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Elected school boards have been eliminated by some provinces, and Ontario’s Minister of Education recently said he is open to this. A municipal election sign in Toronto in 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

Attacks on school boards threaten local democracy

A brief look at the history of elected school boards in Canada shows how the powers and responsibilities of elected school board trustees have been eroded considerably.
Quebec school children are seen here in this 2008 photo. In 1997, the province of Quebec divided secular schools along English and French lines instead of by religion. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz

Why Canada divides children into separate schools

Recent calls to create one secular school system in Ontario for each official language, like the system in Quebec, may actually reinforce the divisions that have plagued Canadian history.

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