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NSPECIAL: OTEBOOK $6.50 Vol. 21, No. 5 June 2013 Ben Levin Getting to better schools The promise—and pitfalls— of educational reform ALSO IN THIS ISSUE Gerald White Nationalist nuances in Quebec, Scotland and Ireland Joy Roberts An epic war over garbage John Degen Cosmopolitan CanLit PLUS: NON-FICTION Andrew Heintzman on the pros and cons of eco-business + Ibi Kaslik on an alcoholic’s memoir of child rearing + Graeme Cook and Patti Tamara Lenard on why non-citizen residents should have the municipal vote FICTION Publications Mail Agreement #40032362 Kamal Al-Solaylee reviews The Hungry Ghosts by Shyam Selvadurai + Norm Ravvin Return undeliverable Canadian addresses to LRC, Circulation Dept. reviews The Iron Bridge by Anton Piatigorsky PO Box 8, Station K Toronto, ON M4P 2G1 POETRY Catherine Owen + Bruce Meyer + Dale Matthews + Lesley Pasquin + Sue Chenette New from University of Toronto Press DESIRING CANADA RECONCILING CANADA THE OAK RIDGES MORAINE BATTLES CBC Contests, Hockey Violence, and Other Critical Perspectives on the Culture of Redress Development, Sprawl, and Nature Conservation in Stately Pleasures edited by Jennifer Henderson and Pauline the Toronto Region by Patricia Cormack and James F. 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BEN LEVIN lthough many Canadians do not financing levels for schools, and a good com- fessionals (as my home province of Manitoba has believe it, the international evidence bination of local and provincial governance with done for many years now). Ashows that Canada has one of the most balanced lay and professional input. In order to However, just maintaining the status quo will effective public education systems in the world.
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