Deserting the disabled
That power-door needs to work. And the service dog needs to be let in. Because if accessibility isn’t for all, then we should all be for accessibility.
Opinion
Sexual education: Leave your ancient thinking behind
As a society, we let our children drive cars at 16, let them go off to college or university at 17, vote at 18, drink at 19. Children are expected to grow up faster than ever. So why are some people so blind to the fact that this new curriculum is simply a reflection of the need to keep up with the maturity of our children?
U of T launches first mental health magazine
Tuesday night, on the eve of Bell’s national #BellLetsTalk event to end the stigma surrounding mental health, the University of Toronto Scarborough had a launch party for a new online magazine: Minds Matter Magazine.
Connectivity versus crime
Beyond this, attacking the root causes of crime is going to have to involve helping people at a young age — by creating community programs to help them better understand how to keep their homes a safe place, along with how to avoid violence and illegal substances.
Those dimes add up
Immigrants come to Canada to make a better life for themselves and their families, and the steady increase of TTC fares over the past five years make it difficult to achieve financial stability. Although many adults will save on child transit fares, it will not matter in the long run because most of the elementary schools are walking distance and do not require a bus trip.
Time to retire Medieval thinking
True, in the past, religion has been regularly employed in this way… up to and including waging wars in religion’s name. Mary Tudor, Queen of England, commanded that Protestants burn at the stake for their faith. But it’s no longer 1516. And yet religion is still used as a battle cry.
Election Debates: how many is too many?
How many debates do you need to win an election? For the Toronto mayoral candidates it seems that the answer is: the more the merrier.
Treat students fairly
And if the broader membership goes out on strike, so, of course, do the students. And it’s the students who will be among the hardest-hit. There’s a huge financial difference between middle-aged employees who’ve had the opportunity to set aside some savings and students who are still paying off their loans and trying to make ends meet.
Panel pontificates on pain of being a reporter in Canada
On Wednesday, during the monthly program CBC Connects, senior journalists shared personal and professional challenges in getting news at home or abroad. Carol Off, host of CBC’s long running current events show, As It Happens,…
A personal reflection on Hanukkah
Latkes, lighting of the menorah and dreidels are usually what come to mind when thinking about Hanukkah. However, there is more to this festival of lights. It’s about connecting. It’s about tradition. It’s about family.