Category Archives: Education

Policies restricting drug use are fueling the drug crisis, says Dr. Carl Hart – CBC Ideas

Posted on June 6, 2019 by

Neuropsychopharmacologist Carl Hart believes attitudes and laws around drug use need to change, particularly in his own country, the United States. (Harper Collins) Hart argues risks associated with drug use have been overstated for healthy adults June 6 2019 – … Continue reading →

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BRODBECK: Trustees’ anti-amalgamation petition is wrong | Winnipeg Sun

Posted on June 5, 2019 by

Comments With the efforts by the current Manitoba government to reign in wasteful and unsustainable spending plus improve poor performance in Education these high paid trustees and superintendents are getting desperate. They have been called trough feeders that do more … Continue reading →

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Why are many liberal leaders being called socialists or communists and Conservative leaders fascists or authoritarians?

Posted on April 19, 2019 by

A two dimensional view of the political spectrum. April 19 2019 – Kevin Yaworski – Concerned Citizen Many political right and left wing supporters resorting to extreme views and opinions to try and make their points. Less and less importance … Continue reading →

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High number of foreign students in Canada and some other western countries

Posted on April 17, 2019 by

Student numbers from Statistics Canada and some other western countries April 17 2019 – Concerned Citizens Several posts on social misleadia are saying “In Canada, even high school officials boast about bringing in foreign students for high schools. There is … Continue reading →

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Many Canadian and U.S. schools are waking up to the China threat

Posted on April 7, 2019 by

April 7 2019 https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/rogin-u-s-schools-are-waking-up-to-the-china-threat https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/while-canadas-relationship-with-china-grows-tense-edmonton-public-schools-renews-deal-with-confucius-institute/amp https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confucius_Institute

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City of Winnipeg ponders honourary renaming street after the boy who died tragically in traffic accident

Posted on April 5, 2019 by

Surafiel Musse Tesfamariam died tragically Feb. 13, 2018, in a traffic accident while on his way to school. (obittree.com) — Apr 2 2019 – Kevin Yaworski – Concerned Citizen and Volunteer Public Advocate There is more that drivers and pedestrians … Continue reading →

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MB Government closes central education library

Posted on March 11, 2019 by

The Curriculum Support Centre is located in the Robert Fletcher Building.(Google Street View) March 12 2019 Closing educational resource library act of ‘bad faith’ by province, union says News of the impending closure of a library of classroom materials for … Continue reading →

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