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  • Exercise accelerates academic performance

    Thursday, May. 24, 2012 9:12PM EDT

    A comparison between Grade 9 at-risk students who did and did not participate in a thrice-weekly 20-minute workout at City Park Collegiate Institute in Saskatoon. Those who exercised consistently outperformed those who did not do any physical activity.

We asked The Globe Catalysts to pick the next eight discussions Canada needs to have. Here are their Top 10 choices - which issue do you think is most pressing?

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11% 1395 votes

The future of First Nations

20% 2587 votes

Climate and environment

7% 934 votes

Urban transit

16% 2006 votes

Changing the electoral system

11% 1417 votes

Ending poverty

6% 719 votes

The future of higher education

8% 971 votes

Caring for seniors

9% 1125 votes

‘Right-sizing’ government

11% 1403 votes

The future of jobs

1% 137 votes

Foreign aid

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