3.3 What Is Lost When We Surrender Local Democracy
Episode Abstract:
In this episode we explore why locally elected school boards matter. Although this is a podcast focused on the prairie provinces, we consider how recent actions by the Ontario government--to assert control over school boards, eliminate local voice, and move toward centralization--serve as a warning about what is lost when we surrender local democracy. Bill 33, Ontario’s Supporting Children and Students Act, 2025, expands the Education Minister’s power to investigate, direct, and—in certain circumstances—take control of school boards, significantly increasing provincial…
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