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With the nadir in civic discourse at last year’s U.S. presidential debates fresh in their minds, high school students from across Ontario are preparing to receive an antidote by competing in a high-minded tournament of ideas.
Students on 20 teams from 16 schools are getting acquainted with the ways an “ethics bowl” differs from the debating competitions many of them have previously taken part in, and participants say the exercise holds valuable lessons for those in positions of power, too.
In a typical debate, “the way you win isn t necessarily by trying to get to the truth, but rather by rhetorical mastery, or trickery, one-upmanship over your opponent,” Jeffrey Senese, president of the Ontario High School Ethics Bowl, explained to a group of students from Assumption College Catholic High School in Windsor this week.
Delays in B.C. Recovery Benefit payout causing frustration
It s been nearly one month since applications opened for the B.C. Recovery Benefit, and more than 400,000 British Columbians are still waiting to find out if they have been approved.
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Posted: Jan 13, 2021 6:42 PM PT | Last Updated: January 14
Around one million applications for the B.C. Recovery Benefit have been approved, but the province acknowledges there is also a high volume under review.(Ben Nelms/CBC)
It s been nearly one month since applications opened for the B.C. Recovery Benefit, and more than 400,000 British Columbians are still waiting to find out if they have been approved.
From: Natural Resources Canada
The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Canada’s Minister of Environment and Climate Change, on behalf of the Honourable Seamus O’Regan Jr., Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources, today announced that Simon Fraser University has been selected to establish an urban climate centre in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, through a $22-million federal investment.
In communities across the country, Canadians are feeling the impacts of climate change. By investing in new technologies and projects that reduce pollution and make our communities more resilient to climate change, we can create good, middle-class jobs and help Canadian companies compete in the transition to a low-carbon economy. This commitment is more important than ever as we plan our recovery from the COVID-19 crisis.
December 23, 2020
By Melissa Shaw
Simon Fraser University alumnus Cynthia Jones has seen many challenges to global food security over the past 25 years from wars to the latest pandemic working with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). Despite the ongoing impact of COVID-19, she says the organization’s recent 2020 Nobel Peace Prize has been a highly motivating and inspiring factor for staff heading into a new year.
Jones says she was “absolutely dumbfounded” when she heard the news. “We at WFP have been recognized for our work on the front-line of hunger in conflict zones and for the role that we play in supporting peace and security,” says Jones. “And in this very difficult year with COVID and long hours, it has given everyone the motivation to keep going.”