US EditionDufferin-Peel Catholic School Board Told to Change Flag Policy to Mark Truth and Reconciliation Day
Ontario's education minister mandated the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board to display the Survivors' Flag on Sept. 30 after previous bans on alternative flags sparked community division.
- On Sept. 30 Ontario Education Minister Paul Calandra directed the provincially appointed Dufferin‑Peel supervisor to allow the Survivors' Flag for the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation next week.
- Trustees voted in June 2024 to ban alternative flags, the Dufferin‑Peel Catholic District School Board upheld the policy in January, and defeated a motion to allow the Every Child Matters flag.
- The Greater Toronto Area board is under provincial supervision for 'mismanagement' and enforces a narrow flag policy, while Bruce Campbell, Dufferin‑Peel spokesperson, declined to confirm if the Survivors' Flag will fly and directed media to the Ministry of Education.
- Board divisions have prompted divergent public responses, with the Campaign Life Coalition applauding the ban while Trustee Brea Corbet said the policy 'is worse for every marginalized person in our schools.'
- With attention on urgent steps, the ministry emphasized immediate action as Emma Testani said `We really are only focused on getting that dealt with right now`; The Canadian Press published this report on Sept. 24, 2025.
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The Ontario Minister of Education is forcing the Dufferin-Peel Catholic Council to change its policy and raise the flag of truth and reconciliation.
Dufferin-Peel Catholic school board told to change flag policy to mark Truth and Reconciliation Day
An Ontario Catholic school board that made headlines for banning alternative flags, including those marking Pride, has been ordered by the province’s education minister to change that policy to fly orange flags on National Day of Truth And Reconciliation.
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Ontario school board told to change flag policy to mark Truth and Reconciliation Day
TORONTO - An Ontario Catholic school board that made headlines for banning alternative flags, including those marking Pride, has been ordered by the province's education minister to change that policy
Ontario school board told to change flag policy to mark Truth and Reconciliation Day – 105.9 The Region
TORONTO — An Ontario Catholic school board that made headlines for banning alternative flags, including those marking Pride, has been ordered by the province’s education minister to change that policy to fly orange flags on National Day of Truth And Reconciliation. Paul Calandra’s press secretary Emma Testani says the minister has directed the provincially appointed supervisor of the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board to allow the disp…
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