TORONTO – Giro di vite sui provveditorati. L’Ontario è pronto a dare al Ministro dell’Istruzione il potere di commissariare più facilmente i consigli scolastici e a richiedere a più provveditorati di inserire agenti di polizia nelle scuole…
TORONTO – Bravo Minister Calandra.
Finally, someone in government who has a sense what constitutes accountability and responsibility in the exercise of a public mandate. We may come to regret our initial reactions to Minister Calandra’s press conference regarding his and the government’s attempt to bring School boards and their senior staff back “to heel”.
TORONTO – Oggi sarebbe il Remembrance Day, giorno in cui si ricordano le persone che hanno combattuto e sono morte per proteggere il Canada nelle guerre passate. Sarebbe, perché c’è un problema: moltissimi canadesi non hanno la più pallida idea di quali siano queste guerre. C’è infatti un nuovo sondaggio dell’Ipsos – condotto per conto di Historica Canada, organizzazione benefica educativa nota soprattutto per l’iniziativa didattica degli “Heritage Minutes” – che evidenzia… l’ignoranza di molti canadesi in materia di storia del proprio Paese (e di storia in generale)…
TORONTO – Tomorrow, 11 November, would be Remembrance Day, the day we remember the people who fought and died to protect Canada in past wars. That would be, because there’s a… problem: a lot of Canadians don’t have the faintest idea what these wars are. In fact, there is a new survey by Ipsos – conducted on behalf of Historica Canada, an educational charity known above all for its “Heritage Minutes” educational initiative – which highlights… the ignorance of many Canadians regarding the history of their own country (and history in general). →
TORONTO – Thousands of international students who were supposed to study in Ontario will miss the fall semester, after Ottawa announced cuts to study permits in Canada, due to “excessive pressures on public services” and a “shortage of accommodation”, both due to “too many presences” of foreigners in the country (this is the main justification given by the federal government). →
