political parties and policy issues: comparison analysis

Political Parties and Policy Issues: Comparison Analysis
Instructions:
Select one of the following topics, as listed from the 2021 Federal Election ‘pressing issues’:
Guns
Housing
Income Supports
Indigenous Services
Racial Inequality
Reconciliation
(use https://newsinteractives.cbc.ca/elections/federal/2021/party-platforms/ as a starting point)
Select 2 Federal Political Parties (Conservative, Liberal, NDP, Green) to provide a comparison of perspectives/approaches.
Required Sections:
Introduction (.5 page) (5 marks)
Introduce the pressing issue to be reviewed.
Identify the political parties that will be included for comparison
Identify key points of comparison.
Overview of pressing issue. (1 page) (10 marks)
Provide an objective overview of the ‘pressing issue’
Using 3 academic sources, identify the current status of your selected topic (what is it, prevalence/statistics, why/how is it a notable social issue for federal debate).
Overview of Political Party 1 (1.5-2 pages) (10 marks)
Identify the first selected political party.
What ideologies support their positions? (provide academic support)
What is the party’s position on the selected pressing issue?
What evidence is available to support the party’s position? (provide academic support)
What are the strengths and limitations the party’s position on the pressing issue?
Overview of Political Party 2 (1.5-2 pages) (10 marks)
Identify the first selected political party.
What ideologies support their positions? (provide academic support)
What is the party’s position on the selected pressing issue?
What evidence is available to support the party’s position? (provide academic support)
What are the strengths and limitations the party’s position on the pressing issue?
Compare and Contrast (2-3 pages) (15 marks)
Compare and contrast the political parties’ positions on the pressing issue.
How are they best supported by evidence (provide academic support).
Assess the strengths and limitations of each approach in a comparative format.
Provide rationale for which position you think is the better approach.
Make recommendations for further developments to addressing the pressing issue (provide academic support).
Conclusion (.5 page) (5 marks)
Offer a summary of issue, position, assessment and recommendations.
Reference page
APA format
Please use subheadings
Min. pages 7. Max pages 9 (not including title page and reference page)
Min. number of required sources: 7
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