Is western civilization worth defending?
The science, culture and philosophy of the West have been embraced around the world. And millions still flock to our shores…
Television’s telling trend to female cops
On fictional program after fictional program, women dominate. Now universities reflect that trend in reality. Will the job market follow?…
Will the Supreme Court uphold our liberty to dissent?
The Trinity Western University case represents one of the most important religious freedom decisions of the past 20 years…
Chasing higher salaries, not higher things in life
Liberalizing the university curriculum offers something new but usually at the cost of wisdom…
The need to nurture a skills economy
We can’t talk about the future of work without also talking about the future of education…
Can only Indigenous scholars teach Indigenous history?
Schools must be allowed to hire scholars on the basis of academic merit, regardless of race, gender or class…
How to stop our top talent from fleeing south to find meaningful careers
With so few small and medium enterprises in Canada, who can blame Canadian tech students from going to the U.S. in search of opportunity?…
Remembering memorization, the cornerstone of learning
Students must develop mastery over technique before they can experiment, if the experiment is to have any shape or meaning…
Unions can help teachers resist pointless education fads
Being on the front lines, teachers must implement the latest fads. Then they get blamed when the fads crash and burn…
Public library is where democracy, learning and inspiration meet
A good public library provides an easy access point for any journey of discovery and a place to find directions when one feels lost…
How we ignore the complexity and moral ambiguity related to residential schools
We won't find reconciliation until we're willing to examine the truth in all its nuances and subtleties…
Instead of certainty, we should all be longing for a little self-doubt
Instead of living in a time of sober second thought, we exist in a time where the normal and predictable reaction is instant outrage…
Young people have as much to teach as they do to learn
Three ways to get youth involved in community building – for a better Canada…
The case for repealing Suzuki’s honorary degree
With views so antithetical to university’s value system, Suzuki is incapable of honouring the spirit of the school…
Intemperance and intolerance in campus culture clashes
Students of the snowflake generation feel empowered to videotape, confront and swarm professors with whom they disagree…