Ms. McDonald will be looking after you today and tomorrow. Monday is ABCD and Tuesday is CDAB
A Block Criminology - On Monday we'll be in the library working on our next blog entry. To curb the power of cartels or gangs should we take some radical action? Should we cut off their source of income (like drugs and sex trade workers)? Here is another question for you to answer:
- Should prostitution/the sex trade be legalized? Why? If you believe it should be legalized, should all the forms of prostitution described in your text be legalized, or only a select few? If prostitution/the sex trade were legalized should government be able to exercise some control over it? How...what would that look like?
For the sex trade question "Should we legalize prostitution"? Think about the two opposing views:
- Sexual Equality View - The sex trade worker is a victim of male dominance. In patriarchal societies, male power is predicated on female subjugation, and prostitution is a clear example of this gender exploitation
- Free Choice View - The sex trade, if freely chosen, expresses woman’s equality and is not a symptom of subjugation.
It is important to note:
It is important to note: The Supreme Court of Canada struck down the country's anti-prostitution laws in a unanimous decision, and gave Parliament one year to come up with new legislation. In striking down laws prohibiting brothels, living on the avails of prostitution and communicating in public with clients, the top court ruled that the laws were over-broad and "grossly disproportionate." The government replaced the law with Bill C-36 (2014) which received Royal Assent and became law on December 6, 2014. Bill C-36 enacts new prostitution offences and modernizes old ones:
Purchasing sexual services and communicating in any place for that purpose is now a criminal offence for the first time in Canadian criminal law (a person convicted of this new offence may be sentenced to up to 5 years imprisonment if prosecuted on indictment, and 18 months if prosecuted by summary conviction). The new prostitution laws do not criminalize the sale of sexual services. The new law protects from criminal liability people who receive money from the sale of their own sexual services.
These laws are being challenged once again in the Supreme Court of Canada. To find out more check out more on the escort agency challenge here or the Canadian Alliance for Sex Work Law Reform challenge here
On Tuesday, Gangs are often considered "immoral" and their profit comes from many "immoral" things. Immoral acts are distinguished from crimes on the basis of the social harm they cause. Acts that are believed to be extremely harmful to the general public are usually outlawed, whereas acts that only the harm the actor themselves are more likely to be tolerated. Acts that are illegal because they are viewed as a threat to morality are called public order crimes. So, to curb the power of cartels or gangs should we take some radical action? Should we cut off their source of income (like drugs and sex trade workers)? Here is question for you to answer:
- Should drugs be legalized? Why? If you believe drugs should be legalized, think about whether all drugs should be legalized or just a select few. Why should certain drugs be legalized and others not? Use the resources below to help shape your answer
For more check out this Vice article here or the video below..
Now it's not all sunshine and rainbows but 20 years ago, in 2001, Portugal decriminalized the personal possession of all drugs as part of a wider re-orientation of policy towards a health-led approach. Possessing drugs for personal use is instead treated as an administrative offence, meaning it is no longer punishable by imprisonment and does not result in a criminal record and associated stigma. Check out the article here.
B Block Legal Studies - On Monday 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?
To finish, on Monday, I'll have you work on the Review Your Understanding questions 1-5 on page 236 of the All About Law text.
On Tuesday, you'll have a Criminal Code of Canada worksheet to finish up
To help, feel free to use the Wikibooks Canadian Criminal Sentencing/Appendix/Offence Charts the text or Criminal Code Offenses
C Block Human Geography - Today and tomorrow we'll look at the key question "Where Are Religions Distributed"? To that end, today I'll have you divided up into six groups (groups of four/five) and each group will be responsible for discovering as much as they can about one of: Hinduism, Sikhism, Buddhism, Judaism, Islam or Christianity. You'll need to find out:- how many followers there are,
- where the followers are distributed,
- beliefs and teachings (including books and or scriptures),
- Founders / Symbols / Holy days,
- branches (or subdivisions), and
- Holy locations and Places of Worship.
I'll give you some chart paper and smelly felts and your group will be responsible for creating and presenting a poster fact sheet for the class (remember think geographically with this activity). You may also use:
you may also use the website Learn Religions
D Block Physical Geography - On Monday, we'll look at the composition and vertical structure of the atmosphere focusing on the bottom two layers (Troposphere and Stratosphere) through this we'll complete the Atmosphere in the Vertical activity along with a few questions on the atmosphere. The atmosphere can be divided into layers based on the atmospheric pressure and temperature profiles (the way these quantities change with height). Atmospheric temperature drops steadily from its value at the surface, about 290K (63°F; 17°C), until it reaches a minimum of around 220K (–64°F;–53°C) at 6 mi (10 km) above the surface. The atmosphere has 4 layers: the troposphere that we live in near the surface of the earth; the stratosphere that houses the ozone layer; the mesosphere, a colder and lower density layer with about 0.1% of the atmosphere; and the thermosphere, the top layer, where the air is hot but very thin.
On Tuesday, we'll begin our look at stratospheric ozone and air pollution. Ozone is a gas that occurs both in the Earth's upper atmosphere and at ground level. Ozone can be "good" or "bad" for your health and the environment, depending on its location in the atmosphere. After looking at the ways that ozone protects us and understanding how it can be destroyed by CFCs you'll need to complete questions (use p. 120-121 in your Geosystems Core textbook for help/info).
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