For this assignment, you ill research and evaluate one of the many international agreements that Canada has signed, with a focus on Canada's role, responsibilities, and the ways in which Canadian society has been affected by your chosen agreement. There will be places where you will have information based writing, but the purpose is to teach yourself and your peers more about Canada's involvement in international agreements, how we become involved in international treaties, and the ways in which international affairs can affect life in Canada.

Possible Topics - You may choose one of the following, or another topic of your choosing as long as it fits the criteria of the assignment.

1) North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

2) North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

3) Convention on the Political Rights of Women

4) Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment

5) UN Convention on the Rights of the Child

6) Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

7) UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

8) North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation

9) The Paris Agreement

10) United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

A heading with the basic information of your chosen international agreement (date signed, purpose of the agreement) Key Canadian diplomats and politicians who were involved in the signing/ratification of the international agreement. Roles and responsibilities that Canada has agreed to in relation to the agreement. Effects that the international agreement has had on Canadian law making and/or politics Evaluate the impact that the agreement has had on Canadian society. o This goes beyond mere agreement/disagreement. Explain why this was/is a necessary legal reform for the country/international community. Were the methods by which it was achieved effective? Successful? Necessary