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Ford Won’t Say Whether Ontario School Board Trustees Will Be on the Ballot in the Fall
Premier Doug Ford will soon decide on the inclusion of school board trustees on ballots amid provincial supervision of eight boards and concerns over financial accountability.
- On Wednesday morning, Ford said he will deliver an answer 'shortly' on whether trustees will appear on this fall's ballots, declining to specify if they will be elected.
- Legislatively, Bill 33 passed in November and Calandra signaled a decision on governance early in 2026, following a nearly $40,000 hotel stay at TVDSB.
- Ford and Calandra announced $750 purchasing cards for teachers, costing about $66 million annually with unused funds rolling over, as officials stated.
- With nominations opening on May 1, groups representing school board and union leadership, Indigenous trustees, students with disabilities, and civil liberties advocates urged broad consultations, warning the change would remove families and communities' voice.
- Calandra, Ontario Education Minister, said 'nothing has changed my mind that trustees are in any way the best way to deliver a $43-billion educational system', while student leaders warned removing trustees would silence student voice within 10 years.
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Orillia MattersPremier coy on whether school trustees will be elected this fall
'We’ll come out with an answer on that shortly,' Ford says
·Barrie, Canada
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Will Doug Ford take Ontario school trustees off the ballot for the 2026 municipal election?
'Everything on the table,' Ford said at a news conference Wednesday to announce a new $750 classroom supplies card for Ontario teachers.
·Cambridge, Canada
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Potential elimination of elected school board trustees - School Boards and stakeholders call for broad province-wide governance consultation
Groups representing all aspects of publicly funded education in Ontario are expressing concerns about recent comments from Education Minister Paul Calandra regarding the potential elimination of e. . .
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