STUDENT CITIZENS
Puneet Birgi joins the winners of the Historica-Dominion Institute’s Canadian Citizenship Challenge as they visit Ottawa for a look at Parliament Hill, the national museums, plus meetings with Second World War veterans.
BACK TO THE CLASSROOM
Conservative MP Tilly O’Neill Gordon spent more than 40 years as a grade one teacher before her retirement three years ago and election to the House of Commons. We join he for a presentation to a Grade 3 class at Gretna Green Elementary School in Miramichi, N.B. We also head to Burnt Church First Nation, which, has recently been granted federal funding to build a new community school after eight years of lobbying.
TRANSGENDER RIGHTS
A look at Bill C-389, which recently passed the House of Commons and would entrench human rights for transgendered persons.
IN THE RIDING
Glen McInnis joins Conservative MP Shelly Glover in Saint Boniface, Man. About 16 per cent of the riding is French and it’s the only riding in western Canada that regularly elects francophone candidates to Parliament.
A visit with Liberal MP Joyce Murray in Vancouver Quadra, one of Canada’s wealthiest ridings and home to the University of British Columbia.
Heather Seaman tracks down Liberal MP Judy Sgro in her Toronto-area riding (York West) to discuss her hope for legislation on secure long-term disability benefits.
Conservative MP Dean Allison hosts his first annual Winter Carnival in Beamsville, Ont.
Also this week:
Now You Know: Teachers in Parliament
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