Marit Stiles

• Ontario education minister accused of scrubbing social media of critical comments

  "It’s definitely censorship. He’s silencing the voices of the people he is supposed to serve and represent in government. It’s not OK."

  Education

  Feb 15
• NDP calls for province’s ombudsman to review Ontario’s back-to-school plan

  The New Democrats' education critic, Marit Stiles, wrote in the letter released Wednesday that she wants the ombudsman to determine if measures are in place to meet standards recommended by experts.

  Health

  Sep 2, 2020
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• Estate planning company offers Ontario education workers free wills ahead of September

  “Where I teach, my classroom is in a wing of a school that was built in the 60s. It's recycled air. I have great big windows but they don’t open, some of the people in my section don’t even have windows at all and I’ve had respiratory issues.”

  Education

  Aug 5, 2020
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• Ontario government denied public access to results of class size consultations: advocacy groups

  The parents are part of a network of advocacy groups fighting to stop cuts to public education and include Ontario Families for Public Education, Scarborough Families for Public Education, West End Parents for Public Education and several others.

  Education

  Sep 9, 2019
• American private-education lobbying group sets up shop in Ontario

  "[TeachON] will follow a similar model to the broader Teach Coalition, working with MPPs to secure proper funding for independent school," the organization said in a release.

  Education

  Aug 7, 2019
• Ontario NDP slams impact of larger class mandate on Toronto secondary schools

  Marit Stiles said in a release Saturday that "kids continue to pay the price" for Premier Doug Ford's education cuts.

  Politics

  May 18, 2019
• Ontario to lose 3,475 full-time teachers over 4 years: ministry memo

  The government plans to increase average high-school class sizes from 22 to 28 students.

  Education

  Apr 5, 2019
• Lisa MacLeod apologizes for pressuring group to support autism program

  The Ontario Association for Behaviour Analysis says Lisa MacLeod and her staff requested a quote of support a few days before the revamped program was announced last week.

  Politics

  Feb 14, 2019
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• MPs in Ottawa defend Tom Mulcair as NDP interim leader

  Tom Mulcair lost a crucial vote of confidence this weekend at the NDP's convention in Edmonton, but you wouldn't know it on Parliament Hill Monday.

  Canada

  Apr 11, 2016