Ontario Education Minister
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Ontario education minister asks school board to halt library book removal processThe move comes after critics say Peel school libraries have been removing books simply because they were published before 2008, based on board guidelines.EducationSep 13, 2023
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Anti-racism trainer accused of denigrating Toronto principal who died by suicide welcomes reviewAn anti-racism trainer accused of denigrating a Toronto principal who later died by suicide says she welcomes the Ontario education minister's review.CanadaJul 28, 2023
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Province ends supervision of Peel District School BoardIn a post on its website, the board said it had been notified that supervision was ending and trustees would be given the power to govern again.EducationJan 22, 2023
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Stephen Lecce apologizes for ‘slave auction’ event at Western University fraternityOntario's education minister is under fire for participating in a "slave auction" event when he was part of a fraternity at Western University in the late 2000s.CanadaMay 11, 2022
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Ontario education minister tells Toronto Catholic teachers’ union ‘enough is enough’'Enough is enough. We owe it to students to put them first which is why I’m calling on the union to immediately reinstate these basic services,' Stephen Lecce said.EducationNov 9, 2021
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Ontario open to child care deal with federal Liberals, with some flexibility: LecceThe federal Liberals have promised to spend $30 billion over the next five years to cut child care costs to an average of $10 a day across the country.PoliticsAug 16, 2021
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Quebec government outlines holiday plans with schools to close early to allow for 4 days of family gatherings"What I am proposing is a moral contract,"Legault said, adding that if Quebecers want to see family they will have to limit their contacts the week before and the week after the set dates.EducationNov 19, 2020
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Elementary teachers strike in several Ontario school boards, including OttawaElementary teachers hit the picket lines today in several boards, largely in eastern and northern Ontario and including Ottawa, as part of their rotating strikes.EducationFeb 5, 2020
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Ontario education minister deletes tweet after social media backlashTwitter users reacted to the post after it was revealed the accompanying images were taken at MakerKids, a private company that does not operate under the Ministry of Education.EducationNov 22, 2019
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Ontario high school teachers, education workers vote in favour of a strikeThe Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation says the result gives it an "overwhelming" mandate to take job action if necessary.EducationNov 18, 2019
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