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"Russian dictator Vladimir Putin invaded his neighbouring democracy, Ukraine, militarily. Donald Trump is taking on the look of a Putin of the West – a smaller version, in that his assault on his neighbouring democracy is mainly economic. So far.

"He will pay for making an enemy of Canada. And following short-term pain, for Canada there will be gain. A nation’s strength doesn’t derive from dependence, but rather the opposite – and the President’s bid to Americanize Canada will lead to more de-Americanization in this country than ever before."

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The U.S. President’s efforts to Americanize this country appears to be backfiring completely

We've seen that smile before.

Now where could that have been?

Salesman?

"Well, I don't think you can be in a tit for tat with someone that's 13 times larger than you are," he said. 

"I mean we're not at war with Canada. How are we going to be at war with Canada? What, are they going to take their two submarines from the Edmonton mall and sic them on us?"

I've experienced several incidents throughout my career and each was resolved without much incident. One involved a junior high student who would attack other students unprovoked. He jumped a 7th grader in the hallway. I had to pull him off. He was expelled for the year.

Another was a 5th grader who became violent and threw his desk. He was heavily medicated on Ritalin. I asked his single mom to wean him off the drug and a couple of days later I spoke with him. His outbursts were retaliation against his absent father. Behavioural modification resolved the issue.

Reading this article it appears to me with 25 years experience that the answer for the incidents is behaviour modification.

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Educators press ministries and school boards to act as resources fall short for increasingly complex classrooms

Trump's base must love this. What about the other 70 million voters?

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People using the application will see the new name in U.S., but will see Lake Ontario in Canada. Outside of North America, users will see both names for the lake.

Have you become frustrated at times waiting for a driver to back into a parking spot? I find men in pickup seem to take an enormous about of time trying to get it just right, using the massive mirrors, in and out etc.

They are a special kind of annoyance which we Canadian graciously accept.

What about women?

I read recently that more and more women are backing in to make a quick exit if harassed by predator men.

I thought, What? I'm 6' and 160 #s and have never been harassed but I've come to the rescue of numerous women not realizing this is becoming more and more of an issue.

I found this to add a little levity.