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Smartphones hurt student learning in the classroom [[link removed]]
(Appeared in the Toronto Sun) by Paige MacPherson
In Canada, 80 per cent of students reported feeling nervous or anxious if their phones were not near them during math instruction.

Alberta government must stand up to Ottawa to fix health care [[link removed]]
(Appeared in the Edmonton Sun) by Tegan Hill
The province's health-care wait times are longer than the national average.

Canadian provinces should deregulate bus transport [[link removed]] (Appeared in National Newswatch) by Vincent Geloso

Without these regulatory barriers, people could more easily become transit providers on a part-time basis.

Canada’s uncompetitive business tax rates threaten living standards [[link removed]]
(Appeared in True North) by Jake Fuss and Grady Munro
High business tax rates reduce innovation and can also reduce worker wages.

Ottawa’s new ‘energy efficiency’ regulations will increase home prices in Saskatchewan [[link removed]]
by Tegan Hill and Elmira Aliakbari
In 2022, the province’s population grew by 29,307 people while only 3,479 new homes were built.

School board trustees should embrace genuine diversity and avoid unnecessary legal fights [[link removed]]
(Appeared in the Epoch Times) by Michael Zwaagstra
Safe and orderly classrooms are a prerequisite to student learning.

Three ‘hard truths’ about Canada’s trade [[link removed]]
by Jock Finlayson
Energy alone supplied 27 per cent of Canada’s merchandise exports—and 23 per cent of total exports—last year.


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