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Ipsos Reid / Dominion Institute Remembrance Day Survey
This Year The Annual Dominion Institute / Ipsos-Reid Remembrance Day Survey Looks What Can Be Done To Improve The Teaching Of History In Schools. These Results Form The Basis Of A Series Of Practical Policy Recommendations That The Dominion Institute Is Making To Improve History Instruction In Canada
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Half (50%) Believe `Schools Less Safe'
One third (35%) cite Lenient, Absent, or Poor Parenting as Primary Cause of Violence in Public Schools; Almost Half (44%) Believe School Board Policies on School Violence `Too Lenient'
While Two Thirds (65%) Believe in Hand Gun and Long gun Registry, just 38% Agree with Automatic 10-year Sentence for those caught with non-registered Handguns -
Virginia Tech Massacre: Could It Happen Here?
Two Thirds (64%) Say Shooting of Same Magnitude Could Actually Happen on Canadian Campuses
Equally, Two Thirds (63%) Say If Someone Really Wants to Commit Similar Act Here It's Beyond Scope of Anybody to do Anything About it, Regardless of What is Put in Place
Quebec, Where Previous Campus Killings Have Taken Place, Least Concerned of Likelihood, Most Likely to Indicate Not Much Can be Done to Stop Potential Killer -
Ontario Parents And Teachers Agree: Not Enough Classroom Time Is Dedicated To Learning About Agriculture
Nearly three-quarters (73%) of teachers and 7-in-10 (69%) parents feel not enough classroom time is dedicated to learning about farming or food production practices in Ontario
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Canadians And Physicians Agree Benchmarks For Wait Times Are Part Of Health Care System Solution
Both Favour A "Safety Valve" That Would Allow Patients To Seek
Access Elsewhere To The Care They Need if Benchmarks Are Not Met -
Students And Teachers Look To Digital Tools To Add "Flash" To School Work
Strong Majorities Agree That Digital Tools Allow Students To Hand in Better Quality Work...And Have More Fun
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RBC Financial Group RESP Parent Survey
Virtually All (97%) Parents Want Their Child To Attend College/University, Yet Only Half (49%) Have An RESP
A Majority (61%) Fears Their Child Won't Be Able To Further Their Education Due To Cost -
Microsoft Canada Parents Survey
Many Parents Are Unable To Help Their Children With Their Homework, In Many Subject Areas, Educational Software A Possible Solution For Many