Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Marcus Gee
Publication Date: January 24, 2025 - 18:56
It’s time to end public funding for Catholic schools in Ontario
January 24, 2025
A familiar argument broke out at a meeting of a Catholic school board in Ontario this week. A committee of the Dufferin-Peel board was determining whether to uphold a decision to ban the raising of the Pride flag outside its main office. The public was invited to weigh in. Should the multicoloured flag fly?Some speakers said no. It was inconsistent with Biblical teaching. One even called it anti-Christ. Others said yes, of course. Flying the flag was a way of demonstrating tolerance and inclusion, helping protect students from bullying.
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Comments
Doug Ford could end this now before he calls an election.
Couldn't agree more. Four school boards is an incredible waste of money, especially to fund something that can be taught in an afterschool program. Teachers are forced to buy supplies for their classrooms because school boards can't afford it. Schools are for kids, not adults. Let's end the stupidity.
Agreed, the redundancy cost of having the catholic school system is $1.6 billion per year. Non catholic teachers are prevented from working in the catholic system. This religious discrimination is illegal in Canada
Having been educated in a province where no religious indoctrination occurred in th public schools, spared us the extra costs and where religious dogma was not propagated. Most importantly this meant males and females were treated equally and teachers were hired on merit and not discriminated against because of religion. It is long overdue that ontarians left the dark ages and ended religious privilege.