TORONTO, Ont. – Premier Designate Kathleen Wynne met Friday with the Ontario Public School Board’s Association to mend fences and ease tensions.
Wynne gave a speech to the board members promising to change the tone between teachers, school boards and the government.
“I’m going to ensure that we can move forward collaboratively,” Wynne said.
“I want to work with you. It’s going to take time, it’s going to take commitment. And it’s going to take some perseverance from everyone involved, but it will result in a better path for us all going forward.”
Wynne explains that the rising tensions between the province and it’s teachers over Bill 115 will subside with her past experience.
“You knew my priorities as a mom and a trustee and some of you I have known long before I got into electoral politics,” Wynne explained. “You know how I function as Minister of Education. You knew my priorities then, those priorities have not changed.”
Wynne drew applause when she said she believed in the power of publicly funded education.
Kathleen Wynne will officially be sworn in as Premier of Ontario on February 11.
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Teachers are working. We are teaching. We had offered to work without a raise for the next two years. Will any of you be getting a raise or bonus over the next two years? What has changed is that we teachers have decided to stop volunteering. Is “Horoussel” forced to volunteer at his job? I don’t think so. Last time I checked, In Canada you don’t need to volunteer unless you want to. Has that changed?
teacher has so much education that it blinds them from having any reasoning whatsoever.
Wynne said “she believed in the power of publicly funded education.” Really? Wow, isn’t that quite the sound byte. You know what Kathleen, so do most of us. The difference is that most of us want accountability for the monies spent. Any kind of peace agreement with the teachers that costs even one penny more is a failure. Remember, the government cannot give to anybody anything that the government does not first take from somebody else.
horoussel, has so little education, he cannot write two sentence without the need to swear. I think I know why you hate teachers so much.
ease tension with teachers why? if they don’t want to teach fire them,why do you have to kiss #$#@.Anyway Wynne will not be there long,just a matter of a few months.
Ms Wynne, will pander to the unions and teachers because she will soon be in an election. What all parties (and parents) need to focus on is a very costly education system that is not preparing our children for the world we are now living and working in. Our overall unemployment rate may be in the single digits but unemployment amongst youth is over 25%. Our Canadian system serves the unions and teachers while producing generations of people in massive debt who can’t find jobs (in anything)! It is a national scandal that affects all of us and the future of this country. How much longer are we going to ignore the big picture. If you have a child (or even know one) you need to demand changes. Watch the CBC; Doc Zone; Generation Jobless!