Reading Time: 2 minutes Math scores are getting worse. Spending per pupil keeps growing. Something doesn’t add up
Month: February 2019
Travelling inside out: Jake Haupert on getting out of your comfort zone
Reading Time: 7 minutes A Q&A on shifting the attention of your next trip from the what and the where to the why and the how
Canada helps preserve memory of Holocaust by buying Hitler’s book
Reading Time: 3 minutes Canadians need to be reminded that conflicts and human tragedies sometimes come perilously close to home
Schizophrenia a frightening and misunderstood disease
Reading Time: 3 minutes Schizophrenia, which affects one per cent of the population, is the result of an organic problem in the brain
Trudeau is wrong to back intervention in Venezuela
Reading Time: 4 minutes Apparently it’s wrong for Russia to interfere in U.S. or Canadian elections, but okay for the U.S. and Canada to pick Venezuela’s leader
Treating taxpayers’ money with respect
Reading Time: 3 minutes We should be watching the case of B.C. clerk of the legislature Craig James and sergeant-at-arms Gary Lenz very carefully
Canada’s Food Guide is a good first step but more must be done
Reading Time: 4 minutes We need clear warning labels on the front of unhealthy food products and legislation that protects children from marketing
Adding the human element to virtual communication
Reading Time: 5 minutes From email to phone calls to video conferencing, how to manage what you project to make the best leadership impression
Student performance declines despite spending hikes in Alberta
Reading Time: 3 minutes Policy-makers in Edmonton and in school districts around the province must learn from other jurisdictions
Food inspectors getting tough on olive oil fraud
Reading Time: 3 minutes Food fraud affects many food categories, but stakes are a little higher with olive oil due to potential allergens in substitute ingredients