This article and lesson plan help students examine the highlights and features of the 2023 Budget and assess its impact, strengths and weaknesses – as well as exploring which groups may be happy, or unhappy,... read more
Note: We originally published this lesson plan on November 24, 2021. In the article upon which the lesson was based, Patrick White and Eric Reguly reported on a promised visit to Canada by Pope Francis... read more
Note: We originally published this lesson plan on April 14, 2021. Of course, news events have advanced dramatically since then, but its historical substance is unchanged. In the article upon which the lesson was based,... read more
In an opinion piece, John Doyle compares two media rivals’ accounts of the January 6th, 2021, attack on the US Capitol by Donald Trump supporters, considered by most to be an attempt to overthrow the... read more
This article follows the story of the conservation officer who refused to kill the cubs and explains his story and his reasoning. It outlines the on-going battle with the bureaucracy.... read more
Robert Fife and Steven Chase report on the almost simultaneous release of two Canadians, Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor, from prison in China, and Meng Wanzhou from home detention in Canada. They note that while... read more
In an analysis of the recent federal election, Andrew Coyne notes that this is the fifth minority outcome in the last seven elections. He argues that minority and not majority governments have become the norm... read more
