More education on genocide needed in Canada

Eight countries to date have made the study of genocide compulsory as part of their high school curriculums, but no Canadian province has yet done so.

With this and next month’s commemoration days of the Armenian, Jewish, and Rwandan genocides, it's an opportune time to reinforce the message of the devastating impact of unchecked hate. Photograph courtesy of Unsplash

Opinion

BY HEIDI BERGER

April 25, 2019

The tragic massacre of 50 Muslim worshippers in Christchurch, New Zealand, is one more horrific incident that confirms mass murder has spread to even the most peaceful of nations. Like a fire, massacres are fuelled by hate and ignorance, and are now broadcast through ...

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