Early learnin’ NDP style

This week month and next, as part of the Nova Scotia Department of Education's Early Learning Campaign, the Dexter government distributed a variety pack of learning materials  — books, a CD, construction paper, plastic animals, bubbles, clay, scissors, and sundry other education-related items — to every Grade Primary student in the province Grade Primary students in the Annapolis, Cape Breton-Victoria, South Shore, and Strait regional school boards. Best of all, the goodies all came packaged in a handy insulated orange lunch bag, suitable for use throughout the school year. Subtle, eh? Early education for today's families, you could call it. No, the lunch bags do not...