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OSSTF/FEESO Submission to the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs

30 Apr 2023

Like the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs, OSSTF/FEESO is empowered by its membership to study and report on all matters relating to the mandate, management, organization or operation of the Ministries and Offices related to education, as well as the Agencies, Boards and Commissions reporting to such Ministries and Offices. [...] Many organizations have offered analysis and criticisms of the budget, including but not limited to: the Conference Board of Canada, the Ontario Autism Coalition, the Ontario Chamber of Commerce, the Ontario Public School Boards’ Association, and People for Education. [...] Instead of praising themselves for putting shovels in the ground for a beautiful new school and refusing Freedom of Information requests to release the state of disrepair information for Ontario’s schools, this government should start leading by example – release the information on the repair backlog and then create a detailed multi-year plan to commit to fixing every school in Ontario. [...] The 2023 allocation of funds for education are inadequate and fail to provide enough funding to meet the special education and mental health needs of students. [...] The lack of investment in public education is visible throughout the budget and reflected in the funding that is going to be provided to the school boards.

Authors

Earle, Dan

Pages
18
Published in
Canada

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