Throughout Canada, many provinces are rewriting the rules of education to truly empower parents. In Quebec, elected school councils give parents a powerful voice in decision-making, and in Alberta, parents enjoy direct access to the Education Minister—clear examples of democratized education. Yet Ontario has taken a starkly different approach.
Since 1998, Ontario has systematically stripped school boards of their influence, gradually eroding parental power. The most recent shock to this system, Bill 98, has further centralized control in the hands of the Minister of Education, leaving Boards and parents sidelined in a system governed by bureaucratic mandates rather than community voices.
This centralized model severely restricts your ability to reach the heart of key issues:
This is not just a policy discussion—it’s a call to reclaim the right to advocate for the future of our children. The time for reform is now; our education system must place community and parental engagement at the forefront, or we risk being complicit in perpetuating a governance model that silences the very voices that should be shaping our collective future.
There are a staggering 700 trustees—decision makers at the very front lines—entrusted with the management of billions of dollars and the fate of literally millions of children. Over the years, these boards have alienated themselves from the very communities they’re supposed to serve, and the fallout is nothing short of a disaster:
This isn’t just mismanagement—it’s a systemic unraveling that imperils our educational future. With every operational decision made in isolation from the communities they affect, these trustees are paving the way for an educational catastrophe that could resonate for generations.
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