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Tag Archives: Education

Revenge of the Normies – is it time to take back control from the cognitive elite? Helen Dale in CapX

At bottom, Head Hand Heart is a profound and often moving argument that we should not be in the business of rewarding people materially or...

 

February 11, 2021 at 4:41 pm read more

The 'Lost Generation' of Canadian Youth? Ken Coates for Inside Policy

Today’s youth may, following on the example of the 2008-2009 recession, experience uneven engagement with work and, consequently, with savings and debt repayment. ...

 

December 15, 2020 at 10:30 pm read more

COVID-19 and the future of Canadian universities: Ken Coates in the Hill Times

The path forward for Canada’s universities is troubling, complex, and uncertain, writes Ken Coates in the Hill Times.  By Ken Coates, September 18,...

 

September 17, 2020 at 10:08 pm read more

Post-secondary education this fall will be a tumultous experiment: Ken Coates and Carin Holroyd in the Star

Students and their families will likely pay the lion’s share of the personal and financial challenges in the great post-secondary experiment of 2020,...

 

August 6, 2020 at 7:53 pm read more

WE isn't the only problem with COVID support for students: Jack Mintz in the Financial Post

Why would an almost $1-billion-dollar program starting in July — halfway through students’ summers — even be considered, given how lucrative existing relief...

 

July 8, 2020 at 3:35 pm read more

What do the Armed Forces, the Supreme Court and Canada’s Universities have in Common?: Andrew Irvine for Inside Policy

University administrators sometimes need to be reminded that speaking about political or religious or scientific matters on behalf of their members is something...

 

June 29, 2020 at 8:00 am read more

Why are young people economically anxious about the future? The truth is, we don’t know: Uswah Ahsan and Brett Byers in the Hill Times

The economic anxiety felt by young Canadians is not artificial or misplaced. It’s long past time for this issue to be given the...

 

September 9, 2019 at 6:11 pm read more

Public Policy and Politics in the 2019 Election: New Commentary by Sean Speer

OTTAWA, ON (July 25, 2019): With the federal election fast approaching, Canadians are at a critical juncture. With that in mind, what are the...

 

July 25, 2019 at 8:33 pm read more

To bridge the sides of the tech revolution gap, we need to rethink education at all levels: Linda Nazareth in the Globe and Mail

There is a lot of work to be done if we do not want to see many people left behind as the world...

 

May 17, 2019 at 8:21 pm read more

The biggest victim of the college admissions scandal may be the economy: Linda Nazareth in the Globe and Mail

The U.S. college scandal is shocking, but maybe it should best be used to get us to rethink the value of what it...

 

April 2, 2019 at 4:30 pm read more
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 In 2021, NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) is heading into its fourth year. Canada’s commitment as the Framework Nation for the eFP...

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