This week your hosts are Lynn Desjardins, and Marc Montgomery
The federal government has been embarking on an austerity programme which has meant severe and often highly cricitized funding cutbacks in a number of areas and to many institutions.
Last month the non-profit Canadian Literacy and Learning Network released a statement saying the government quietly ceased funding for the national literacy and essential skills network.
The statement also points to the expertise in Canada on literacy and warns against the expediency of the government tendency to focus putting people into high-demand jobs instead of “elevating the skills level” of Canadians.
Wojtek spoke to Lindsay Kennedy , CEO of the Canadian Literacy and Learning Network about the statement and issues.
Yesterday, June 6, was the 70th anniversary of the Allied landings in Normandy, the greatest seaborne invasion in history.
Keeping the memory alive and teaching Canadians about the vital participation and contribution of Canada in both the First and Second World Wars and Korea, is a difficult challenge for two main reasons.
The first is that Canadian history teaching across Canada varies from province to province, and teachers and many others would say that teaching of history seems not to be considered a priority by the various provincial governments.
The second issue is that what little many young Canadians know about the war comes from American films and TV which of courses focusses on American participation and glorious actions only.
Marc spoke to high-school teacher Anne McLeod of Dartmouth Nova Scotia. She teaches 15-18 yr olds, and like many teachers across the country, is trying to pass along the significance and importance of the Canadian contribution.
On the science front, some new studies show that people who are dieting to lose weight may be engaged in a futile effort.
It seems very few people who manage to lose weight actually keep it off. The reason is that we have evolved not to lose weight.
When people grow frustrated at not losing the weight they gain, they may give up trying
One researcher says it’s time to change the message in order to fight the obesity epidemic.
Lynn spoke with Timothy Caulfield, a professor of law and public health at the University of Alberta
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