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By: Chris G. and Owen M. Grade 12 is one of the most stressful school years, as students work on gaining their credentials for post-secondary programs. Many prestigious programs require averages upwards of 90%. Achieving such grades requires a lot of effort, right? Well, not for everyone. Most students toil many hours with their heads … More Grades: Earned or Bought?
By: Sapna Humar and Abi Parameswaran In March 2019, Doug Ford’s Ontario government announced some major changes they would be implementing in the current education system. These proposals were immediately met with backlash, and for a good reason, as they will unquestionably have negative effects on students and teachers alike. If you aren’t aware of … More No Cuts to Education
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By Ethan Blumberg I have always asked myself why the Canadian and American governments annually spend enormous amounts of money on their respective space programs and different international space initiatives. The scale of the spending has led to a constant debate in both Canada and the United States for many years. While I do understand the … More The Mystery In Space Programs
There was more than one thing wrong with TDSBs Attempt to Close Specialized Programs. … More What Was Wrong With the TDSBs Attempt to Close Specialized Programs
The Golden Falcon responds to the Sexual Harassment Allegations in Hollywood … More Let’s Talk About Those Sexual Harassment Allegations
After a mass shooting in America, the news is overtaken by the event. The conversation however, has little focus on gun control laws. … More 20 ccs of Gun Control, Stat!
As of September 19, 2017, over 400,000 stateless Rohingya Muslims have been forced to leave their homes in Myanmar and flee into neighbouring countries like Bangladesh, Thailand and Malaysia. … More Ethnic Cleansing is Still Very Much With Us
These podcasts were written and recorded by FHCI Grade 11 English students. Amelia talks about biracial identity: Andi’s interviews about ads and body image: Jules talks to fellow “sneaker heads” in this podcast: Evelyn discusses conspiracy theories: Emma talks about school spirit (and the lack thereof) in this podcast: Sandra’s interviews about gender and sexual identity:
The denial of the issues in our criminal justice system does nothing to help anyone but instead makes them even more difficult to address. … More It Is Past Time for Prison Reform
By: Sabrina Negeri In collaboration with Editors The best predictor of future behavior is often past behavior. In the past, not only has the Canadian Government idly sat by as horrendous crimes were committed against Aboriginals, many attempts of reconciliation have failed. Aboriginals had been in North America for thousands of years before the Europeans … More Aboriginal Minority Rights
By: Rachel Nirenberg The Truth and Reconciliation report, published in 2015, contains ninety four calls to action, each with several subsections. If followed to the letter, the Truth and Reconciliation report could greatly ameliorate the circumstances faced by Aboriginal people both on and off reserve. However, if history is any indication, it is unlikely that the … More How the Canadian Government is Continuing to Fail Aboriginal People – Opinion
Please note: the following is an opinion piece By: Brandon Kaufman In 1980, Quebec held a referendum that asked if its citizens desired a province with “sovereign-association” to Canada. Sixty percent of Quebecers rejected this change in dynamic. In 1995, another referendum put it more bluntly: Did Quebec wish to separate from the rest of … More A Separate Quebec – Opinion