Ontario education reform badly needed
After years of well-documented problems, it appears the Ford government is finally getting serious about implementing some serious reforms to the public education system.…
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Ontario bets on a major nuclear power expansion
If you worry about government spending, it is easy to criticize the Ontario Government’s recent announcement to refurbish four nuclear reactors at the Pickering…
Ontario policies, and blunders elsewhere, help address the doctor shortage
Ontario patients should send a thank you note to President Donald Trump and Quebec Premier François Legault. First it was news that American doctors,…
Ford’s sensible changes to Ontario’s election rules
Wrapped up as Ontarians were in the Blue Jays’ Cinderella run to be World Series champions, they may have missed news that Premier Doug…
The case for bringing police back into Ontario schools
While Ontario Education Minister Paul Calandra decides what to do with school boards, another controversy is dividing parents, teachers and school board officials –…
Ford to make dramatic changes to Ontario’s democratic process
Premier Doug Ford, riding high in the polls, is planning to spend some political capital to dramatically change the way democracy works in Ontario. …
The time to embrace charter schools is now
Throw more money at it. That’s the solution mainstream politicians seem to be turning to as outcomes in schools decline and parents demand better. …
Alberta teachers should be ready for a long strike
Alberta’s striking teachers should buy some snow boots for the picket lines, because it looks like Premier Danielle Smith is digging in her heels…
Another teachers’ strike
School must be back in session as the days of discontent for teachers have arrived once again. Alberta teachers have been the latest bunch…
Ontario now leads Canada in corporate welfare handouts
Ontario is now leading the nation, and not in a good way. For years, the province of Quebec was known as the corporate welfare…