When Marc Vella brought together 28 trustee candidates to run in eight B.C. school districts in the Oct. 15 provincial municipal elections, the leader of Parents Voice BC (PVBC) never expected they would win three seats and come close in several other races. PVBC is a group “dedicated to electing independent candidates for school trustee…
BC Group Promoting Trustee Candidates Who Prioritize Parental Choice Has Three Candidates Elected
‘Vote Against Woke’: New Website Offers List of ‘Non-Woke’ Trustee Candidates
A new website called “VoteAgainstWoke.ca” is offering Ontarians a list of “non-woke” candidates who are running in the upcoming school board trustee elections on Oct. 24. “The only objective of this project is to unseat woke trustees,” said the website’s anonymous founder, who goes by the name Matt, in an email to The Epoch Times. “Any…
Canada’s School Boards Are in Trouble, but You Can Do Something About It
Commentary Any reader of horror fiction will tell you that you need to be careful what you wish for. It’s no less true in education. School boards are “governing” boards, rather than “managing” boards. A governing board only has one employee: a superintendent, whose job it is to realize the board’s wishes. In practice, this…
Michael Zwaagstra: School Trustee Elections Are Important for Everyone
Commentary It’s election time for school boards across much of Canada. Voters in Ontario, British Columbia, Manitoba, and Prince Edward Island will soon elect a new group of school trustees. Historically, school board elections don’t generate a lot of interest or excitement. Voter turnout rates are often below 20 percent and acclamations are surprisingly common….
Michael Zwaagstra: Our Public Education System Is About to Fracture
Commentary School board trustee elections are currently taking place in four provinces: Ontario, British Columbia, Manitoba, and Prince Edward Island. While trustee elections are typically sleepy affairs, things are shaping up quite differently in Ontario. That’s because a significant number of trustee candidates are running on a so-called “anti-woke” platform. Fed up with schools imposing…
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