Canada can play vital role in getting refugee children back into classrooms

Canada should spearhead a truly global and coordinated response to the education challenges posed by COVID-19 by convening a high-level event virtually during the United Nations General Assembly in September.

International Development Minister Karina Gould, during a UN political forum earlier this month, said 'every child deserves a quality education in an environment that is safe and inclusive—even in the midst of a pandemic.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY Kevin Frey and Scott Walter

July 28, 2020

COVID-19 has created an unprecedented crisis in education. The pandemic has put 1.5 billion children out of school. That’s in ...

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