http://www.tolerance.ca/Rubrique.aspx?ID=16&L=en On Campus Sun, 01 Aug 2010 00:45:16 -0500 2010 Tolerance.ca en-ca http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=76039&L=en Ottawa, ON – Budget 2010 is making intelligent investments to help students find their way into post-secondary education, and assisting new graduates in finding employment, but has announced little for existing students facing over $500 million in lost income, due to the recession last summer, and are having difficulty paying for college and university.   Sun, 07 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 On Campus http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=71575&L=en Ottawa - Leona Aglukkaq, Canada's Minister of Health, will allocate just over $230,000 dollars in funding to the Student's Commission of Canada to develop initiatives that will engage youth in tobacco use reduction.   Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500 On Campus http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=59381&L=en Canadian universities and affiliated teaching hospitals reported more than $52 million as income from intellectual property in 2007, down 12% from 2006. Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500 On Campus http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=58326&L=en Just under 5.12 million students were enrolled in publicly funded elementary and secondary schools during 2007/2008, down 0.9% from the previous school year. Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500 On Campus http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=46377&L=en  The number of employed students fell by 59,000 compared with a year earlier, all in full time. At the same time, their participation in the labour force fell substantially from 75.2% to 68.6%. Fri, 05 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0500 On Campus http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=41519&L=en In 2007, two years after graduation, loans exceeded $20,000 on average for graduates with student debt (both government and non-government) at the bachelor's and doctorate levels. Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0500 On Campus http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=37555&L=en About 60% of college degrees in Canada were awarded to women in 2006, continuing a long-term trend in which female graduates have outnumbered their male counterparts Wed, 11 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0500 On Campus http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=35100&L=en Dropout rates in Atlantic Canada's colleges and universities are overstated unless students who switch institutions, or who leave briefly and return, are taken into account, according to Statistics Canada.  . Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0500 On Campus http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=27486&L=en The Third European Media Forum for Young Journalists Working for Electronic Media ‘Dialogue of Cultures’ took place from 11 to 12 November 2008 at the State Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg, Russia. Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500 On Campus http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=25780&L=en Quebec and Alberta College Students are more likely to leave their studies as are students who come from a single parent family and those who have a dropout episode in high school, according to a study by Statistics Canada. Mon, 03 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500 On Campus http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=150&L=en Marilyne Alie is a student in the International Baccalaureate Program at Vanier College in Montréal. We must put an end to indifference and racism, and art can be an excellent way to communicate ideas. Because art is an informal means of communication, we can express our ideas without them being subjected to judgment. Art is a totally free form of expression, the freest that I know of. Wed, 15 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500 On Campus Marilyne Alie http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=3674&L=en The first time I heard about Vélib was this past summer, when my brother returned from a vacation in Paris. He told me about this wonderful new system where you could rent a bike and in this way visit the city without depending on the metro or buses. It was now easily possible to see the Eiffel Tower and the Notre Dame Cathedral within a half hour, all the while taking in all of Paris’s beautiful sites. So you can imagine my excitement when I landed in Paris just two weeks ago, looking forward to discovering Paris by bike myself. Sun, 30 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0500 On Campus Miriam Rabkin http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=2355&L=en It has been a long time since the environment received as much press as in 2007. A glance at recently released books shows an ever-increasing importance given to global warming, nuclear energy and organic food. Environmental damage is often portrayed as an almost irreversible fact. Do people, and in particular youth, feel they can make a difference? Do they care? And if they do, what role do they think they can play? Tolerance.ca surveyed students and young professionals, as well as specialists in the field, to see what they have to say. Sat, 08 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0500 On Campus Miriam Rabkin http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=618&L=en What are the positive aspects of diversity in a city like Montreal, and a campus like Vanier College? Are there any possible “downsides” to diversity – problems that a society will encounter when diverse populations live together? Does the mainstream really accept diversity, or are there subtle presumes to make diverse people fit into a particular social mold or common identity? Mon, 30 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0500 On Campus Neil Caplan http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=551&L=en Many Canadians take pride in the fact that their country is a world leader when it comes to multiculturalism. Yet things have shifted in the past few years. 9/11, the ‘war on terror’ and religious manifestations in the public domain have raised some worries and hostility in regard to multicultural policies and specific minorities. Tolerance.ca interviewed specialists and spoke to students and recent graduates on questions raised by this new reality. Does multiculturalism reinforce our feeling of belonging to Canadian society or does it exacerbate our differences? Wed, 14 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0500 On Campus Miriam Rabkin http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=395&L=en More than a million people have been victims of genocide in the past ten years, despite countless promises by world leaders and international organizations that never again would such tragedies be allowed to occur. Moreover, talk of genocide remains ever-present in the news. Tolerance.ca ® decided to probe deeper into the question and met with experts on the topic. Sat, 10 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0500 On Campus Miriam Rabkin http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=281&L=en Today, most young girls think they have to be beautiful and sexy, even at school. While it’s becoming more common for secondary schools to require uniforms, that doesn’t hold for the college level, where the phenomenon of teenage girls wearing overtly sexualized clothing still exists. Some people say they have the right to wear what they want, but this freedom is not always without consequence. Mon, 01 Jan 2007 00:00:00 -0500 On Campus Véronique Talbot http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=260&L=en They are young and openly gay, lesbian or bisexual. They have one goal in mind: to build a future that matches their ambitions. They are convinced that their difference is an advantage in the struggle against prejudice. Between two exams and as many meetings, they take the time to meet with a journalist and express their opinions on the daily lives of gays and lesbians who, like themselves, are still in school. Each has had unique but complementary experiences that, taken together, form an enlightening portrait of their present condition. Sat, 18 Nov 2006 00:00:00 -0500 On Campus Jean-François Roberge http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=233&L=en Perhaps more than anywhere else in the rest of Canada, the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah which took place this past summer spilled over into the streets of Montréal, becoming a prominent and explosive subject for its entire duration. How did the Arab and Jewish students of Montréal experience the political events? What tensions did they live through and what sentiments did they feel towards each other? Tolerance.ca® conducted several interviews with students and young professionals. Sun, 29 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0500 On Campus Miriam Rabkin http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=213&L=en Article and photos by Guy Labissonnière, journalist On Wednesday, September 13, 2006, Jean-Marie Dufresne and his co-worker Patrice Grenier were giving a first-aid and CPR course to employees at the Collège des médecins. They were eating lunch at Plaza Alexis-Nihon, just across the street from Dawson College, when they saw a stream of students running to safety in the shopping mall. Thinking they could help, they ran to the scene, where they quickly came upon two people who had been shot and were lying on the sidewalk. Fri, 15 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0500 On Campus Guy Labissonnière http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=149&L=en Sarah Harding is a student in the International Baccalaureate Program at Vanier College in Montréal. I appreciate the “On Campus” section of the Tolerance.ca Website because the articles deal with issues that concern us as students. One article that particularly touched me is "Being Catholic Today, or How to Resist Conformism" by Ulysse Bergeron. This article made an impact on me because I agree with the author, whose says it’s not easy to be observant in today’s consumer society. Sat, 10 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0500 On Campus Sarah Harding http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=128&L=en On the bulletin board in front of Mr. Saint-Michel’s office, at least a dozen fliers for confessional groups have been posted. There is something for every belief. Fri, 05 May 2006 00:00:00 -0500 On Campus Taïeb Moalla http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=38&L=en They are young. They’re at an age (18 to 23) when they’re searching for themselves. They’re petrified of forgetting their culture and going too far in adopting the values of their new country. To them, Islam is not only a religion: it’s a point of reference, even for those who are less than fervently observant. They are thrilled when their Québécois buddies wish them a “Happy Ramadan!” With a proud smile, they say, “It’s becoming like Christmas!” Several dozen of them answered the question put to them by Tolerance.ca®: “Do you like your life in Quebec?” Here, in their voices, is what it’s like to live as a Muslim student in Montréal. Mon, 06 Mar 2006 00:00:00 -0500 On Campus Mounia Chadi http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=37&L=en Torn between two cultures, female Muslim students must redefine their relations to their male counterparts, justify their lifestyle choices to other Muslim women and integrate into the receiving society. They face many challenges; each meets them in her own way. Most Muslim college girls don’t wear head-coverings and religion does not play a large role in their daily lives. But even among the most observant students, the girls’ attitude towards the veil they wear and outlook on the receiving society varies widely from one group to another, even from one student to another. Mon, 06 Mar 2006 00:00:00 -0500 On Campus Mounia Chadi http://www.tolerance.ca/Article.aspx?ID=39&L=en In less than fifty years, the religious landscape in Quebec has changed considerably, with the phenomenal decline of Catholicism, a marked religious disaffiliation, and the extraordinary rise of non-Christian religions. Today, young Catholics are encountering a well-established religious pluralism. What relations do they develop with believers of other denominations? Wed, 15 Feb 2006 00:00:00 -0500 On Campus Ulysse Bergeron