ATTENTION ONTARIO TEACHERS!

Want to help your students develop the habits of active citizenship? Encourage them to add themselves to the Ontario Register of Future Voters!

For more information and to register, visit RegisterToVoteON.ca

Canadian teachers are ill-equipped and under-trained to help make today’s children the citizens of tomorrow. What if we helped them out? Dana Cotnareanu & Amély Paquet of CIVIX Canada (EN) have more. #cdnpoli options-po.li/4bkzMR3

Classroom visits are always a highlight for me. Thanks to Ms. Ms. Senyk Grade 5 and her Grade 5 class at #MelvilleSK 's Davison School for inviting me as part of CIVIX Canada (EN)'s #RepDay . They're right in the middle of their government unit, making the visit that much better!

Are you looking for a resource to teach #DigitalLiteracy skills of evaluating reliable sources? 🔎💻Look no further than CIVIX Canada (EN). Find their resources and webinars ➡️ctrl-f.ca/en/
#WCDSBInnovates

Thank you to Ms. Allan and the bright young minds of St John Bosco school for a great morning talking about democracy and all things Parliament Hill including the work that goes into making sure our community is well served.

CIVIX Canada (EN)   #RepDay CDSBEO

Over the last weeks, more wonderful #RepDay visits have been taking place between MPs & their young constituents. Thank you to all the educators who take time to organize visits around breaks!

Interested in a Rep Day visit? Register your school at studentvote.ca/rep-day

Today I spoke with 100 grade 4-6 students at St Joe’s Wellington Catholic. Great #Leadership by students and teachers discussing #Democracy as part of CIVIX Canada (EN) programs across Canada.

ATTENTION FUTURE VOTERS! 🗣️

Are you 16 or 17 years old, a Canadian citizen, and a resident of Ontario?

Visit RegisterToVoteON.ca for more information and to add yourself to the Ontario Register of Future Voters🗳️

The Simpsons has been a classic for decades – but is it also psychic? 🤔

This image seems to prove the show predicted the collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge. However, this CTRL-F example shows students that the picture is AI generated: ctrl-f.ca/examples

Students from St. Thomas Aquinas Secondary had a great #RepDay meeting with Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, where they asked questions & discussed the results of the #StudentBudgetConsultation just days after the release of the 2024 federal budget.

Thank you for participating!

Thank you to the ninth graders at Highland Park Junior High for the discussion about Canadian politics today.

Lots of great questions across a range of issues. Stay engaged and keep making your voices heard!

CIVIX Canada (EN) Halifax Regional Centre for Education

Moment 11: First Student Budget Debate

A federal budget was tabled in March 2004 by Paul Martin’s Liberal government. Being a minority parliament, the debate surrounding the budget was very contentious, with a federal election likely to be triggered.

In March 2004, CIVIX (then…