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Anti-Parental Rights Rhetoric Undermines Public Education
The debate over parental rights has become a flashpoint in the upcoming Manitoba provincial election. The Progressive Conservatives are promising to strengthen parental rights while the Liberals and NDP have both denounced this pledge as a “dog whistle” to bigots. One...
Peckford: The Million People March
——It’s About Parental Rights And The Family and the Provincial Parliaments and Provincial
Governments! The People Must Exert Their Power!!
Stefanson’s Right To Pledge A Parent-Affirming Education Policy
A free society puts parents above the state and educators. Thankfully, that’s what Manitoba premier Heather Stefanson wants to do. While on the mid-August campaign trail, the Progressive Conservative premier proposed four new parental rights for the Public Schools...
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Weaponizing the Law
The indictment of former U.S. president Donald Trump for crimes invented by his political opponents is the most egregious example yet seen of the weaponizing of the law. The United States is now full of examples. However, in Canada, we also see the law being...
“Looking At” Seizing Control Over Western Canada’s Natural Resources
OTTAWA, REGINA - Last week, two things happened that could have profound impacts on natural resources development in Saskatchewan. One is a hint the federal government might want to take control of natural resources away from the provinces, and the other is the...
Macdonald’s Legacy (Part 5): Patricide Never Serves the Common Good
Part 5 of a 5 part series
Macdonald’s Legacy (Part 4): Immense Challenges and a National Strategy
Part 4 of a 5 part series
Macdonald’s Legacy (Part 3): Canadian Confederation’s Indispensable Man
Part 3 of a 5 part series
Private Sector Partnerships are Good for Public Education
The provincial government recently announced that it is partnering with a B.C.-based company to deliver virtual financial literacy programming in Manitoba classrooms. Starting next school year, Enriched Academy will provide lessons to about 1,500 Manitoba...
Sacrificing Success on the ‘Altar of Equity’
Somewhere around the mid-1960s the conventional conservative model of the English grammar school was finally over-turned by a new-age, liberal-progressive intellectual alliance of “progressive educators.” This shift of power and influence to the left led to changes in...
Macdonald’s Legacy (Part 2): The Man and His Vision for Canada
Part 2 of a 5 part series
Macdonald’s Legacy (Part 1): Reclaiming a Foundational Leader
Part 1 of a 5 part series
Alberta Election Will Impact Schools in a Big Way
This election will have a big impact on the type of learning that happens in schools.
Bill 35 is a Step in the Right Direction
Keeping students safe must always be a top priority.