Paul W Bennett

Education commentator, consultant and author. Specialist in decoding edubabble.

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Sneak Peek - Cover Design for Upcoming Book, Struggling in Class: A Report Card on Education in New Brunswick, expected in the Fall of 2026. Stay tuned for the official announcement and news about pre-ordering copies #cdned #NBed #NBpoli #NSed

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Pack journalism gained traction today in Halifax.

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Sad Day for Talk Radio: Twenty years of providing Halifax with alternative local news and commentary came to an abrupt end today. We will really miss @CityNewsHFX, the latest iteration of News 95.7. Thank you to @danahlstrand and Vanessa for carrying the torch. #NSpoli

[CityNews Halifax @CityNewsHFX]

Rogers Sports & Media shut down its news radio station
95.7 News Radio Halifax, among others. The website will continue to exist. https://t.co/CSTWpVmmT1

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Local journalism matters! Time to support the remaining sources, @chronicleherald @globalhalifax and that other independent venture online option.

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@rbatherson Heartily agree, Rob. No one benefits when news is channeled though one outlet. We are down to CBC and our provincial paper. Perhaps Global News will step up with a Talk Radio station.

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Education Techlash: Sorting out the complexities. Is the Backlash Against Tech in Schools Going Too Far? A brief for the defense of AI from an Overdeck Family Foundation operative #edtech #AIinEd https://t.co/FXIGqXuuli

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@TheHubCanada @Sean_Speer The latest bait!

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The Final Indignity: Just when we thought it couldn't get any worse. It's outrageous and totally unbecoming for the leader of a once respected nation. Wake up, Americans, before you are friendless in this world.

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The Canadian Conundrum: Being "not American" is not synonymous with anti-Americanism. We define ourselves as be distinct from our continental neighbours. It's rooted in our national origins, shared values, duality, openness to cultural differences.

https://t.co/8PSo4xeK9c

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@HargreavesBC @BostonCollege Thanks for the reflective post, Andy. It's actually liberating and fulfilling because you are freer of institutional constraints. Carrying on and finding new outlets for your research gives life a sense of purpose.

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Between Friends: America is destroying itself. It’s no surprise, says. Stephen Marche. Canada's leading public intellectual captures well the Canadian bird's-eye view of the beacon of liberty in decline #cdnpoli #CanadaDay https://t.co/IG1i73NAUv

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Wake-Up Call: Canada's own Bryan Adams scores big time with - '51st State' (Official Lyric Video) Sad to see but we need to draw a line in the sand. We deserve more respect and will never be the 51st state #cdnpoli https://t.co/MUuJ5aZqJd via @YouTube

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@thewalrus @trevcorkum Correction: The average age of the 36 original Fathers of Confederation was approximately 46 years old at the time of the 1864 Charlottetown Conference. They ranged in age from 35 to 64 Charlottetown Conference (Plain-Language Summary). None were seniors.

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@thewalrus @trevcorkum "Catching up with the times" involves taking notice of the Donald Trump factor (51st state) and the existential threat. The context has changed and a "post-national Canada" is passé

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@thewalrus @trevcorkum Questionable timing and riddled with factual irregularities. Taking down the "Cradle of Confederation" on Canada Day is bad enough, getting the facts wrong is inexcusable. It undermined the whole piece.

[Canadian Institute for Historical Education @CdnInst4HistEd]

Canada Day is more than a celebration. It is an invitation to remember.

The people who built this country were not only the names in textbooks. They were newcomers and neighbours, workers and parents, soldiers and teachers—people whose choices, sacrifices, and stories helped shape the Canada we share.

This Canada Day, don’t forget history. Help tell it.

That's the idea behind Telling Canada's Stories. We are asking everyone to answer the following question "Who is one Canadian whose story you think ought to be better known?"

Share a story of a person, place, family, or moment that matters to you—and help ensure Canada’s story is told in all its richness, complexity, and humanity.

Telling Canada’s Stories
Every Canadian has a story worth telling. See our website for more information:

https://t.co/EvU9CVuIhn

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@lucyhargreaves4 Truly moving, Lucy. Thank you for sharing this on Canada Day.

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@thewalrus Eureka! Looks like you are making amends for running a column on Canada Day demeaning John A Macdonald and taking down the founders who gathered in 1864 in Charlottetown, the Cradle of Confederation.

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@thewalrus Serious question - do your columns add up or are they intentionally contradictory? Can a Canada which forgets its past and denigrates its founders meet the coming test?

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Eureka! Looks like you are making amends for the takedown of our founders in Charlottetown, the cradle of Confederation. All we need now is a regret the error with factual corrections.

[The Walrus @thewalrus]

Donald Trump’s annexation threats have reignited Canadian patriotism, but Dónal Gill argues our vulnerabilities were exposed much earlier. After nearly forty years of deep economic integration with the US, can Canada still chart an independent course? https://t.co/3JCTWanIC0

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@TheHubCanada One paper may qualify as an exception. It explained how it all happened in universities and high schools.