Should we be more skeptical of empathy than the CBC seems to be?
20 March 2026
Canada can increase global energy security—but bad policies block the way
‘The security surplus is gone’: David Frum on Trump, Iran, and why Canada can no longer count on Washington
Canada’s milestone recession is a serious problem—what are we going to do about it?
‘They haven’t progressed’: Why Canada’s Major Projects Office hasn’t delivered projects—yet
‘Shambolic’: Janice Stein on Trump’s Iran War flip-flop
Canada can increase global energy security—but bad policies block the way
‘The security surplus is gone’: David Frum on Trump, Iran, and why Canada can no longer count on Washington
Canada’s milestone recession is a serious problem—what are we going to do about it?
‘They haven’t progressed’: Why Canada’s Major Projects Office hasn’t delivered projects—yet
‘Shambolic’: Janice Stein on Trump’s Iran War flip-flop
Paul W. Bennett
Paul W. Bennett, Ed.D., is director of the Schoolhouse Institute, a senior fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, and author of Weapons of Mass Distraction: Curbing Social Media Addiction and Reclaiming the Smartphone Generation.
Paul W. Bennett: The younger generations are increasingly distracted, anxious, and commitment-averse. How concerned should we be?
27 August 2025
Paul W. Bennett: With AI taking over classrooms, it’s time to go old school again
20 June 2025
Paul W. Bennett: Want our youth to be informed and care about Canada? It’s time to prioritize civic education
14 March 2025
Paul W. Bennett: Canada’s schools are sitting ducks for cybersecurity attacks
5 February 2025
Paul W. Bennett: Canada is losing its education edge
17 January 2025
Paul W. Bennett: Students skipping class is nothing new, but teachers missing school is a growing problem too
13 November 2024
Paul W. Bennett: Who are the new homeschoolers? Young urban secular parents are transforming the home education frontier
15 October 2024
Paul W. Bennett: Inclusive education is an illusion in post-pandemic schools. Too often, it’s simply giving up on kids
23 September 2024
Paul W. Bennett: AI is taking over our classrooms. What are we going to do about it?
3 September 2024
Paul W. Bennett: Our kids need a social media detox—what Canada can learn from France’s school cellphone ban
17 June 2024
Paul W. Bennett: You shouldn’t get a participation award for failing high school
14 March 2024
Paul W. Bennett: How a progressive new math craze is failing students
27 February 2024
Paul W. Bennett: Is school becoming optional? More students than ever are missing class post-COVID
26 January 2024
Paul W. Bennett: No past, no future—How Canada’s historical amnesia is dooming our democracy
15 December 2023
Paul W. Bennett: World-class no more: This global reading test highlights the damage of Ontario’s school closures
12 June 2023
Paul W. Bennett: Therapeutic education is no substitute for academic learning
27 March 2023
Paul W. Bennett: New Brunswick tried to ram through French immersion reforms. Here’s why it failed
8 February 2023
Paul W. Bennett: Are pandemic effects and progressive discipline policies turning classrooms violent?
5 December 2022
Paul W. Bennett: ‘TikTok Brain’ is killing students’ ability to learn
19 September 2022
