Social justice warriors love diversity, except of opinions
Two academic conferences have recently been criticized for not being sufficiently diverse. A conference to…
Children are threatened when secrets are kept from parents
It would seem like obvious common sense that secrets should not be kept from parents…
The complexity, nuance and truth at the heart of residential schools
With a few idle hours, I sat down to watch director James Mangold’s 2007 film,…
Market principles offer solutions to teacher shortage
Nova Scotia doesn’t have enough substitute teachers. The shortage is so severe that school boards…
Can B.C. climb back to the education mountaintop?
British Columbia’s educational system is one of the best in the world, according to documents…
When diversity and inclusion result in reverse racism
“I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a…
White privilege or simply elite posturing?
Parents in the interior of British Columbia were shocked recently when their children came home…
The folly of embracing universal daycare
The recent British Columbia provincial budget makes it clear that the government is forging ahead…
Meet the next generation of leaders in Eastern Europe
University professors have a unique, daunting and exciting responsibility. They’re tasked with educating, empowering and…
Embracing minorities shouldn’t lead to penalizing the majority
In today’s colleges and universities, ‘progressive stacking’ is recommended to deal with diversity among students.…
Reading comprehension depends on content knowledge
Walk into an elementary school classroom and you’ll probably see a lot of books on…
Reclaim brownfield sites by putting science funding to practical use
There are tens of thousands of brownfield sites scattered across Canada – many of them…
Second line of O Canada should read “Our home on native land”
The catalogue of injustices experienced by Canada’s Indigenous people is long and tragic: residential schools,…
Don’t judge historic figures without knowledge of our history
Last fall, the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario demanded that Sir John A. Macdonald’s name…
Building a passion for STEM studies among women and girls
By Sen. Art Eggleton and Sen. Raymonde Saint-Germain We recently celebrated International Day of Women…