TORONTO – The controversy over schools in Ontario is not going away. Twenty-four hours after the provincial government’s decision to continue remote teaching until the end of this school year, it has infused the political climate, provoking accusations and poisons during the last parliamentary session in Queen’s Park before the summer break. But not only that. →
Artícle by Francesco Veronesi – Translation and Video: Lisa Picerno
Todo como se esperaba. Las escuelas de Ontario permanecerán cerradas hasta el final de este año escolar y los estudiantes tendrán que continuar el aprendizaje remoto. →
TORONTO – Ontario schools will remain closed until the end of this school year, and students will have to continue with distance learning. →
article by Mariella Policheni, translation and video by Luis Aparicio
Doug Ford parece inflexível. As escolas vão permanecer fechadas até ao outono. Isso é o que fontes revelaram à CTV News Toronto: membros do comité de planeamento e prioridades do governo reuniram na segunda-feira e decidiram não permitir a reabertura das escolas nas últimas semanas do ano letivo, mesmo numa base regional. →
Doug Ford seems to be adamant. Schools will remain closed until autumn. Sources told CTV News Toronto that members of the government’s planning and priorities committee met on Monday and decided not to allow schools to reopen for the final weeks of the school year, even on a regional basis. The measure was finalized today. →
TORONTO – A maioria silenciosa parece que não vai continuar calada.
No dia 21 de Maio de 2021 o Supremo Tribunal do Canadá (SCC) proferiu, por decisão unânime, que os direitos constitucionais das organizações religiosas, estão livres da interferência do Estado em questões de doutrina e dogma. →

TORONTO – The silent majority would seem to no longer wish to stay silent. On May 21, 2021, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) rendered a unanimous decision reaffirming the Constitutional rights of voluntary religious organizations to be free from the interference of the state on matters of doctrine and dogma. →
O Supremo Tribunal do Canadá parece ter definido as regras básicas para qualquer discussão sobre a legitimidade das escolas católicas no seio dos “sistemas de educação pública” do Ontário. →
article by Joe Volpe
TORONTO – The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) would seem to have laid down the ground rules for any discussion on the legitimacy of Catholic schools in Ontario’s “public education systems”. A unanimous decision, rendered May 21, 2021, essentially reaffirms that secular courts have no business in the affairs of religious organizations.
article by Mariella Policheni, translation and video by Luis Aparicio
As escolas podem reabrir em segurança a nível regional, não havendo risco de anular o progresso feito pela província na redução da propagação do vírus durante a terceira vaga. Isso é o que diz a Mesa Consultiva Científica da COVID-19 do Ontário. →
Schools can reopen safely on a regional basis, there is no risk of nullifying the progress made by the province in reducing the spread of the virus during the third wave. This is what the COVID-19 Science Advisory Table of Ontario says. →
The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) would seem to have laid down the ground rules for any discussion on the legitimacy of Catholic schools in Ontario’s “public education systems”. In a unanimous decision, rendered May 21, 2021, it essentially said secular courts have no business in the affairs of religious organizations. →
You may have noticed that schools are closed. Children (that is the legal definition for people under the age of 18) are “studying remotely”, if at all. Distance learning is all the rage. Contagion, vaccination, “herd immunity” have displaced math, science, technical know-how, development of social skills, and critical thinking. →
Teachers’ Unions yet again fall short of the mark. They refuse to co-operate with the Province on establishing a back-to-school, in-person, learning environment. →
