The family that reads together, thrives together
Almost nine million Canadians can’t read well enough to perform everyday tasks. We need a cultural shift to a family-centred approach to literacy…
Why Christmas matters in a secular society
Its message of goodwill towards all people is ultimately in the best interest of a multicultural society…
Good news for Canadian education – and cause for concern
Despite excellent recent PISA results, Canadians shouldn’t be complacent. From 2015 to 2018, scores fell in all three subjects…
The struggle for free speech on Canadian campuses
The value of free inquiry is the very reason for universities, and it’s the foundation of free and democratic societies…
Defenceless in the face of possible sexual victimization
Why we need quality sex education for our students with developmental disabilities, too…
The pursuit of happiness
The truth is, you can't find happiness – it finds you, based on your pursuit of things that bring fulfilment and peace…
Keeping young, ambitious and talented people in Alberta
There’s already a strong engineering, finance and transportation capability in the province. We need to build on that in the new economy…
Republic of Ireland offers valuable social, economic lessons
Looking for – and finding – solutions to hot-button issues from education to economic vibrancy to population growth…
Canada’s higher education system is in disarray
Mounting student debt and irrelevant fields of study have left us with a frustrated and unproductive young population…
Small class sizes no guarantee of quality education
To listen to the teacher unions and their supporters, the sky is about to fall if class sizes for secondary schools get bigger. The evidence shows they're dead wrong…