#Deferred maintenance: Universities can’t keep up with expensive upkeep and repairs

#Deferred maintenance: Universities can’t keep up with expensive upkeep and repairs

“#Deferred maintenance: Universities can’t keep up with expensive upkeep and repairs” Canadian universities need repair but are short of the money required to mend historic buildings and upgrade antiquated facilities. Across the country, the total cost was as high as $17.2 billion in 2019. Many buildings at McGill are being repaired, including Morrice Hall (Photograph…

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#The end of urgency – Macleans.ca

#The end of urgency – Macleans.ca

“#The end of urgency – Macleans.ca” Scott Gilmore: In 2020, ‘seizing the day’ basically means you got dressed. Maybe you even stepped outside for a bit. Anything over and above that is just a bonus. I filed this column late. Very late. There was no specific reason. I wasn’t travelling. There were no meetings filling…

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#The Liberals miss their deadline on ending every boil-water advisory

#The Liberals miss their deadline on ending every boil-water advisory

“#The Liberals miss their deadline on ending every boil-water advisory” Politics Insider for Dec. 3: Marc Miller admits his mandate letter’s top priority won’t get done, the House wants more health funding for the provinces and Speaker Anthony Rota celebrates an anniversary Welcome to a sneak peek of the Maclean’s Politics Insider newsletter. Sign up to get it delivered straight…

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#It’s time for Canadian universities to go gradeless

#It’s time for Canadian universities to go gradeless

“#It’s time for Canadian universities to go gradeless” Jonah Dunch: In pass/fail evaluation systems, students learn more, feel better and naturally gravitate to areas that suit their skills Without the fear of a GPA drop, might students be more adventurous with their studies? (iStock) Back in March, many universities in Canada and worldwide switched to…

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#Doug Ford’s Dec. 2 Ontario COVID-19 update: Live video

#Doug Ford’s Dec. 2 Ontario COVID-19 update: Live video

“#Doug Ford’s Dec. 2 Ontario COVID-19 update: Live video” The premier is set to speak at 1:30 p.m. ET. Stay tuned for the livestream. (function (d, s, n) {var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];js = d.createElement(s);js.className = n;js.src = “//player.ex.co/player/b8391b55-6a16-46a2-b625-b4a52f7d6e23″;fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);}(document,”script”, “exco-player”)); The post Doug Ford’s Dec. 2 Ontario COVID-19 update: Live video appeared first on…

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#Anita Anand talks up Ottawa’s pandemic purchasing plans

#Anita Anand talks up Ottawa’s pandemic purchasing plans

“#Anita Anand talks up Ottawa’s pandemic purchasing plans” Politics Insider for Dec. 2: The procurement minister shows off the country’s pandemic purchases, the Department of Finance loses its top bureaucrat and watch out for salmonella-spreading hedgehogs Welcome to a sneak peek of the Maclean’s Politics Insider newsletter. Sign up to get it delivered straight to your inbox. It took a…

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