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  • The Com & 764: When “Enlighten, Not Frighten” Means Confronting a Frightening Reality - A New Resource!

    Some offenders appear to treat the suffering of their victims as entertainment, status, or social currency Knowledge, and the understanding, application, and preparation of that knowledge is power.

  • The Skilled Trades Renaissance: Rethinking Career Success in the Age of AI

    There is another important difference when comparing this path with many university careers, apprenticeship However, apprentices are generally earning income while developing their skills rather than spending BuildForce Canada projects that approximately 46,700 construction workers, representing about 22% of Eventually they hire another electrician, then an apprentice, then another crew. Which education, training, apprenticeship, college, university, or entrepreneurial pathway can help you

  • Youth Safety, Social Media Legislation, and Youth Charter Rights: Why Good Online Safety Legislation Must Balance All Three

    We have advocated for this type of safety by design approach for years. The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms does not suddenly begin applying on someone’s 18th birthday We Need a “Downstream Effects” Test We believe Canadian lawmakers should apply what we would describe , as it moves through the parliamentary approval process. Facts, Not Fear Applies to Legislation Too We have spent years encouraging parents and caregivers not

  • Raising Canada 2026: Does the Evidence Really Establish Online Harms as Canada’s #1 Threat to Children?

    None of those approaches is inherently unreasonable. children, or 18.3%, live below the poverty line, while approximately 2.4 million children, or 30.8%, with a mental illness by age 25, with approximately 70% experiencing symptoms before age 18. Statistics Canada, for example, reported that in 2019 approximately 25% of Canadian youth aged 12 to The same conceptual problem appears elsewhere.

  • Before Online Porn Becomes the Teacher: Why Talking to Kids About Healthy Human Sexuality Can Be The Best Antidote

    Pre-Teens As children approach puberty, conversations can gradually become more specific. This is also an appropriate period to begin discussing pornography more directly because some children Does this appear respectful? Could somebody get hurt? Is this entertainment rather than education? Seeking professional support for yourself while helping your child is entirely appropriate. The book provides practical, age appropriate guidance to help parents approach these sometimes difficult

  • The “Cat in the Hat” Hoax: What Canadian Parents Need to Know

    returning to school, we wondered how long it might take before we started hearing about similar posts appearing social media attention grew, additional sightings, photographs, videos, rumours, and threats began appearing Other Criminal Code provisions could potentially apply depending on exactly what was done. Whether an offence has actually occurred is ultimately determined by the evidence, circumstances, applicable Don’t panic, don’t dismiss, preserve any evidence, verify, and report when appropriate.

  • Nostalgia & AI Juvenoic Slop: Facts Not Fear!

    This AI generated slop appeared in our social media feed recently, and it captures something we are seeing The researchers specifically approached these behaviours through a broader social and environmental framework When a nostalgic image appears in our feed and immediately “feels true,” that emotional recognition should There’s another important point about the AI generated images increasingly appearing in social media Maybe that means giving children greater age appropriate independence.

  • A Draft Policy For Schools Specific to Smart Glasses, Wearable Recording Devices and AI Enabled Wearable Technology

    This policy will be interpreted and applied consistently with applicable Canadian and British Columbia , the Human Rights Code, the Criminal Code, applicable Ministerial Orders and school district policies The presence of an AI feature is not required for this policy to apply. instruction, accessibility, demonstrations, research activities, media production, or other approved accommodation. 3/ Staff and Administrative Meetings Recording must comply with applicable school or

  • The Dangers Of Choking During Sex: A Conversation Parents and Caregivers Need to Have With Their Son’s and Daughter’s

    Strangulation involves external pressure being applied to the neck, which can interfere with breathing Applying pressure to those structures can lead to loss of consciousness, neurological injury, vascular Some symptoms may also become apparent later (7). The same principle applies in both directions. The better approach is to give them the facts and teach them how to think about those facts.

  • AI In Schools: 2026 Is the Year Schools Need to Ask Not Just What AI Can Create, But What It Can Do?

    Together, these areas of expertise allow us to approach AI in education from both a safety and educational Not because AI suddenly appeared in education, but because the technology itself is changing in ways The same thinking should increasingly be applied to artificial intelligence. What other applications can the AI connect to? A tool that may be appropriate for a Grade 12 student conducting research may not necessarily be appropriate

  • Beyond the “Online Predator”: When Sexual Harm Comes From Someone a Child Knows, Loves, Respects, or Trusts

    An examination of police reported sexual offences against children and youth found that approximately 88% involved someone known to the victim, while approximately 12% involved a stranger. Strangers represented approximately 11% (2). Again, the pattern is difficult to ignore. Each individual behaviour may appear explainable in isolation. Those lessons apply both online and offline, and that is precisely why they are so powerful.

  • Accessibility Shouldn’t Be a Shield for Poor Technology Design & Privacy Concerns

    glasses with a thoughtful question, “Being honest, no matter the worst of the worst tech innovation, you appear Our approach has never been about automatically supporting every new technology simply because it exists When a technology later develops meaningful benefits, including important accessibility applications, The devices may appear similar, but the reasons for their use can be completely different. This is why blanket approaches often fail to capture the complexity of emerging technology.

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