theft, B&E, possession of stolen goods and fraud). We'll go over the R. v. Foidart, 2005 case and examine what "colour of right" means.
Edwin Foidart was hired by a Winnipeg church to repair their existing pipe organ as part of a major restoration project. In order to do this, Foidart located and purchased a used organ for the church. He planned to use the parts to restore the church’s pipe organ. The used organ parts were temporarily stored in a garage on Foidart’s property. However, difficulties arose, and the church had to cancel the restoration project. As a result, Foidart was asked to return all the organ parts in his possession. Over time, church members discovered that not all the organ parts had been returned. Some of the parts were found in pipe organs belonging to other churches. The accused was eventually charged with theft over $5000. In his defence, Foidart argued that he had a colour of right to the pieces from the collection. However, he chose not to testify at his trial to this effect. The trial judge found Foidart guilty of theft, Since the judge had not heard from Foidart as to reasonable belief of colour of belief, he could not consider this defence in his decision. Foidart appealed to the Manitoba Court of Appeal. The issue before the court was whether the lack of evidence from the accused himself as to his belief in the ownership of the organ parts was fatal to his case. In a 3-0 decision, the court agreed with the initial trial judge and dismissed Foidart’s appeal.I'll have you discuss in partners the following:
ARSON OR ACCIDENT?
Jack and his friend Marcus want to roast hot dogs in Jack’s backyard. They dig a fire pit and start a small fire to cook their food. After they eat the hot dogs, they decide that they want to roast marshmallows. Jack goes into the house to find the marshmallows. While Jack is gone, Marcus decides that they need some music so he walks around to the front of the house to get his CDs from the car. While the boys are not attending the fire, the flames grow bigger. A wind blows an ember onto the neighbour’s property and ignites a pile of towels lying on the neighbour’s deck. Unfortunately, nobody saw the fire start and the neighbours are not home. Within a few minutes, the fire in the neighbour’s yard has spread to their house. Soon after that, Jack and Marcus see the flames and call the fire department. The fire department is able to put out the fire, but the neighbour’s property has sustained damage of about $5000.
1. Who is responsible for causing the fire?
2. Should the charge of arson be laid against Jack and/or Marcus?
I'll give you a Criminal Code of Canada worksheet to finish up today with
B Block Human Geography - Today we'll try to answer the key question, "Why Do Folk and Popular Culture Face Sustainability Challenges, today focusing on environmental sustainability. For the question, "How is the playing of golf and golf courses an example of a popular custom which is not generally in harmony with the local environment? "You may disagree if you like, however it is important to note that Golf courses account for more than 5.1 million acres of land worldwide and use 13 trillion gallons of water every year (not to mention pesticides and herbicides) Check out:
A Dangerous Game: Documentary Examines Environmental Impact of Luxury Golf Resorts
After we'll look at the creation of uniform (homogenized) landscapes, landscape pollution and resource depletion. We end with a big thinking question:
Placelessness and uniform landscapes …… With the spread of pop culture throughout Canada (specifically restaurants, gas stations, coffee shops, national chains), are cities throughout our country losing their local diversity? Are we becoming a nation that looks the same no matter what city you are in? Explain.
Consider the article Graveyards of distinctiveness: how cities are making us all the same and then this quote to help:
After we'll look at the creation of uniform (homogenized) landscapes, landscape pollution and resource depletion. We end with a big thinking question:
Placelessness and uniform landscapes …… With the spread of pop culture throughout Canada (specifically restaurants, gas stations, coffee shops, national chains), are cities throughout our country losing their local diversity? Are we becoming a nation that looks the same no matter what city you are in? Explain.
Consider the article Graveyards of distinctiveness: how cities are making us all the same and then this quote to help:
Stroll into your local Starbucks and you will find yourself part of a cultural experiment on a scale never seen before on this planet. In less than half a century, the coffee chain has grown from a single outlet in Seattle to nearly 20,000 shops in around 60 countries. Each year, its near identical stores serve cups of near identical coffee in near identical cups to hundreds of thousands of people. For the first time in history, your morning cappuccino is the same no matter whether you are sipping it in Tokyo, New York, Bangkok or Buenos Aires.This is one example of many chains that populate many cities all across Canada...all where you can get the same product in a store that looks the same in a place that looks the same....same same same.
C/D Blocks Social and Environmental Sciences - We'll continue to look at the forest in Borneo, as you're doing a deforestation/Palm Oil activity with us. From Mongabay
Borneo's forests are some of the most biodiverse on the planet, home to more than 230 species of mammals (44 of which are endemic), 420 resident birds (37 endemic), 100 amphibians, 394 fish (19 endemic), and 15,000 plants (6,000 endemic). Surveys have found more than 700 species of trees in a 10 hectare plot
From One Earth
Borneo rainforests are multi-layered. The canopy reaches 24 to 36 m in height, with emergent trees towering 65 m, and is dominated by species of Dipterocarpus, Dryobalanops, Shorea, Hopea, Vatica, Burseraceae, and Sapotaceae. The sub-canopy includes species of Euphorbiaceae, Rubiaceae, Annonaceae, Lauraceae, and Myristicaceae, and is usually adorned with lianas, orchids, and epiphytic ferns. Rafflesia arnoldii, one of the six species in this genus of parasitic plants, has the world’s largest flower reaching over 1 meter in diameter. The flowers grow from cryptic vines on the ground and give out the smell of rotten meat to attract insect pollinators.
Today we are in the library / learning commons to work on a palm oil investigation. You need to look through the Interactive on Palm Oil and work through the handout (courtesy of Geographypods) that we'll give you in class today.
To help with companies that use palm oil:
Hopefully at the end of tomorrow we can have a conversation with you based on a few of the tasks we asked, such as:
For more on palm oil check out:
Palm Oil: Our World in Data
Rainforest Action Network Conflict Palm Oil
Yale Environment 360 Vanishing Borneo Palm Oil
Orangutan Foundation International The Effects of Palm Oil
World Wildlife Fund The Heart of Borneo
National Geographic Palm Oil is Unavoidable
Takepart The Pervasiveness of Palm Oil (interactive quiz)
Rainforest Action Network Conflict Palm Oil
Yale Environment 360 Vanishing Borneo Palm Oil
Orangutan Foundation International The Effects of Palm Oil
World Wildlife Fund The Heart of Borneo
National Geographic Palm Oil is Unavoidable
Takepart The Pervasiveness of Palm Oil (interactive quiz)
To help with companies that use palm oil:
Hopefully at the end of tomorrow we can have a conversation with you based on a few of the tasks we asked, such as:
Task 9 – Can Palm Oil be sustainable. Listen to the embedded PodCasts on the site and make notes on whether the experts think that Palm Oil production can be sustainable
Task 17 – Carry out a short investigation into a company that uses Palm Oil irresponsibly. What is being done about it?
Using Palm Oil as an example, How do we protect peoples livelihoods and the environment (not a zero-sum game or either/or prospect)?
To help consider the following:
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