The document announces an upcoming "Bring Your MP to School Day" event at Chartwell school on November 13th to celebrate National Child Day. It will involve a one-hour visit from the local MP, John Weston, for a question and answer session where students can raise issues that are important to them. The goal is for children's voices to be heard by their elected representatives. Students are encouraged to think of thoughtful questions on topics affecting their community, country, or the world that their MP could address. Selected questions will be submitted by Thursday noon for the event.

1. Bring your MP to School Day
Nov 13th, 2012
 In Celebration
of National
Child Day &
Rights
Respecting
Schools

2. Why? It’s your time to be
heard!
 National Child Day is
celebrated every Nov  Article 12: Children
20th in recognition of should have the right to
the UN Convention on express their own
the Rights of the Child. opinion and adults
need to listen and
 It is a perfect time for
consider those opinions
young Canadians to
in the decisions they
express themselves
make.
and shape their future.

3. Bring your MP to School Day!
 WHY? Connects young people
across the country with their
elected representatives,
because “no child is too far to
be heard”.
 is an opportunity for Members
of Parliament and their
youngest constituents to
engage in a meaningful
discussion and learn from each
other.

4. Why are we having our MP visit Chartwell?
 …so that children’s
voices, concerns and
interests find
expression in and
enjoy meaningful
attention from
Parliamentarians.
 The link between
Members of Parliament
and their constituents
(the voters) is at the
core of democracy
…the rule of the
people.


5. Why are we having our MP visit Chartwell?
 …Engaging with children
and youth – generally a
quarter of the population
- helps inform decisions
that affect the non-voting
population
 In addition this
opportunity helps
Canada’s youngest
citizens realize their vital
role in decision making
and participating in the
democratic process

6. Bring your MP To School Day!
 This event will be
marked by a one-hour
visit by West
Vancouver, MP John
Weston to Chartwell on
November 13th to
celebrate National
Child Day and “bring
Parliament to children
and youth” here at our
school.

7. What is an MP?
 Stands for Member of
Parliament
 A Member of
Parliament is a
representative of the
voters to parliament.
 What is Parliament…?
 The Senate (105)
and the House of
Commons (308)

8. Member of Parliament
 308 MPs from across
Canada
 Each of them
represent
communities of
people across our
country
 Are elected in to the
position of MP by the
CONSTITUENTS
(the citizens) in their
community
 Democracy in action

9. Some of the Constituencies in the Lower Mainland that
make up the 308 across Canada

11. What will the 1 hour look like?
 Mr. Weston will arrive at
2:00 pm on Tues Nov
13th
 He will be introduced to
Chartwell and share a bit
of his background as his
work in Ottawa at
Parliament Hill and in the
House of Commons and
in the WV Community

12. Your role…the most important part!
 The focus of the visit is
to intended to be a
question and answer
period where students
(YOU!) can raise
questions and issues
that are important to
your lives

13. But what makes a good
question?
 What is the role of
an MP in
Parliament?
 What would you ask
about his job as an
MP?
 Eg.Favourite part of
the job?
 Eg. Any part of the
job you dislike?

14. What Issues are Important to
You?
 What issues
concern you as a
young Canadian
that John
Weston could
represent on
your behalf?
 International
Issues??
 EG What is your
government
doing to ensure
that Global
Warming will not
have an impact
on my life as an
adult?

15. What Issues are Important to
You?
 What issues
concern you as a
young Canadian
that John Weston
could represent
on your behalf?
 Federal
issues…that deal
with Canada?
 Eg. Can you help
schools become
paperless?

16. What Issues are Important to
You?
 What issues concern
you as a young
Canadian that John
Weston could
represent on your
behalf?
 Local issues… that
deal with West
Vancouver and BC?
 Eg. What kind of
suggestions would
you make to Mr.
Weston re. Public
Transportation? Bike

17. What makes a good question?
 Think about issues that
matter to you…
 In your community
 In your country
 In the world
 Tell your MP what you want
him to know to help represent
your views in Parliament..
 This is your chance…you
may not have it again soon.

18. Back in class…
 Discuss with your teacher what
makes a good question.
 Use the speech bubble or
thought bubble to write your
question
 Your teacher will decide or the
class may vote as a class which
are the best questions (eg .
Dotmocracy?)
 3-4 Questions per class selected
 Questions due by Thurs
Noon…Meeting Thurs Afternoon.