As if there had not been enough upheaval with the prolonged pandemic and classes suspended or only offered online, the Ontario Government will be eliminating streaming in high school. This announcement has caused much wailing and gnashing of teeth. How will bright students be challenged? How will challenged students get enough attention? Oh me, oh my! At the risk of sounding insufficiently sympathetic, let me offer a long term view that may help to put things in perspective.
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Ontario’s Premier Doug Ford has recalled the Ontario Legislature to invoke the notwithstanding clause of the Canadian constitution in response to a court ruling against his government’s recent changes to the province’s election rules. These changes capped third party political ad spending at $600,000 for a full year before the official campaign period for an election, in place of the six month restriction which had been in place. These spending limits apply to the various interest groups/pressure groups that also face more stringent limits ($100,000) once an election campaign is underway.
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AuthorC. Richard Tindal, Ph.D is a retired Professor of Government. He taught for 30 years at St. Lawrence College, Kingston and was an occasional Visiting Professor at Queen's University. He has also written and consulted extensively about government. Archives
October 2023
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