International headlines in the last two weeks have reported a massive amount of social unrest and unsettling news across the developed world, including riots and economic data which on the surface may appear discordant and unrelated, but are united as part of larger political and economic trends. Fees Protest, by
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McGuinty: A Product of Technology
Too bad no one was paying attention, after all they were probably too busy on social network sites reporting that he was about to make a comment. All the while missing the big picture entirely. The result ultimately trickles down to the youth of today’…
Continue readingFraser Institute is Flat Wrong
Earlier this year, I wrote about the Manning Centre for Democracy’s conference on Alberta’s future. What I didn’t discuss in that post was how I spent an hour in the afternoon in the foyer outside the conference room talking about education with …
Continue readingDTK: Mike Harris’s Honorary Hypocrisy
Nippissing University, presumably out of some masochism or ignorance, has decided that Mike Harris is deserving of an honorary degree. Mike Harris. Remember him? I do. He’s the guy who wanted to “create a crisis in the education system.” Why? To improve it? No, that was the lie his government
Continue readingDTK: Mike Harris’s Honorary Hypocrisy
Nippissing University, presumably out of some masochism or ignorance, has decided that Mike Harris is deserving of an honorary degree. Mike Harris. Remember him? I do. He’s the guy who wanted to “create a crisis in the education system.” Why? To improve it? No, that was the lie his government
Continue readingDTK: Mike Harris’s Honorary Hypocrisy
Nippissing University, presumably out of some masochism or ignorance, has decided that Mike Harris is deserving of an honorary degree.Mike Harris.Remember him? I do. He’s the guy who wanted to “create a crisis in the education system.” Why? To impr…
Continue readingInspiring Education report comes with risks
Inspiring Education came out with its long anticipated report yesterday and the initial response is quite positive. The primary vision is reflected in the three-Es for an educated Albertan: Engaged Thinker, Ethical Citizen and Entrepreneurial Spirit. B…
Continue readingDTK: Sex Education in Ontario
Saw this one in the paper today: Schools Shouldn’t Teach Sexual Orientation Here’s the exciting stuff: In its Facts about Youth pamphlet, the U.S. pediatricians college states that most students (more than 85 per cent) with same-sex attractions will ultimately adopt a heterosexual orientation if not otherwise encouraged. It further
Continue readingDTK: Sex Education in Ontario
Saw this one in the paper today: Schools Shouldn’t Teach Sexual Orientation Here’s the exciting stuff: In its Facts about Youth pamphlet, the U.S. pediatricians college states that most students (more than 85 per cent) with same-sex attractions will ultimately adopt a heterosexual orientation if not otherwise encouraged. It further
Continue readingDTK: Sex Education in Ontario
Saw this one in the paper today:Schools Shouldn’t Teach Sexual OrientationHere’s the exciting stuff:In its Facts about Youth pamphlet, the U.S. pediatricians college states that most students (more than 85 per cent) with same-sex attractions will ultim…
Continue readingFeminist Mom in Montreal: Music teacher dismissed for being a lesbian parent
This is an absolutely disgusting display of discrimination. Little Flower Academy, a Catholic school in Vancouver, knew that Lisa Reimer was a lesbian when they hired her to instruct their all girls choir. Reimer went on leave when her partner gave birth to a baby and was told not to
Continue readingFeminist Mom in Montreal: Music teacher dismissed for being a lesbian parent
This is an absolutely disgusting display of discrimination. Little Flower Academy, a Catholic school in Vancouver, knew that Lisa Reimer was a lesbian when they hired her to instruct their all girls choir. Reimer went on leave when her partner gave birth to a baby and was told not to
Continue readingFeminist Mom in Montreal: Music teacher dismissed for being a lesbian parent
This is an absolutely disgusting display of discrimination. Little Flower Academy, a Catholic school in Vancouver, knew that Lisa Reimer was a lesbian when they hired her to instruct their all girls choir. Reimer went on leave when her partner gave bir…
Continue readingJacked Up: New Tory Drug Law
According to The Montreal Gazette, A federal bill to impose automatic jail terms for drug crimes, for the first time in Canada, is headed for passage in the House of Commons in a final vote that could happen as early as today. The Liberals are apparently going to vote in
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