Pick a topic that is relevant to tourism and hospitality policy in Canada. You should describe a real situation or place, identify the stakeholders and how they are affected, offer a critique of the current policy situation, and make recommendations on changes that the government could make to improve the situation.
Part 1: Outline of your paper
Each student will write a 2-page outline for their policy report (double spaced, Times New Roman 12). This can be in bullet point form, and should answer the following questions.
What is the broad policy topic you are interested in?
Why is it important? Why does it matter?
What specific example are you interested in researching? What do you know about this place/example? Why is it a good choice to study?
Who are the main stakeholders affected?
What are some questions or ideas you think you can address in your paper?
Part 2: Draft advocacy letter
The purpose is to encourage students to prepare for sending a letter to a political figure, and provide feedback and ideas to improve their letter.
Students must prepare a letter to send to a politician, civil servant, or similar, at a relevant organization to advocate for policy change. The expectation is that this is the same topic and issue as covered in the Final Report. The purpose of the letter is to persuade them to a point of view regarding a policy suggestion.
Once complete students should consider the feedback received, make changes to the letter, and email it to the person they have identified. Proof that the letter was sent will be required as an appendix in your final paper (see below).
The letter should be around 2 pages (3 max), double spaced, and should:
Be addressed to someone specific
Explain why they are receiving this letter
Identify how they are the right person to be contacting
E.g. “I am a student in policy class… I am sending you this letter because of your role/influence/involvement with…. I hope to persuade you/inform you about…”
Explain what the issue is
Explain why the issue is important
Explain what the current policy situation is, and why it needs improving
Explain your suggestion (to keep/remove/change/introduce policy etc.)
Explain what you think would happen if your idea was implemented, and why it will be beneficial
Back up your ideas with research and other examples, provide references and links
Use footnotes with hyperlinks to original sources (APA style not necessary)
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