As schools are closed across Canada to fight further spread of the new coronavirus, New Canadian Media takes a look at the impact on Ontario families.
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Kathleen Wynne takes Heat at Black Community Leaders Debate
Throughout, the premier stuck to her talking points that the Liberal government has taken these issues “head on” and that “more needs to be done”
View More Kathleen Wynne takes Heat at Black Community Leaders DebateLiberals Seek to Reunite More Families
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 that aims to…
View More Liberals Seek to Reunite More FamiliesPeel Region Releases Sex-Ed Guide for Parents
Unlike those in the Toronto and York districts, the Peel District School Board’s (PDSB) schools have taken a proactive approach in creating a 14-page sex-education…
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Silencing Opposition to New Sex-Ed Curriculum
It is surprising that the Ontario government has launched an advertising campaign about the controversial sexual-education curriculum, instead of engaging parents more directly and responding to their…
View More Silencing Opposition to New Sex-Ed CurriculumIncreased Effort Needed to Keep Girls in Afghanistan Schools
In September 2010, I received a phone call from Afghanistan. My relative, Meena, was on the other end. The Grade 9 schoolgirl was upset because…
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
This being the season of remembrances, a community dialogue was launched in Toronto to promote broader public respect for the human rights of Indigenous peoples…
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