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  "path": "/opinion/peter-l-biro-keep-politics-out-of-graduation-ceremonies",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-14T10:00:43.000Z",
  "site": "https://nationalpost.com",
  "tags": [
    "The Metaphysics",
    "the thirst for knowledge is a universal human desire",
    "strictly student-centred, apolitical, inclusive and respectful.",
    "colonization and a whole host of other divisive issues",
    "Read More"
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  "textContent": "Ontario Education Minister, Paul Calandra, probably wasn’t thinking about Aristotle’s observation, in The Metaphysics, that the thirst for knowledge is a universal human desire, when he recently made waves by sending a letter to school boards calling for graduation ceremonies to be “strictly student-centred, apolitical, inclusive and respectful.” The letter was reportedly written in reaction to a memo sent to teachers from the Hamilton Wentworth School Board Superintendent which stated that, in addition to student achievement, graduation ceremonies should also focus on “colonization and a whole host of other divisive issues.” Read More",
  "title": "Peter L. Biro: Keep politics out of graduation ceremonies",
  "updatedAt": "2026-05-14T14:32:59.000Z"
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