TORONTO — Canadian Press Last updated on Friday, Apr. 03, 2009 02:14PM EDT
Ontario youth will have an opportunity to learn more about global warming and climate change by watching the film An Inconvenient Truth in class.
Al Gore's Academy Award-winning film has been donated to hundreds of schools through a partnership between the province and the Tides Canada Foundation.
The foundation says 302 public high schools and 72 school boards in Ontario will receive a DVD copy of the film.
The documentary was distributed to almost 500 public high schools in British Columbia in April.
Ontario Environment Minister Laurel Broten says the former U.S. vice-president's film will inspire students to “reduce their environment impact.”
Tides Canada Foundation director Tim Draimin says the film helps viewers think about the long-term implications of lifestyles.
The foundation focuses on the environment and other social issues.
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