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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]

POLITICS – Would Trump concede in 2020? A history lesson from 1800

August 24, 2019 // 0 Comments

By SHIRA LURIE University of Toronto As primary season heats up in the United States, the Democrats are anxiously debating the best path to unseat Donald Trump in 2020. But [Continue]

TRAVIS – Ledge needs to get over petty spats and into spending transparency

August 23, 2019 // 1 Comment

“IT’S YOUR FAULT.” “No it’s not, it’s yours.” “Stop bickering, why don’t we all just agree to blame it on the Speaker?” “We can’t [Continue]

POLITICS – Why environmental charities are afraid to talk about climate change

August 22, 2019 // 2 Comments

By DIANNE SAXE York University, Canada THERE IS A SERIOUS EROSION of democracy underway in Canada. Elections Canada is preventing environmental charities from telling the [Continue]

SUZUKI – Captive breeding only works when animals can go home

August 22, 2019 // 0 Comments

B.C. IS SPENDING hundreds of thousands of dollars on a captive breeding program to protect spotted owls. With an estimated six of the owls left in the wild in Canada, all in [Continue]