Political Advocacy

Political awareness can be very important when people are trying to advocate for themselves.

All authors and publishers have a bias. In many cases, they have published very good work and the bias does not significantly influence their major conclusions. Other authors and publishers have a strong bias. Some internet sources of information show a strong bias. Students need to be careful when using the internet as a source of information. Internet information should be carefully compared with information available from more traditional sources of information, such as local libraries. Be sure to check with your teacher before using internet information in term papers.

Geography

Canadian Geography

Listings Canada. Site has a Canadian map and maps of the Canadian provinces and territories.

Government Information

Canadian Government Sites

You can use these sites to learn about Canada, to find government services and to contact your Member of Parliament, Senator or Provincial Member of the Legislature.

List of Canadian Members of Parliament and Senators. You can contact your Member of Parliament or Senator by email, mail or telephone. Contacting your MP or Senator is a good way of expressing your concerns, promoting causes in which you believe and making the country a better place in which to Live.

Government of Canada. This web site has links to the Prime Minister's Office, to Government Departments, to Government Agencies and to Government Publications. The section "About Canada" has a Map of Canada, Canadian Facts and History, Canadian Symbols and Quizzes About Canada.

Legislative Assembly of Alberta. Has information about the Members of the Legislature, Bills and Amendments, Transcripts of the House, Votes and Proceedings, Papers, Committee Transcripts, Public Tours of the Legislature and Career Opportunities.

Prime Minister of Canada. News, Children's and Youth Pages, Teaching Aids and information about the Prime Minister's Office, the Government of Canada and Canada.

News Sources

You may want to check several sources of information for the same news story. Having different perspectives on the same news story can help you better understand what took place.

Canadian News Sites

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. An excellent source of international and Canadian news from a Canadian perspective.

Canadian Television Network. Source of international and Canadian news from a Canadian perspective.

Discover Teenergy. An excellent web site. Has information on many topics of interest to students, including a summary of the important daily news from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

Global Television. Source of international and Canadian news. Some regional Canadian Perspectives.

Macleans . Canadian news magazine. Gives international and national news from a Canadian perspective.

Regional Canadian News

One excellent way to research a story is to see how it is being reported in different countries or different regions of one country. You can follow local Canadian views of news stories by checking the news links below.

Vancouver, British Columbia

Newfoundland and Labrador

International News Sites

American Broadcasting Corporation. Source of United States and international news from an U.S. Perspective.

ArabNews. Saudi Arabia's first English Language Daily. News from an Arab perspective.

British Broadcasting Corporation. Well respected source of British and international news from a British perspective.

Cable News Network. Source of international news.

China News. Chinese news from the Chinese News Agency. Articles and links to other news Outlets.

Columbia Broadcasting System. Source of United States and international news from an U.S. Perspective.

France Daily. French news. Bilingual service. English and French Articles.

Jerusalem Post. News about Israel and international news from an Israeli perspective.

Moscow Times. Russian news and some international News.

National Public Radio. United States public radio. Site has news stories and you can listen to news and to NPR programs through the internet.

Radio Havana Cuba. News from Cuban perspective. Scripts of English news broadcasts on net.

Russia Post. Russian and international news. Links to other sites with Russian news.

Political Parties

Alberta Political Parties

Liberal Party of Alberta. Official party web site.

New Democrats of Alberta. Official party web site.

New Democrats Opposition. New Democrat Opposition web site. Site has news releases, position papers and petitions that can be printed off, completed, signed and returned to the New Democrat Opposition.

Official Opposition of Alberta. Liberal Opposition web site. This site has party position papers and petitions that can be printed off, completed, signed and returned to the Official Opposition.

Progressive Conservative Party of Alberta Association. Official party web site.

Canadian Federal Political Parties

Bloc Quebecois

Canadian Action Party

Christian Heritage Party

Conservative Party of Canada

Communist Party of Canada

First Peoples National Party of Canada

Green Party of Canada

Liberal Party of Canada

Libertarian Party

Marxist-Leninist Party of Canada