And They Throw Erasers Too, Just Like in Public Schools…
In the second of a two-part investigation into the coverage of religion during Ontario's recent election campaign, the Review examines how reporters dealt with a suddenly hot topic, the funding of faith-based schools. Turns out they learned a lot by just hanging out and observing the action at Christian, Jewish and Muslim schools
When Daniel Girard stepped into the Leo Baeck Day School at Bathurst and Eglinton in Toronto, he wasn’t sure what to expect. Uniforms, probably. Reverence, maybe. He did notice yarmulkes adorned with the Maple Leafs logo andSimpsons characters, and shorts and T-shirts worn to Friday afternoon services in the Holy Blossom Temple next to the […]
And then Adam John Bit into the Apple…
In the first of a two-part investigation, the Review examines how the debate over financing faith-based schools played out in Ontario's election coverage. This week, a look at the day Progressive Conservative Leader John Tory was asked whether he would allow creationism to be taught in publicly funded schools
The first item on Ontario Progressive Conservative Leader John Tory’s election campaign agenda for Wednesday, September 5 is to tour the Kamin Education Centre, a private Jewish school in Thornhill, Ontario. This morning, the aptly named Leader of the Opposition is here to discuss his plan to fund private religious schools and bring them into […]
