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Why did Matthew miss 39 days of school? [Learning Disabilities]
TheStar.com – Living/ParentCentral.ca – Why did Matthew miss 39 days of school?
April 25, 2009. Andrea Gordon, Family issues reporter
Grade 7 has been a banner year for 12-year-old Matthew Leaton. His project on earthquakes was a winner of the science fair at his Brampton middle school. In February, he was chosen to make a presentation at the assembly honouring Black History Month.
And eight months into the school year, he has been suspended only once.
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Crime rate hits 30-year low in 2007
TheStar.com – Canada – Crime rate hits 30-year low in 2007
April 21, 2009. THE CANADIAN PRESS
OTTAWA – New statistics suggest serious criminal offences were on the decline well before the federal Conservative government launched its anti-crime campaign in Parliament.
The figures, reported by Statistics Canada on Tuesday, indicate police-reported crime was less serious overall in 2007, the year after the Tories took office, than it was a decade earlier. The agency says the crime rate had also dropped, but to a lesser degree.
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Paved with Good Intentions [social policy for adult citizens with disabilities]
Connect2Canada.com – Canada Watch/Public Policy – Paved with Good Intentions
April 17, 2009.
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Test scores, yes, but… [“school information finder” on the provincial government’s website]
TheStar.com – Opinion/Editorial – Test scores, yes, but…
Apr 12, 2009.
The “school information finder” – a new feature on the provincial government’s website – has caused a stir.
Critics worry that it could “encourage further social polarization.” Defenders argue that parents have a “right to know” how their kid’s school ranks. “If you were to ask parents whether or not they want this information, I know what their answer is,” said Premier Dalton McGuinty.
What is all the fuss about?
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Public safety will be at risk if gun registry is dismantled
TheStar.com – Opinion – Public safety will be at risk if gun registry is dismantled: Police forces use long-gun registry daily to track firearms and combat illegal gun trade
April 10, 2009. Steven Chabot, President, Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police
Gun control saves lives.
For the past 40 years the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police has been at the forefront pressing for strong firearms control measures.
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Online tool comparing schools to be yanked
TheStar.com – Ontario/ParentCentral.ca – Online tool comparing schools to be yanked
April 07, 2009. Kristin Rushowy
The province will pull its new online school comparison feature and review the information provided after hearing concerns about the website including such details as families’ socio-economic status and parent education levels.
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Children harmed by sole custody, report says
TheStar.com – News/ParentCentral.ca – Children harmed by sole custody, report says
April 03, 2009. Susan Pigg, Living reporter
Family court judges are misguidedly harming children by granting sole custody to one parent – usually the mother – in bitter divorce battles, says a comprehensive new report.
Too many children are being “robbed of the love of one parent” by a legal system that is out of touch with the needs of children and treats them like property to be won or lost, says Edward Kruk, an expert on child custody issues.
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