In Theme 6, you learned about:

• the different political parties and what they stand for
• parties and their platforms and why you should be aware of these things before you vote
• the purposes of taxation, including income tax, hidden taxes, GST, PST, and HST
• where your tax dollars go both federally and provincially
• environmental issues that affect Canadians
• what the Canadian government is doing to deal with environmental issues that affect us all
• different energy sources including fossil fuels and renewable resources