Theories and approaches to organizing social welfare

Question 1

What are the differences in policy processes between federal and provincial gov?

think: what are their roles with regards to say, drugs?

Answer 1

Federal: criminal law, including drugs
Provincial: administering criminal justice, including in relation to drugs

Question 2

What is Bill C-45

Answer 2

weed law (april 2017)

Question 3

How does a bill become law?

Talk through

Answer 3

First reading: the bill is considered/printed

Second reading: members debate the bill’s principle

Committee stage: committee members study the bill clause by clause

Report stage: members can make other amendments

Third reading: members debate and vote on the bill

Senate: repeat process, if accepted
Royal assent: signed by the governor general

Question 4

What is a private memebrs bill?

Answer 4

legislation introduced by individual members of the senate - hardly ever passes

Question 5

Define political ideology

what are the three major ideologies?

Answer 5

How political parties decide (their platform) ideal: political system, economic system, and social goals

collective to individual
(degree of mutual interdependence)

regalitarian to elitist
(degree of heiarchy)

regulation to liberty (degree of state intervention)

Question 6

What are the major political parties? what level of gov has no parties?

Answer 6

NDP, conservative, liberal, green party, bloc quebecois, libertarian

municiple

Question 7

what are the major political ideologies? what are their ideological tendencies (collective ect)?

Answer 7

Communism (collective, egalitarian, regulation)

Social democracy (collective, egalitarian, regulation, but less intense than communism)

Toryism (collective, elitist, regulation)
Liberalism (individual, liberty)

Neo-conservatism (individual, elitist, liberty)

Fascism (collective elitist, regulation)

Question 8

What are the major political parties in Canada? provide a few distinguishing traits?

provincial level (ontario vs. quebec) ?

Answer 8

Liberal: business liberalism vs. welfare liberalism

Conservative: a history of division and amalgamation, focus on individualism and liberty

New democratic: social democratic

Prov: Ontario - progressive conservative party (ford)
Quebec - liberal party

Question 9

Why are ideologies important?

think: what does it help us inform?

Answer 9

Identifying problems in society
Analyzing policies (what caused problems)
Formation of strategies and policy development (what do we do)
Policy enactment (acting to solve)
Policy implementation (acting to solve)
Evaluation (what it a success)

Question 10

Who is reponsible for social welfare/beliefs about social welfare needs?

what levels of gov are responsible for what?

Answer 10

Can be seen as societal or individual - individually created or structural issues

Government: fed (legislation), prov (spending), muni (implementation)

Question 11

Define third-sector?

Define third-way?

Answer 11

The third sector: includes voluntary and community organized social enterprises/cooperatives

Centrist combination of government and market = third-way

Question 12

Why do we implement policy?

Answer 12

Prevent problems (intervention)

Avoid problems for those at risk (maintenance)

React to problems that have occurred (amelioration)

Question 13

How do we adress financial need?

define progressive vs. regressive taxation

Answer 13

Basic income

Employment insurance (fed)
Social/financial assistance (prov/muni)

Ontario works (workfare)
Reducing poverty by increasing job availability
Income redistribution

Progressive: higher tax with higher income
Regressive: flat rate taxation

Question 14

Snapchot of income inequality in Canada?

Answer 14

Richest families own as much wealth as 3 provinces combined

A quarter of Canada living in poverty

Question 15

What are some critiques of the welfare state?

think: how are we failing?

Answer 15

Reinforces patriarchy
Reinforces race-based discrimination
Contributes to climate change

Question 16

Readings: Rethinking the role of municipal gov on redistribution in Ontario, Canada

Whats the point? Talk through

Answer 16

the municipal government has had more redistributive capacity/discretion in policy implementation of social assistance programs even though defining poverty is the responsibility of a higher level of government - social assistance should be financed by prov and implemented by muni (includes redistribution policy)

Question 17

What was instated in 1965?

Answer 17

the welfare state in Canada

Question 18

What social program was instated in 1997? how does it work?

Answer 18

Ontario works - people have to participate in the labor market in order to receive benefits