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INBOX 4 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE 5
UP FRONT
7 CALENDAR / EVENTS
FEATURES 8 RALLY FOR EDUCATION 11
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AGM 2019 HIGHLIGHTS
14 UNITed WE STAND OTBU Task Force Report and Resolutions By Tracey Pecarski 17
WHY LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT? By Belinda Russo in partnership with Nancy Rowe and Tammy Webster
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BACK TO THE FUTURE
Lessons from the PC government’s sweeping and regressive education reforms By Mark Tagliaferri
TEACHERS’ AID
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20 INSIGHT Weathering the storm By Michelle Despault 22 CATHOLIC CONNECTION A Lenten reflection By Shannon Hogan
PEOPLE WORTH WATCHING 23 BEING THE CHANGE Mentoring one another to increase the voice of LGBTQ2SI people in our Association By Walt Chaisson
24 OUR LEGACY ROOM PROJECT By Mike Hamilton
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26 THE GIFT OF LIFE By Jennifer Bieniek
VIEWPOINT 27 WHY I MARCHED Men of quality don’t fear equality By John Pecsenye 28 NO PLANET B With the consequences of climate change upon us, young people
are demanding a response
By Adam Lemieux
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30 FOR WHAT IT’S WORTH Nothing of value is achieved without sacrifice: the legacy of Ted Lindsay By Gian Marcon