Special enrollment schools and programs are no longer in vogue as school boards looks to push a more inclusive, equity based agenda. Is it only a matter time before the  catholic separate school system is under review as well.  Here is my original column on this issue - still resonates.     Is anyo…

With the new school year well underway, I want to talk about that dirty word for students -- homework. It seems it now is a dirty word for some Ontario school boards, too, as they have placed limits on the amount of homework students can be assigned. Some have even gone so far as to ban homework al…

“Hands in my pockets” was the catch phrase for a commercial a few years back that told us how bank fees can eat away at our savings. It was appropriate because it aptly described how banks have easy access to our cherished cash. Financial institutions are one of the few places that send you a bill …