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Teachers’ Union Must Remember Our Children Aren’t Bargaining Chips

The bully tactics employed by the union representing Ontario teachers are outdated and counter-productive in soliciting support from the parents with whom they should be partnering — not using as pawns — in this battle against the provincial government. Continue reading

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Gay-Straight Issue Reinforces Fact It’s Time to Stop Funding Catholic Schools

The Catholic school system’s reticence over a gay-straight anti-bullying club just reinforces the fact that it’s time we stop publicly funding one religious school system to the exclusion of the others. Continue reading

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Blackface a Black Mark on Montreal

The students involved in Montreal’s HEC blackface incident are likely not racist — just mind-numbingly stupid. So the punishment should focus on education, especially when you consider these kids are the future of our economic world! Continue reading

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St. Thomas Aquinas Teachers’ Petition Is a Familiar Issue

Earlier articles about London’s Laurier Secondary School’s lenient behaviour towards students foreshadowed the challenges St. Thomas Aquinas is facing. And now it’s time to stop talking and for administrations to take actions to support teachers, parents, and good students. Continue reading

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Pride Prom Need Shows Most Students Have Precious Little for Which to be Proud

The fact that high school culture has fostered an environment where LGBT kids need to attend a separate Pride Prom away from their so-called peers shows many students have precious little to be of which to be proud. Continue reading

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