Reading Time: 3 minutes PC leader Patrick Brown is still in the dark when it comes to hydro and education policy, proving he is not yet ready to form the next government
Tag: Ontario politics
Test results highlight a deeper problem in Ontario schools
Reading Time: 3 minutes When the results are seemingly ignored – when educators haven’t brought about year-over-year improvements – then parents should demand action
A solid case for charter schools in Ontario
Reading Time: 3 minutes Small communities face losing their schools as the province pulls back funding, but these schools – and their communities – can be saved
It’s official – Ontario’s coal phase-out was all for nothing
Reading Time: 3 minutes Phasing out coal had almost no effect on Ontario’s air pollution levels – and the government knew this was likely to be the case
Ontario: look west for solutions on independent school funding
Reading Time: 3 minutes The province should end its outdated barriers to education choice for students and parents
One in six Ontarians left behind in health-care reforms
Reading Time: 3 minutes Urban poor and new immigrants are less likely to be part of a family health group – and less likely to get high-quality care
Highway robbery: the case against toll roads
Reading Time: 3 minutes The argument in favour of tolls in Toronto fails on several levels, even for those whose fiscal persuasion is conservative
We all can change and evolve, including Patrick Brown
Reading Time: 3 minutes In defence of the Ontario Conservative leader’s shifting perspective on social issues, including LGBT rights
When Ontario public schools aren’t public enough
Reading Time: 3 minutes Increasingly, parents are looking past public schools for their children’s education – but Ontario’s legislation puts up financial roadblocks
Small Ontario schools can – and should – be kept open
Reading Time: 3 minutes We shouldn’t buy the misleading claim that small schools in rural and small communities are no longer viable