Moaning markers

Before I start this uncharitable rant, let me list a few of my personal commandments. They include the following:
1. I will not consume sugary snacks before lunch (reckless abandon thenceforth [sic] is freely permitted).
2. I refuse to accept that pants is an giggle-free synonym of trousers.
3. I will NOT complain about SPENDING TOO MUCH TIME MARKING STUDENTS’ WORK.
Followed by another hundred [...]

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Why faith-based funding shouldn’t have a prayer

With temperatures hitting 32 degrees Centigrade in southern Ontario this week, the build-up to the provincial election in two weeks is heating up.
Provincial election campaigns are often dull affairs as the main parties stir up fiscal swirls and ripples in the tax/services continuum.
However, this time around, Conservative leader John Tory has chucked an incendiary pledge into [...]

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