Archive 1997-2016
When the Conservative government implemented the Safe Schools Act in 2001, the education minister’s message was one of restoring “respect and responsibility” in Ontario schools.
Constable Sue is a celebrity at St. Clare Catholic School in Orleans. In the playground during morning recess, a pack of seven and eight-year-old girls crowd around the uniformed cop for hugs. Some even ask for an autograph.
Every year, during the first week of class, Peter Giuliani would collect his students’ money for book orders and field trips. He’d tuck it away in his desk drawer for safe keeping, along with the emergency scholastic fund. He was always upfront with the students and told them: here’s where the money is kept, if you’re going to steal it, you’ll do it.
Edmonton’s bustling arts district sits in the heart of the downtown. Ottawa could learn from Edmonton’s example, in the way it has developed and promoted its arts district . . .