Well, Censurer General, if you are a regular reader of this blog then you know where where I stand on curriculum, especially content-driven curriculum and I won't go too far into that (just use the search function). I am a proponent of process-centric education, with a focus on critical thinking, and this political event would be an opportunity to examine all of the assumptions at play.

To answer your first question, I would focus on Canadian politics, within a broader context of other political systems. Learning about our governance systems is one area where many cognitive skills can be developed and this post was to underline the fact that too many Canadians don't understand the basics of how our constitutional democracy works.

As much as I am a critic of our public school system, I would not say that it has been unscrupulously used for political purposes. Most people working in the system are well-meaning, even though the system has some major design flaws. I am in favour of public education, as the opposite only benefits the rich.

As a side note, my wife used to teach pre-natal classes and more sex ed in schools sure would have been helpful to many of her students.

What should our children learn? To think for themselves in an informed manner, using cognitive tools such as logic and the scientific method.