Archive 1997-2016
Paul Dewar, a Grade 7 and 8 teacher at Hopewell Avenue Public School, holds up his letter from the Ontario College of Teachers. It says he has been randomly selected for the first round of the provincial government’s “Professional Learning Program.” He’s returning it to sender.
From its early beginnings, with meetings in tiny, local schoolrooms, to today’s general meetings in massive auditoriums, Ontario teachers’ federations have been active and evolving for over 100 years.
Imagine it’s the summer and about 50 per cent of your local police force is made up of young students who, at best, have completed two weeks of basic training.
Kristen Vernon
The Canadian government wants to have its cake and eat it too.
It acts one way when the health needs of Canadians are at stake but responds another way when developing countries want to safeguard their citizens’ health.
No cases of anthrax were found in Canada. But fear of anthrax attacks such as those in the United States prompted Health Canada to stockpile the anti-anthrax drug, ciprofloxacin hydrochloride, sold by Bayer under the brand name Cipro.