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News in Review Resource Guide October 2011 Credits Resource Guide Writers: Sean Dolan, Peter Flaherty, Jim L’Abbé, Jennifer Watt Copy Editor and Desktop Publisher: Susan Rosenthal Resource Guide Graphics: Laraine Bone Production Assistant: Carolyn McCarthy Resource Guide Editor: Jill Colyer Supervising Manager: Karen Bower Host: Michael Serapio Senior Producer: Nigel Gibson Producer: Lou Kovacs Video Writers: Nigel Gibson Director: Douglas Syrota Graphic Artist: Mark W. Harvey Editor: Stanley Iwanski Visit us at our Web site at our Web site at http://newsinreview.cbclearning.ca, where you will find News in Review indexes and an electronic version of this resource guide. As a companion resource, we recommend that students and teachers access CBC News Online, a multimedia current news source that is found on the CBC’s home page at www.cbc.ca/news/. Close-captioning News in Review programs are close-captioned. Subscribers may wish to obtain decoders and “open” these captions for the hearing impaired, for English as a Second Language students, or for situations in which the additional on-screen print component will enhance learning. CBC Learning authorizes the reproduction of material contained in this resource guide for educational purposes. Please identify the source. News in Review is distributed by CBC Learning, P.O. Box 500, Station A, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5W 1E6 Tel: (416) 205-6384 • Fax: (416) 205-2376 • E-mail: [email protected] Copyright © 2011 Canadian Broadcasting Corporation News in Review, October 2011 1. The Life and Death of Jack Layton (Length: 15:15) 2. Terry Fox: Remembering a Canadian Hero (Length: 15:06) 3. Libya and the Fall of Gadhafi (Length: 14:32) 4. The Vancouver Riot: What Went Wrong? (Length: 14:21) Contents In This Issue . ......................................................................................... 4 THE LIFE AND DEATH OF JACK LAYTON ................................. 6 Introduction ..............................................................................................................6 Video Review ...........................................................................................................7 Jack Layton: A Personal Tribute ..............................................................................9 The Man and His Life ............................................................................................12 What Next for the NDP and Canadian Politics? ....................................................16 Activity: Assessing His Impact ..............................................................................19 TERRY FOX: REMEMBERING A CANADIAN HERO ................ 20 Introduction ............................................................................................................20 Video Review .........................................................................................................21 Who was Terry Fox? ..............................................................................................23 The Marathon of Hope ...........................................................................................25 What did Terry Fox accomplish? ..........................................................................27 Is Terry Fox historically significant? ....................................................................28 Activity: Remembering Terry Fox .........................................................................29 LIBYA AND THE FALL OF GADHAFI ...................................... 30 Introduction ............................................................................................................30 Video Review .........................................................................................................31 The Fall of Gadhafi ................................................................................................33 What happens now? ...............................................................................................36 Canada’s Role ........................................................................................................39 Activity: Peacekeepers No More? .........................................................................41 THE VANCOUVER RIOT: WHAT WENT WRONG? .................. 42 Introduction ............................................................................................................42 Video Review .........................................................................................................43 What happened? .....................................................................................................45 Aftermath ...............................................................................................................47 Damaged Reputation ..............................................................................................49 Activity: Social Media Strike Again ......................................................................50 News in Review Index ............................................................................ 51 CBC News in Review • October 2011 • Page 3 In This Issue . THE LIFE AND DEATH OF JACK LAYTON (Length: 15:15) NiR Study On August 22 Jack Layton, the leader of the New Democratic Party, died of cancer at Modules Using print and video his home in Toronto. His death shocked many Canadians and left his party rudderless material from archival just three months after it became the Official Opposition. In this News in Review story issues of News in we’ll look at the life and death of Jack Layton and what it could mean for his party Review, teachers and and his country. students can create thematic modules NiR Study Modules Related CBC Videos for independent A New Leader for the NDP, February 2003 Greatest Canadian, Volume 1 (Tommy assignments, and small Douglas) group study. McCurdy Birthright Related CBC Videos Other videos available from CBC Learning; see the back cover for contact details. TERRY FOX: REMEMBERING A CANADIAN HERO (Length: 15:06) It’s been 30 years since Terry Fox died in a British Columbia hospital, one month short of his 23rd birthday and nine months after he was forced to give up his cross- Canada run to raise money for cancer research. In this News in Review story we’ll look at his legendary run and his enduring legacy. NiR Study Modules Related CBC Videos A Very Personal Crusade against Smoking Greatest Canadian, Volume 2 (Terry Fox) April 2003 CBC News in Review • October 2011 • Page 4 LIBYA AND THE FALL OF GADHAFI (Length: 14:32 ) In late August, after months of fighting, rebel forces seized the Libyan capital of Tripoli and ended the 42-year dictatorship of Moammar Gadhafi. The rebels were assisted by air strikes from NATO planes, including some from Canada. In this News in Review story we’ll look at the Libyan Revolution and examine Canada’s role in the conflict. NiR Study Modules The Uprising in Libya, April 2011 THE VANCOUVER RIOT: WHAT WENT WRONG? (Length: 14:21 ) Last June, a riot erupted in downtown Vancouver after that city’s hockey team lost the last game of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Hundreds of mostly young people went on a rampage, fighting with each other, setting fires, and looting stores. In this News in Review story we’ll look at the riot and what a recent report had to say about what went wrong. NiR Study Modules Related CBC Videos Hockey and the Concussion Debate Hockey: A People’s History April 2011 It’s A Teen’s World Taking the Violence out of Hockey Who Do We Think We Are? April 2010 Hockey Players and Life Lessons, May 2009 Freezing the Puck: The NHL Lockout November 2004 Jordin Tootoo: Hockey Night in Nunavut March 2003 Sections marked with this symbol contain content suitable for younger viewers. Exercises marked with this symbol indicate that a worksheet to aid in the exploration of the topic is available online. CBC News in Review • October 2011 • Page 5 THE LIFE AND DEATH OF JACK LAYTON Introduction Canadians were shocked and saddened of people, most of whom never knew Focus to learn of the death of federal New Layton personally, lined up for hours This News in Review story focuses on Democratic Party (NDP) leader Jack to pay their respects. Outside City Hall, the death of Jack Layton in the early hours of August 22, many left personal tributes to “Jack,” Layton, its impact on 2011. Layton had been battling cancer written on the walls and pavements in Canadians, and what for some time and had announced that he chalk. Layton’s state funeral—held in it means for the future was temporarily stepping down as party Toronto’s Roy Thomson Hall on August of his party and the leader at the end of July. 27—attracted dignitaries and political country. The Guide But few expected that the end would leaders of all stripes, along with many also explores the author’s relationship come so quickly for him. others who had queued overnight to with Jack Layton and During the federal election campaign gain admission. Prime Minister Stephen Olivia Chow. of 2011, Layton galvanized his party and Harper authorized the holding of a state attracted unprecedented support from funeral—the first for a federal opposition voters across the country—especially leader since Sir Wilfrid Laurier’s funeral in Quebec, where the NDP swept the in 1919. province. He appeared full of life and The public outpouring of grief over enthusiasm as he waved to enthusiastic Layton’s death was unlike anything crowds of supporters. But only a few that had occurred in Canada in recent months later,