An inquiry into the communicative aspects of politics and the relation of politics to the mass media, with an historical investigation into the influence of cultural technologies, media institutions and the organization of the news on public opinion and democracy.
Following a brief review of Ontario political history, the course focuses on substantive problems of Ontario provincial politics and on formal and informal institutions of Ontario's government in the context of the Canadian federal system.
CROSSLISTED COURSE: AP PPAS 3762 This course examines the development and operation of government programs in Canada directed at influencing labour supply/demand, including training and education policies, employment/unemployment insurance, job creation policies, collective bargaining, employment standards, pay equity and employment equity and immigration. It considers current debates about the role of the state in regulating […]
CROSSLISTED COURSE: AP HREQ 3761 & AP PPAS 3761 This course examines Canadian federal, provincial and municipal programs aimed at those outside the paid labour force. Programs covered include health care, child care services and benefits, old age pensions, social assistance and disability. Covers current debates on future of the welfare state.
CROSSLISTED COURSE: AS POLS 3155 This course is a critical inside examination of federal and provincial election campaigns in Canada. The topics covered will include: designing campaign themes and strategies, polling and public opinion research in campaigns, selling the message through TV campaign advertising, promoting campaign messages by controlling interactions with the media, leaders' debates, […]
CROSSLISTED COURSE: AK POLS 3150 This course is a critical inquiry into the evolution of political parties in conjunction with the extension of forms of liberal democracy in Canada. The course will investigate arguments about what things political parties should do in a democracy; whether parties represent the views of citizens; how Canadian political parties […]
CROSSLISTED COURSE: AK POLS 3145 This course describes the role of market forces and corporate institutions in shaping Canada's political economy, and the attempt to control or regulate the corporate sector.
CROSSLISTED CROUSE: AS SOSC 3280 This course analyses the role of organized labour in the political economy of Canada. We trace the interaction of labour, business and government and focus on the contemporary struggle of labour, as it confronts the corporate state.
CROSSLISTED COURSE: AK POLS 3136 & GL POLS 3136 & AP PPAS 3136 This course focuses on judicial interpretation of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. This includes freedom of expression, legal rights, equality rights, language rights, and the rights of aboriginal peoples. A section of the course examines judicial review of public administration. […]
CROSSLISTED COURSE: AK POLS 3135 & GL POLS 3135 & AP PPAS 3135 This course examines the Canadian structure, judicial review of the federal division of powers, and the role of the courts and the legal profession in Canada. A strong emphasis is placed on the relationship between law, politics and public policy. This is […]