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ELECTION 2019 – What place does populism have in election campaign?

September 18, 2019 // 1 Comment

By CHEDLY BELKHODJA Concordia University THE RECENT TWITTER ATTACKS by Maxime Bernier, leader of the People’s Party of Canada, on young Swedish climate activist Greta [Continue]

POLITICS – Green with rage: Women climate change leaders attacked online

September 14, 2019 // 3 Comments

By TRACEY RANEY and MacKENZIE GREGORY Ryerson University WOMEN LEADERS who support climate action are being attacked online with increasing regularity. These attacks should [Continue]

ELECTION 2019 – Canadians should watch out for dumbfakes, deepfakes

September 12, 2019 // 0 Comments

By DIANNE LALONDE Western University DUMBFAKES AND DEEPFAKES are edited or altered videos. In just the past few years, the capability to produce and share these videos has [Continue]

POLITICS – Will Justin Trudeau follow in his father Pierre’s footsteps?

September 6, 2019 // 0 Comments

By ALLAN BONNER Contributor, Troy Media A CHARISMATIC LEADER with most of the bloom off the rose near the end of his first mandate. An ordinary leader, elected from a [Continue]

SUZUKI – Fracked gas heats the planet but supporters say it’s a solution

September 4, 2019 // 0 Comments

THE BEST WAY to address climate disruption is… burn more fossil fuels? It doesn’t make sense, but that’s what industry, media and governments want us to believe. To [Continue]

EDUCATION – Why cursive handwriting needs to make a comeback in school

August 25, 2019 // 0 Comments

By HETTY ROESSINGH University of Calgary TEACHING CONNECTED-STYLE handwriting, otherwise known as cursive handwriting, has fallen out of fashion on many school curricula. [Continue]