Transportation and Economic Corridors Minister Devin Dreeshen on Dec. 2, 2024. Photo by Shaughn Butts /Postmedia
Photo Radar Abuse in Edmonton
Mayor Andrew Knack’s comments about blaming the province for pulling photo radar from our streets are disingenuous to the point of outright dishonesty. He takes no responsibility for past previous councils (of which he was on) and city administration who so abused photo radar by converting it from a socially acceptable safety device into a hated cash cow, that the province had no choice but to take it away due to the massive public backlash.
Student Travel and Resilience
The Journal article June 11 about cancelling all travel for students over an “an abundance of caution” just adds to a generation of bubble-wrapped kids. I would think that schools would support courage and resilience for students. Courage and resilience come by taking calculated risks.
The air fuel shortage has mostly been solved, the health concerns are in Africa, and the ongoing military conflicts are not widespread outside of Ukraine and the Middle East. There are no significant Canadian government travel advisories for most of Europe.
Some of those kids who experienced seeing a protest that turned violent and went into a safe room were likely scared and confused, but they survived it and will hopefully, with the guidance of a good teacher, learn more about civic protest and international affairs. They now have firsthand experience of the world outside of Canada and will be better-informed citizens because of it.
Sure, ban travel during worldwide pandemics and to regions with active war, but banning travel because it looks like it might rain robs children of an opportunity to find out what they’re really made of and to learn firsthand about a confusing world that is changing faster than ever.
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