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Niya’s links: The slowly changing face of sex ed | The Tête-à-Tête
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Reasoned, civil, constructive discourse. All viewpoints are welcome. Niya’s links: The slowly changing face of sex ed. May 26, 2015. In February, the Ontario government released their revised health and physical education curriculum. And outlined the changes that had been made at every grade level. The most notable changes to content include:. 8211; the addition of ways to identify and respect the differences between people;. 8211; the addition of ways to use digital communications technology safely;.
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Niya’s links: On bodies and access | The Tête-à-Tête
https://theteteatete.org/2015/06/04/niyas-links-on-bodies-and-access
Reasoned, civil, constructive discourse. All viewpoints are welcome. Niya’s links: On bodies and access. June 4, 2015. Because I live in a little bit of a feminist urban bubble, I was first shocked, then pleased, and then saddened by the news. And on the subject of bodies and access – Caitlyn Jenner’s big reveal in Vanity Fair. To the reaction the media had to Caitlyn Jenner. While not as scathing as it could be, Stewart raises valuable points about how we treat women – which tie in. While progress is sl...
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Are media trials becoming more fair? | The Tête-à-Tête
https://theteteatete.org/2015/07/12/are-media-trials-becoming-more-fair
Reasoned, civil, constructive discourse. All viewpoints are welcome. Are media trials becoming more fair? July 12, 2015. This wealth of information allows a reader (with enough interest in the case to read many articles) to make a much more informed judgement on the accused and to have a much more accurate idea of the questions and uncertainties that criminal and civil juries would have to face. For example, the recent cases involving Jian Gomeshi. And Rolling Stone’s Jackie /UVA Fraternity. July 12, 2015.
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Ian’s Links: The importance of intellectual property, the NDP getting serious | The Tête-à-Tête
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Reasoned, civil, constructive discourse. All viewpoints are welcome. Ian’s Links: The importance of intellectual property, the NDP getting serious. May 26, 2015. Intellectual property: the most important issue no-one talks about. The Globe and Mail. Recently published a long op-ed by Jim Balsillie. The Globe and Mail. Looking at innovation and intellectual property in Canada and how IP policy affects businesses’ opportunities for growth (the second instalment can be found here. For non-practicing entitie...
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Greece and bad macroeconomics | The Tête-à-Tête
https://theteteatete.org/2015/07/12/greece-and-bad-macroeconomics
Reasoned, civil, constructive discourse. All viewpoints are welcome. Greece and bad macroeconomics. July 12, 2015. Reading about the crisis in Greece these past weeks has often reminded me of a 2010 book by Australian economist John Quiggin. Zombie Economics: How Dead Ideas Still Walk Among Us. If you haven’t read it yet, you should. Aggregate demand – the engine of any economy – is the sum of private spending, public spending, and exports. If governments cut public spending while private spending is alr...