EDUCATION – Slowing the corporatization of our universities
By DAVID GOA Director Chester Ronning Centre for the Study of Religion and Public Life University of Alberta DURING A CONFERENCE several years ago, I listened with care as [Continue]
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MacFADYEN – The high-stakes dispute over the Northwest Passage
SPRING SIGNALS rebirth and renewal. As ice melts and water flows freely again, it’s an excellent time for Canada to turn its attention towards the Northwest Passage. With [Continue]
AJAX – How indigenous law is taking on a giant British Columbia copper mine
By ELIZABETH McSHEFFREY National Observer The moment you step onto Stk’emlúpsemc te Secwépemc land in southern British Columbia, according to Chief Ron Ignace, you are [Continue]
MURPHY – A multi-candidate Tory leadership race from another era
I’M HAVING a hard time developing any interest in the federal Conservative leadership campaign. It’s not that the candidates repel me. So far, they just bore me. It was [Continue]
EDUCATION – Why letter grades matter so much in the education system
By ROBERT PRICE APRIL’S a wet month. Showers soak the soil, stirring dull roots, and exams dampen college campuses. For faculty, spring won’t start until every essay [Continue]
BATEMAN – Mayors totally oblivious to taxpayers’ woes while they spend
ANOTHER WEEK, another weak attempt by the Lower Mainland mayors to pin all the region’s problems on the provincial government. Fastballs of problems are flung fast and [Continue]
