News in Review Resource Guide May 2008 Credits Resource Guide Writers: Jill Colyer, Sean Dolan, Peter Flaherty, Jim L’Abbé Copy Editor and Desktop Publisher: Susan Rosenthal Resource Guide Graphics: Laraine Bone Production Assistant: Carolyn McCarthy Resource Guide Editor: Don Quinlan Supervising Manager: Karen Bower Host: Carla Robinson Senior Producer: Nigel Gibson Producer: Lou Kovacs Video Writers: Nigel Gibson, Mark Harrison, Jennifer Harwood Director: Ian Cooper Graphic Artist: Mark W. Harvey Editor: David Smith Visit us at our Web site at www.cbc.ca/newsinreview/, where you will findNews 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 http:// 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 © 2008 Canadian Broadcasting Corporation News in Review, May 2008 1. Rising Food Prices Threaten Millions (Start: 00:25; Length: 13:23) 2. Changing Canada’s Immigration Rules (Start: 13:59; Length: 12:50) 3. Tibet, China, and the Olympics (Start: 27:03; Length: 15:56) 4. Making Money by Going Green (Start: 43:12; Length: 14:59) Contents In This Issue . ......................................................................................... 4 RISING FOOD PRICES THREATEN MILLIONS ........................... 6 Introduction .............................................................................................................6 Video Review ...........................................................................................................7 A Global Crisis .........................................................................................................9 Understanding the Crisis ........................................................................................11 Impact in Canada ...................................................................................................13 Ethanol and Biofuels ..............................................................................................14 Debate: Food or Fuel? ............................................................................................16 CHANGING CANADA’S IMMIGRATION RULES ..................... 17 Introduction ...........................................................................................................17 Video Review .........................................................................................................19 Activity: Statistical Analysis .................................................................................21 Immigration Facts ..................................................................................................23 Point and Counterpoint ..........................................................................................24 Citizenship Test .....................................................................................................26 Activity: Assessing the Changes ............................................................................28 TIBET, CHINA, AND THE OLYMPICS ...................................... 29 Introduction ............................................................................................................29 Video Review .........................................................................................................31 Tibet: A Profile ......................................................................................................33 A Tibetan Timeline .................................................................................................36 Two Views of the Tibet Protests ...........................................................................38 The Troubled Olympic Torch Relay .....................................................................40 Activity: Considering a Boycott ............................................................................42 MAKING MONEY BY GOING GREEN .................................... 43 Introduction ............................................................................................................43 Video Review .........................................................................................................44 A Huge Challenge ..................................................................................................46 Responses ...............................................................................................................48 Great Green Ideas ..................................................................................................50 Making Green by Going Green ..............................................................................52 Activity: Greening Your World ..............................................................................54 News in Review Index ............................................................................ 56 CBC News in Review • May 2008 • Page 3 In This Issue . NiR Study RISING FOOD PRICES THREATEN MILLIONS (Start: 00:25; Length: 13:23) Modules The prices of basic food like wheat, corn, and rice have been soaring all over the Using print and world. In many poor countries millions of people are facing hunger and malnutrition. video material In this News in Review story we’ll look at what’s causing this global crisis. We’ll from archival issues also show you how rising prices are helping Canadian farmers but hurting people in of News in Review, countries like Pakistan. teachers and students can create NiR Study Modules Related CBC Videos thematic modules Taking Off: Canada’s Soaring Dollar Aral Sea: Hospital at the End of the Earth for independent November 2007 Betrayed: Water Trust assignments, and small group study. A New Plan to Save Africa Big Thirst: The Coming Drought September 2002 China Rises Coffee with a Conscience Related CBC Cuba: The Accidental Revolution Videos Other videos available from CBC Learning; see the back cover for CHANGING CANADA’S IMMIGRATION RULES (Start: 13:59; Length: 12:50) contact details. In late March, Stephen Harper’s Conservative government announced that it wanted to make some major changes to Canada’s immigration laws. The changes would give the government the power to fast-track some applications, while refusing to even consider others. In this News in Review story we’ll look at the proposed legislation and why it is so controversial. NiR Study Modules Harper’s Throne Speech Challenge Uniting the Right: Federal Politics December 2007 Transformed, November 2003 The Budget: Countdown to an Election? Steven Harper: Leading the Alliance April 2007 May 2002 The Liberals Choose a New Leader Refugees in Canada: Getting Through the December 2006 Door, March 1994 Taking Over: Canada’s New Government June 2006 Related CBC Videos Stephen Harper: The Path to Power Broken Border March 2006 Canada Now: A Diverse Landscape Winter Vote: The 2006 Federal Election The Fifty-Sixers February 2006 Human Cargo Canada Votes: A Liberal Minority Karen Refugees: Fleeing Burma’s September 2004 Forgotten War The Conservative Party Chooses a Leader Prairie Dreams: Blacks in Western April 2004 Canada CBC News in Review • May 2008 • Page 4 TIBET, CHINA, AND THE OLYMPICS (Start: 27:03; Length: 15:56) In March anti-government riots erupted in Tibet, an autonomous region of China. When the Chinese government cracked down, there were protest demonstrations in many countries around the world. In this News in Review story we’ll look at the violence in Tibet. We’ll also show you how the demonstrators targeted China’s preparations for this summer’s Olympic Games. NiR Study Modules Beijing 2008: A Momentous Decision Special Olympics: Taking Part, April 1997 September 2001 Deng Xiaoping: China at the Crossroads, The Salt Lake City Olympics, March 2002 April 1997 U.S.-China: The Risks of Spying The Olympics: Games People Play May 2001 September 1996 The Sydney Olympics: Re-assessing the The UN Women’s Summit: Two Weeks in Costs, November 2000 China, October 1995 Tibet: A Rare Look, September 1999 China Today: A Correspondent’s View Olympic Corruption: Cleaning Up the September 1994 IOC, April 1999 The Winter Olympics: Canada Does Well Related CBC Videos March 1998 China Rises Hong Kong: Back to China Red Capitalism September 1997 MAKING MONEY BY GOING GREEN (Start: 43:12; Length: 14:59) As Canada struggles to control its greenhouse gas emissions, some Canadian businesses are leading the way. They are coming up with new and exciting ways to use greener or less polluting energy sources. In this News in Review story we’ll look at three Canadian companies that are going green and making money. NiR Study Modules Going Green To Fight Global Warming Cutting Emissions: New Fuels for Cars October 2007 February 1998 Dangers of Global Warming, May 2007 Global Warming: A Progress Report A Call for Action on Climate Change May 1995 March 2007 Disappearing Ozone: Danger