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Bleeding Red · 08-25-2007, 09:00 PM

Great post Joy.

Are you ready for my take?

I was educated at a school in both the Calgary Public board AND the Catholic Board and is now private. Any guesses as to which one?

I went to high school in the Ontario Public system. I send my kids to a faith-based school in Ontario.

I am pretty sure they will learn the same core Canadian values I learned in my youth and hold today - hard work, honesty, tolerance, inclusiveness, etc.

I understand that Alberta has a few different options for shooling - including charter schools (still learning about those). It does not seem that AB is a one school system for all province and kudos for that.

In ON, as you can tell from Joy's post, we are getting down to the nitty-gritty - one public system, public & Catholic only, fund'em all if they abide by the rules.

The Toronto District School Board funds many different kinds of schools - adults only, performing arts, special needs, homosexual exclusive - yet McGuinty does not find this to be divisive, segragationist, or detrimental to society. Graduates of faith-based schools are solid, productive citzens, often leaders in their fields with a solid sense of community and hard work and espouse the values that are held high in Canada.

As for the cost, McGuinty says on Monday that there is no money for faith based schools (the cost is between $400-$500 mil) and then on Tuesday annunces that his government will have a $2.3 billion surplus! (mostly on the backs of taxpayers forking over for the healthcare preimium, which I think you also pay in AB.)

It is a question of fairness and equality - reverting to one system is political suicide, equal funding is a political bump.

In ON I urge you to vote TORY!

08-25-2007, 09:00 PM	#39
Bleeding Red Powerplay Quarterback Join Date: Oct 2001 Exp:	Great post Joy. Are you ready for my take? I was educated at a school in both the Calgary Public board AND the Catholic Board and is now private. Any guesses as to which one? I went to high school in the Ontario Public system. I send my kids to a faith-based school in Ontario. I am pretty sure they will learn the same core Canadian values I learned in my youth and hold today - hard work, honesty, tolerance, inclusiveness, etc. I understand that Alberta has a few different options for shooling - including charter schools (still learning about those). It does not seem that AB is a one school system for all province and kudos for that. In ON, as you can tell from Joy's post, we are getting down to the nitty-gritty - one public system, public & Catholic only, fund'em all if they abide by the rules. The Toronto District School Board funds many different kinds of schools - adults only, performing arts, special needs, homosexual exclusive - yet McGuinty does not find this to be divisive, segragationist, or detrimental to society. Graduates of faith-based schools are solid, productive citzens, often leaders in their fields with a solid sense of community and hard work and espouse the values that are held high in Canada. As for the cost, McGuinty says on Monday that there is no money for faith based schools (the cost is between $400-$500 mil) and then on Tuesday annunces that his government will have a $2.3 billion surplus! (mostly on the backs of taxpayers forking over for the healthcare preimium, which I think you also pay in AB.) It is a question of fairness and equality - reverting to one system is political suicide, equal funding is a political bump. In ON I urge you to vote TORY!