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Monthly Archives: January 2019
Charitable Fraser Institute received $4.3 million in foreign funding since 2000
Aug 30th 2012 – Vancouver Observer Older article but if accurate is very conserning. https://www.vancouverobserver.com/politics/charitable-fraser-institute-received-43-million-foreign-funding-2000 Source Requires paying to access data so not able to confirm funding info. http://foundationcenter.org
Posted in Financial, News and politics, non profit
Tagged Canada, charity, cra, foreign funding, Fraser institute, influence, non profit, political
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Removing caps on class sizes is a failure of both education and economics
Jan 25 2019 — Article below from NAOMI BUCK – SPECIAL TO THE GLOBE AND MAIL … Information for context and related in Manitoba and across Canada The new Ontario government is considering removing the caps on the class size … Continue reading
Posted in Education, News and politics
Tagged bloated, boards, bureaucracy, caps, class size, deficits, divisions, economics, Education, investment, performance, poor, school, superintendents, trustees
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Students Learn From People They Love
Opinion Putting relationship quality at the center of education. David Brooks By David Brooks Opinion Columnist Jan. 17, 2019 https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/17/opinion/learning-emotion-education.html
Posted in Education, News and politics, Philosophy
Tagged Education, learning, love, teaching
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Our Daughter’s Nightly Struggle – Device Bed Times
Our Daughter’s Nightly Struggle JANUARY 13, 2019 — Good story and advice from another parent. We went through similar with our daughter at 16 to 17 and going through it now with our son. When it started to negatively affect … Continue reading
Posted in Computers and Internet, Health and wellness
Tagged addiction, anxiety, children, depression, phones, screen time, suicide, technology, teens, time, use
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California utility’s bankruptcy filing is a warning about hidden climate-change financial risk
Posted in Financial, Sustainability
Tagged bankruptcy, Climate Change, financial risks
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Canadian crude oil prices have increased and trading at the lowest discount in ten years
Jan 18 2019 — LinkedIn Canadian crude oil prices have increased and are trading at the lowest discount to American oil in ten years. Canada’s Oil Trades At Smallest Discount To WTI In A Decade – oilprice.com Last year, the … Continue reading
Posted in Financial, News and politics, Oil and Gas
Tagged Alberta, Canada, discount, oil, WTI
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A Polish mayor’s slaying and the toxic politics of violence and hate
People hold lit candles in a memorial march for Gdansk Mayor Pawel Adamowicz, in Warsaw, Poland, on Jan. 14, 2019. Czarek Sokolowski/The Associated Press — Here is exert from one related article and archive of another. I believe once their … Continue reading
Posted in freedom of speech, justice, News and politics
Tagged division, extreme, Mayor, murdered, nationalism, Poland, politics, right wing, violence
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Holdouts could derail tentative NHL concussion settlement as deadline looms
Jan 18 2019 – Globe and Mail https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/article-holdouts-could-derail-tentative-nhl-concussion-settlement-as-deadline/ Archive
Posted in Health and wellness, justice, News and politics, Sports
Tagged compensation, concussions, gary betman, hockey, lawsuit, NHL, players, science
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