According to “Raising Canada 2022,” the government underfunds youth programs.

 The fifth annual Raising Canada Report from the national charity Children First Canada paints a bleak picture of the social and health situations for children across our country. The study, which compiles threats to Canadian children, suggests that eight million kids in Canada are at substantial risk, with certain groups

Cops in school or no cops in school

 QUESTION Dear Adele, The ‘No cops in school’ campaign in Ottawa has me concerned. While I understand the importance of eradicating systemic racism and violence perpetrated by some police officers, I am apprehensive that eliminating police from the schools will put all our children in danger. Our city council has

America, we need to talk.

 Well, if that was the American election, we had it. Notwithstanding the almost inevitable chicanery and nonsense likely to occur between now and January 20th about which I’ve written previously, the fat lady has sung and Joe Biden will win the presidency by 36 Electoral College votes and 5m+ direct votes.

A hapless response to racism from Jacques Frémont’s ivory tower at uOttawa

 On June 11, 2019 Jamal Boyce, a conflict studies and human rights student at the University of Ottawa and vice-president of academic affairs for the program’s student association, was stopped by campus security guards while skateboarding on campus. They started harassing him, repeatedly asking for identification. “If you don’t stop