It’s unusual that Donald Trump has never made a state visit to Canada. (His only time here since becoming president was to attend last year’s G7 summit in La Malbaie, Que.) With the exception of Gerald Ford, U.S. presidents all the way back to Franklin Roosevelt have come north to have bilateral meetings with the prime minister. Given the rocky relationships between Ottawa and Washington, a trip to the nation’s capital might not fit well for either Trump or Justin Trudeau. But today in The Conversation Canada, James Anderson of Queen’s University has a novel suggestion for the site of any future visit – Kingston, Ont. As James explains, the city has a historic connection to president-prime minister meetings.

With the term “fake news” now an established part of our vernacular, Jennifer Ellen Good of Brock University says it’s more important than ever that media literacy becomes a fundamental component of education through all levels of schooling.

Sylvie Albert of the University of Winnipeg has another in her series on sustainable cities – this instalment talks about the needs for cities to focus on intelligent, collaborative and community-oriented approaches to smart planning.

And finally…So-called “mommy blogs” have been around for 20 years, but why don’t we hear as much about “daddy blogs”? As Father’s Day approaches, Casey Scheibling of McMaster University explains how the growing number of online blogs written by fathers reflects two societal trends – increased involvement by men in raising their families and the growth of social media.

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