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…about Canada’s Dirty Little Secret? Click here for to find out
…that at least one billion dollars could be saved by having one shcool sytem? Click here for more info
…that non-Catholics also pay for Catholic schools?
The Ontario property tax form sent out by the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation has a segment where taxpayers must specify whether they wish to support the Catholic separate school system or the public school system. The form stresses that in order to support the Catholic system you must be Roman Catholic. This designation is so that non-Catholic taxpayers can vote for public school trustees and Catholic taxpayers can vote for Catholic school board trustees. But all monies collected by the province for education goes into one big pot and is divided among all school boards, according to the number of students.
In other words, even though a non-Catholic taxpayer may have a teacher’s certificate or there is a separate school right opposite them, they can be denied employment and their children can be refused enrolment. Despite that as a taxpayer, they have contributed to funding that school.
Solution: Stop this discrimination and have one school system
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…that the United Nations Declared Canada Guilty of Discrimination Twice? Click here for more info
…that Catholic teachers can teach anywhere in Ontario but non-Catholic teachers can’t?
All Catholic school boards require from a prospective teacher a Roman Catholic baptismal certificate and a Pastoral Letter. A Pastoral Letter is a statement from a Catholic priest, usually a pastor, giving evidence to the prospective teacher’s present relationship with a Catholic parish. Catholic schools have the moral obligation to hire teachers who are committed to the teachings of the Catholic Church. Such a letter is a pre-requisite for being considered for employment. However, there are no obstacles for a Catholic teacher to teach in a public school.
In other words, although all teachers must obtain a teaching certificate from the province, a Catholic teacher has more employment opportunities than a non-Catholic teacher.
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Solution: Stop this discrimination and have one school system
…that we are forcing children out of their neighbourhood to attend school?
Ontario has an insane policy of forcing children out of their neighbourhood to attend school, despite there being a perfectly good school within walking distance. Compounding the problem is that due to declining enrolment, schools are being compelled to close.
Solution: If there were two schools with a capacity for 200 students in each school and there were 150 students in one school and 50 in the other, commonsense dictates that instead of closing one school and bussing the students to the next town, all students should attend the same school.
…that the Ontario Provincial Government has the power to create one single school system and having a separate school system is not a constitutional right?
The Constitution of Canada clearly indicates that the removal of the public funding for denominational schools at some time in the future was anticipated. In 1890, Manitoba abolished public funding for its Roman Catholic schools. In 1997 Quebec changed its system along language lines rather than religious lines. All schools are secular and education is either in French or English. Prior to 1998, Newfoundland had several denominational schools. Efficiency and financial considerations demanded the education system there be streamlined. A referendum was held with the result that Newfoundland now has one single school system.
Ontario simply has to ask for a constitutional amendment which would only affect Ontario and may be made with the approval of that province, the House of Commons, and the Senate. Quebec and Newfoundland legislatures just asked Parliament if they could change the constitution — and it was done. There is no reason why Ontario cannot do the same.
Ontario, Alberta and Saskatchewan are the only remaining provinces to have church control over their education.
Solution: Create a secular school system along English and French languages, bringing the Ontario education system into the 21st century.
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