By: Marieke Walsh in Ottawa, ON Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne was repeatedly under attack and on the defensive Wednesday night during a debate on issues…
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Liberals Seek to Reunite More Families
by Rosanna Haroutounian in Quebec City In this week’s round-up of what’s been making headlines in Canada’s media: the federal government has a new plan to welcome immigrants…
View More Liberals Seek to Reunite More FamiliesPeel Region Releases Sex-Ed Guide for Parents
by Sukaina Jaffer in Toronto Unlike those in the Toronto and York districts, the Peel District School Board’s (PDSB) schools have taken a proactive approach…
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Silencing Opposition to New Sex-Ed Curriculum
by Surjit Singh Flora (@floracanada) in Brampton, Ontario It is surprising that the Ontario government has launched an advertising campaign about the controversial sexual-education curriculum, instead of…
View More Silencing Opposition to New Sex-Ed CurriculumIncreased Effort Needed to Keep Girls in Afghanistan Schools
by Diba Hareer (@DibaHareer) in Ottawa, Ontario In September 2010, I received a phone call from Afghanistan. My relative, Meena, was on the other end.…
View More Increased Effort Needed to Keep Girls in Afghanistan SchoolsStudent Recruitment by Canadian Schools Rises in the Philippines
Vancouver has long attracted tens of thousands of overseas students each year from Asian countries like China, India, Japan, Korean, and Singapore. The Philippines now…
View More Student Recruitment by Canadian Schools Rises in the PhilippinesNew Canadians need to identify with First Nations
by Ranjit Bhaskar This being the season of remembrances, a community dialogue was launched in Toronto to promote broader public respect for the…
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