A great way to teach financial literacy and civic involvement – CIVIX involving students in a federal budget consultation

High school students across Canada have begun to take part in the 2014 Student Budget Consultation. The Student Budget Consultation is a financial literacy and civic education program that engages students in a study of federal revenues and expenditures and inspires debate on major political issues. Participating schools are provided with lessons, online videos, PowerPoints …

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Take time to remember on December 6 – Wear a red rose or white ribbon

December 6 is the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women in Canada. Established in 1991, this day marks the anniversary of the murders in 1989 of 14 young women at l’École Polytechnique de Montréal. They died because they were women. As well as commemorating the 14 young women whose lives ended …

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