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Saskatchewan’s “Parents’ Bill of Rights” is going to hurt queer youth
In October 2023, the government of Saskatchewan passed a “Parents’ Bill of Rights.” The main focus of the legislation (which amends The Education Act, 1995) is…
It’s time to make reparations for the transatlantic slave trade
Today, there is an international conversation in former slave-trading nations about the intergenerational economic, social and cultural effects of the transatlantic slave trade.
Bell is gutting CTV News—how can we save Canadian journalism?
“For the day when some conjunction of circumstances creates a will for change; that day belongs to those who have practical ideas ready.” —Tom Kent, Chair…
Families Deserve Action to End Child and Family Poverty in Nova Scotia
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Anti-Palestinian racism in Canadian schools and what we can do about it
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What’s going to happen next with Canada’s Online News Act?
The Online News Act came into effect in December 2023 and rang in the new year 2024 with some unfinished business.
Costly Gambles
Perhaps you’ve heard the one about Harvard University? That now it’s basically a hedge fund, but with a school attached?
From battleground to common ground
In the neverending right-wing-led campaigns against social progress, public schools are frequently targeted. And there’s a reason: while battered and underfunded, these institutions are still…
School grounds turned battlegrounds: War, conflict and peace education
Months after the October 7, 2023 attacks by Hamas fighters on Israelis, and the ensuing and ongoing bombardment of Gaza by Israeli Defence Forces that…
Was Canada’s Online News Act compromise a last-minute win or a failure?
Public support for any kind of novel legislation is always difficult to predict. In the case of the Online News Act, Bill C-18, the starting point…
Critical mineral mining needs careful assessment
Previously published in the Winnipeg Free Press Feb 3, 2024
Despite the overblown AI hype, we’re not ready for what comes next
When OpenAI’s ChatGPT was released to the public in November 2022 it sparked a frenzy of hype and panic about the capabilities of generative artificial…
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