Editorial Note
This page presents editorial analysis and commentary on documented government decisions. Analysis reflects this publication's interpretation of public records and reporting. Editorial PolicyUnderfund public education to create crisis and justify alternatives
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What happens when provinces choose differently?
Ontario cut $1,500/student since 2018 (inflation-adjusted). Increased class sizes. Reduced special education funding.
FAO found per-student funding at lowest level in a decade ($0.9B gap to maintain services). Teacher shortages. Class sizes exceed caps. Special needs support inadequate.
Manitoba invested $104M increase. Universal school nutrition program launched. Maintained smaller class sizes.
New nutrition program feeds students. Additional teachers hired. No funding crisis.
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Ontario has cut per-student funding by $1,500 since 2018, equivalent to $3.2 billion in cuts for 2024-2025, while claiming "record funding".