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One of the calls to action from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission was for provinces to develop and implement a new curriculum for students from kindergarten to Grade 12 on Indigenous people and the legacy of residential schools. Today in The Conversation Canada, Theodore Christou of Queen’s University tells us how he was part of the group updating Ontario’s curriculum – until new Ontario Premier Doug Ford cancelled the planned revision.
Canada is more and more a country of urban residents. Urbanist scholar Meg Holden of Simon Fraser University looks at how our views of cities – and the urban planning that shaped those views – have changed over the last generation.
Joe Recupero of Ryerson University offers a very personal story about how he has used sport – specifically a gruelling competition called the Tough Mudder – to combat anxiety, stress and ageism.
And finally…virtually no one predicted Croatia would be a finalist in the 2018 World Cup. Ryerson’s Nicole Forrester looks at how certain squads at the World Cup succeeded by focusing more on the team, rather than individual players, and how that’s a lesson in teamwork that businesses could learn.
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In 2016, the Ontario government promised the province’s schools would teach all students about residential schools and add more Indigenous perspectives into the provincial curriculum. The newly elected Conservative government has scrapped those plans.
Library and Archives Canada
Theodore Christou, Queen's University, Ontario
Ontario's move to ignore the calls of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission to add Indigenous content to its history and social studies curriculum is foolish and dangerous.
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The skyline view of Vancouver, Canada. Support for the city is now considered to be support for the common good.
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Meg Holden, Simon Fraser University
Our current celebration of cities is a big shift from the past generation when cities were seen to contain all of our problems. Should we believe the hype? Are the new ideas equally problematic?
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The author, Joe Recupero, as he competed in the Tough Mudder race in 2014.
Alison Webb
Joe Recupero, Ryerson University
Sports can be a healthy place for aggression and combat. It can also be a space for us to build community, test our limits and build resilience - no matter what our age.
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Mario Mandzukic celebrates during Croatia’s victory over England in the World Cup semifinal. Croatia’s emphasis of team over individual goals was crucial to its success.
AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
Nicole W. Forrester, Ryerson University
The importance of the team is fundamental in sport -- and in business. A look at how some over-achieving squads performed in the recent World Cup can provide a valuable lesson for business leaders.
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Politics
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Jacob Neiheisel, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
The president won't be removed from office until Republicans in the House decide to support the idea – or the midterms hand the Democrats more seats.
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