Comments on: Ontario Should Join Quebec and Go For Secular School System http://sistersagesmusings.ca/2012/04/21/ontario-should-join-quebec-and-go-for-secular-school-system/ Center-left blog from Canadians across the country and beyond Thu, 27 Jun 2013 09:45:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.2 By: Deb OConnor http://sistersagesmusings.ca/2012/04/21/ontario-should-join-quebec-and-go-for-secular-school-system/comment-page-1/#comment-9252 Deb OConnor Sun, 22 Apr 2012 21:36:46 +0000 http://sistersagesmusings.ca/?p=12236#comment-9252 This article has fired me up on the cause of ending public funding for Catholic schools like nothing before. I’ve always resented it but until now haven’t had a strong reason to squawk. This has done it for me, thank you. The very notion of opening up the abortion debate in Canada sends me into a cold fury so finding out the catholic school boards are using their students like this sends me over the edge.

BTW our local school board trusteee is a former federal tory MP who left in disgrace over tax fraud issues. His son is a failed tory MPP who is now the constituency assistant for our latest tory MPP, who was a school teacher until last fall in the public system. Good old semi rural Ontario, some things never seem to change.

]]> By: Sm http://sistersagesmusings.ca/2012/04/21/ontario-should-join-quebec-and-go-for-secular-school-system/comment-page-1/#comment-9251 Sm Sun, 22 Apr 2012 15:07:36 +0000 http://sistersagesmusings.ca/?p=12236#comment-9251 Schools are the battleground. Public schools in the US now can’t talk about climate change without mentioning Hocus Pocus as a parallel theory. Ontario Catholics can’t respect women’s rights. Yet, most people don’t pay attention to school boards at all, even with kids in school. I think it would be interesting to take a look at the profound societal influence of those school boards, that look harmless enough until you pay attention. How many people actually VOTED for their school trustee?

]]> By: Alison S http://sistersagesmusings.ca/2012/04/21/ontario-should-join-quebec-and-go-for-secular-school-system/comment-page-1/#comment-9250 Alison S Sun, 22 Apr 2012 04:42:29 +0000 http://sistersagesmusings.ca/?p=12236#comment-9250 The old grey cells ain’t what they used to be, but didn’t Newfoundland get rid of its catholic system some years ago too?

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