Ontario education minister announcing school system changes Monday (www.cbc.ca)

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(Ontario Education Minister Paul Calandra) has been hinting at changes to the system for quite some time, with the province putting multiple boards under supervision in recent months.

Last fall, a new Ontario law gave the education minister more latitude to take over school boards. It arrived after high-profile cases of misspending, including one board's approval of a $40,000 administrator retreat to Toronto and another's $100,000-plus art-buying trip to Italy.

Other boards have come under his fire for their financial decision-making.

Critics have decried the minister’s actions as politically driven, saying most boards are struggling financially due to chronic provincial underfunding.

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[-] HellsBelle@sh.itjust.works 10 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

One wonders how those misspending cases compare to Drug Fraud's. Let's take a look ...

(2025) Ontario spent record $112M on taxpayer-funded advertising, auditor finds

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-school-board-legislation-9.7161639

(2024) Ontario spent record high on advertising, majority on partisan ads: auditor

https://www.sootoday.com/local-news/ontario-spent-record-high-on-advertising-majority-on-partisan-ads-auditor-9898200

The Greenbelt scandal

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenbelt_scandal

and ensuing work to change FOI rules so he can hide future illegal endeavors
https://www.ullaw.ca/news/ontario-foi-law-change-2026

(2024) Ontario receives $3.1-billion from federal government in health accord deal (over and above the $8.4B they will receive over the next 10 yrs -- then he limits funding increases to 2%, far less than the 6% they have been receiving)

https://www.chch.com/chch-news/ontario-receives-3-1-billion-from-federal-government-in-health-accord-deal/