... but to improve them we need to look at real data A parent recently stood up in a school board meeting in my community and shared his opinion. He said, “Our education system is not doing a whole lot to provide our children with the necessary life skills and the education that they deserve…
How we can save sports: A gameplan provides a fair and honest discussion of contemporary issues in sports There is a great dichotomy in the world of sports. Sports can motivate us to live a healthy lifestyle and achieve things we never thought possible, or can bring about our demise. The sports world is full…
Wading through the rampant disinformation in media today requires a healthy dose of skepticism We live in an age of information and misinformation simultaneously. Never has there been so much useful information and so much nonsense to weed through. This puts a great deal of responsibility on the shoulders of those who consume media. It…
Unfortunately, our leaders today don't have his backbone when it comes to resisting foreign pressure This month marks 20 years since the United States committed a fatal error. This month also marks arguably the wisest Canadian foreign policy decision of the 21st century. On March 19, 2003, bombers began the unprovoked pummelling of Iraq. A…
We must never give up the struggle to preserve our right to know Academic freedom is a cornerstone of democracy. Academic freedom, therefore, should be cherished by both the left and the right. When this freedom is threatened, it should concern all of us. Academic freedom is misunderstood by many. As an educator, I want…
The earthquake in Turkey and Syria was a natural disaster, but the death toll was manmade The world watches in horror as the death toll from an earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale in Turkey and northern Syria continues to rise. This is a wake-up call for humanity, where we stand back and say…
Francis is pushing for long-needed changes but is facing a great deal of criticism within the church’s walls Pope Francis is perhaps the most loved and respected world leader, particularly in the global south. That love and respect were again demonstrated on his visit to two of the world’s most troubled countries, the Democratic Republic…
Now is the time for the world to step in to supply and protect the population of Artsakh The Armenian Genocide was rarely discussed throughout the Cold War to avoid offending descendants of the Ottoman perpetrators. Today, very few countries outright deny the brutality that took place. Unfortunately, two of the perpetrators, Turkey and Azerbaijan,…
When we live with integrity, we are complete. In order to live with integrity, we need to constantly pursue truth The 16th-century Spanish writer Miguel de Cervantes said, “The road is always greater than the inn.” This principle is also true for the pursuit of integrity. The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines integrity as “firm adherence to…
Students must be taught to listen better to people from other parts of the world Nothing is more tragic than a person looking back on their life and saying, “My God, what have I done?” Of course, there are people incapable of sincere self-reflection, but they are few and far between. Most of us seek…
... but to improve them we need to look at real data A parent recently stood up in a school board meeting in my community and shared his opinion. He said, “Our education system is not doing a whole lot to provide our children with the necessary life skills and the education that they deserve…
How we can save sports: A gameplan provides a fair and honest discussion of contemporary issues in sports There is a great dichotomy in the world of sports. Sports can motivate us to live a healthy lifestyle and achieve things we never thought possible, or can bring about our demise. The sports world is full…
Wading through the rampant disinformation in media today requires a healthy dose of skepticism We live in an age of information and misinformation simultaneously. Never has there been so much useful information and so much nonsense to weed through. This puts a great deal of responsibility on the shoulders of those who consume media. It…
Unfortunately, our leaders today don't have his backbone when it comes to resisting foreign pressure This month marks 20 years since the United States committed a fatal error. This month also marks arguably the wisest Canadian foreign policy decision of the 21st century. On March 19, 2003, bombers began the unprovoked pummelling of Iraq. A…
We must never give up the struggle to preserve our right to know Academic freedom is a cornerstone of democracy. Academic freedom, therefore, should be cherished by both the left and the right. When this freedom is threatened, it should concern all of us. Academic freedom is misunderstood by many. As an educator, I want…
The earthquake in Turkey and Syria was a natural disaster, but the death toll was manmade The world watches in horror as the death toll from an earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale in Turkey and northern Syria continues to rise. This is a wake-up call for humanity, where we stand back and say…
Francis is pushing for long-needed changes but is facing a great deal of criticism within the church’s walls Pope Francis is perhaps the most loved and respected world leader, particularly in the global south. That love and respect were again demonstrated on his visit to two of the world’s most troubled countries, the Democratic Republic…
Now is the time for the world to step in to supply and protect the population of Artsakh The Armenian Genocide was rarely discussed throughout the Cold War to avoid offending descendants of the Ottoman perpetrators. Today, very few countries outright deny the brutality that took place. Unfortunately, two of the perpetrators, Turkey and Azerbaijan,…
When we live with integrity, we are complete. In order to live with integrity, we need to constantly pursue truth The 16th-century Spanish writer Miguel de Cervantes said, “The road is always greater than the inn.” This principle is also true for the pursuit of integrity. The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines integrity as “firm adherence to…
Students must be taught to listen better to people from other parts of the world Nothing is more tragic than a person looking back on their life and saying, “My God, what have I done?” Of course, there are people incapable of sincere self-reflection, but they are few and far between. Most of us seek…