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Sep 2024
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The one where we build an international ...

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In this episode, the FIRST of season 4, I jump right into the international student controversy within the halls of Canadian classrooms - both secondary and post secondary.  The question I ask is simple - why aren't we building an educational system that can directly compete with student from all over the world so we become the centre of education?  

Answer - no one is willing to spend the money and would rather complain their kid, who has mastered all levels of Zelda, should have gotten a full scholarship to U of T.

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