Juno who's nominated? - This year's nominees for the Juno Award for Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year are FM Static, Dear Diary; Janelle, What I Gotta Say; Matt Brouwer, Where's Our Revolution; Steve Bell, Devotion; and Thousand Foot Krutch, Welcome To The Masquerade.
Tolerance unimaginable - On February 22, York University in Toronto effectively cancelled a pro-Israel event called Imagine With Us, scheduled for February 22 and 25.
Parental interference not tolerated - The Ontario Ministry of Education has mandated that by September 2010 every school board in Ontario would implement a new Equity and Inclusive Education Strategy.
Civil Rights-inspired music stands the test of time AT A TIME when a black man resides in the White House, it's sobering to recall the not so distant past - when overt racism was accepted throughout most of America.
Eric Bays: Indian Residential Schools - Another Picture (Baico, 2009) In recent years the Canadian public has heard much about the negative impact of Indian Residential Schools on the aboriginal peoples of this land. While acknowledging that some students were harmed by the schools, this book shows these institutions also had a positive side. Eric Bays was Bishop of the Diocese of Qu'Appelle in southern Saskatchewan before he retired.
