Global Leadership

What is Global Leadership?

Global leadership deals with the issues of global concerns. Individual, regional, national, or multinational actions are in involved in finding solutions to global issues. For example, the United nations combats global adversities such as poverty. They deal with this issues through the use of humanitarian aid. The UN is comprised of multiple nations that engage with very diverse groups to find solutions.

Global Leadership in Canada

The United Nations Human Development index is a system based n comparing that measure of education, life expectancy, literacy, and standard of living. In 2006, the specific goals set were specialized on issues of power, degrees of poverty, and the growing global water crisis. Canada ranked first place, as of the 1990's and into 2000. Canada ranked sixth place, as of 2006. It is clear that Canada is obligated to uphold a role of leadership role in the global community. This is evident in Canada's high status in the Index. As a global leader, Canada can use its strengths to increase in the globalization of education, health care, human rights, and peace.

Global Leadership: The Pro's

Promotes the idea of globalization, which allows for nations of the world to be more interconnected
Multiple factions are involved to help find a solution to global issues
Global issues are being addressed
Allows nations to be influential factors in the global community
Promotes human rights
Allows for security, aid, and food to areas
Organizations can be organized to help with outbreaks of disease or help with natural disaster relief

Global Leadership: The Con's

Accountability: global leaders are accountable for their actions. If a solution plan fails, the global leader's credibility will be diminished
Conflict and friction can arise if groups don't agree with decisions made towards a solution
Volunteers involved are put at risk, for example, those who volunteer to combat diseases in developing countries risk their health, as they can be exposed to it
Displacement of populations can occur

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Visual Rep of Bilingualism and Multiculturalism

Note: Comedian isn't meant to be there, instead the word should have been Canadian This image is my visual representation of Canada's multiculturalism and bilingualism. I will highlight on a few terms that I've selected to add to my visual. Canada's multiculturalism is represented by the words recognition, acknowledgement, aboriginal, diversity, treaties, and cultural mosaic. Multiculturalism is known as a the presences of many different cultural or ethnic groups in a nation. With that, Canada is often referred to as a cultural mosaic, being composed with so many different cultural and ethnic groups. Efforts to acknowledge the importance of respecting diversity in Canada are often made. For example, with the Meech Lake accords aimed to recognize Quebec as a "distinct society". Another example would be the land claim agreements between the Aboriginal peoples and the Canadian government. It allows for the Canadian government to acknowledge the Abo

Influential Canadians: Terry Fox

What has he done that contributes to a national identity in Canada? Terry Fox Terry Fox was a cancer research activist, and used his voice to raise awareness of cancer. When he was experiencing months of chemotherapy he saw the pain and suffering others who had been diagnosed with cancer was going through. This became a driving force in Fox's mission to help. Dick Traum, an amputee that ran the New York City Marathon, had inspired Fox with an idea. What if he would run across Canada on his own feet, to raise awareness and funds for cancer research? In April 1980, Terry Fox's Marathon of Hope initiated. More than 5,000 km were logged on his training runs. He also gained the support of a multitude of companies and organizations: the Canadian Cancer Society, War Amputations of Canada, Ford Motor Company, Imperial Oil, and Adidas. On average, Fox was set on running about 42 km per day. Terry Fox contributes to a national identity in Canada because his actions are what

Promoting an Alternate Canadian Identity: Louis Riel

What were his motives and goals behind creating a national identity for Canada? Louis Riel Canada, Britain, and the U.S were attacking the Hudson’s Bay Company rule in the 1850’s. The HBC decided it would be best to surrender its monopoly, which included Rupert’s Land, the North West, the Red River settlement. This led to the migration of Protestant settlers from the East to move into the primary. They created tension and fear in the Roman Catholic Metis through their aggressive methods. Metis felt that preservation of their religion, land rights, and culture was threatened, as the British and Canadian government didn’t care about the Metis. This mentality of viewing the Metis as insignificant is seen because the negotiations of the Metis land and home were made as if no population existed there. This treatment served as a major motivation. Louis Riel’s main goals: Prevent the mapping out of Metis territory as part of the Canadian colony Preserve the Metis’ lan

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