The Ontario NDP has done some research, and say that despite Doug Ford\u2019s claims, the Conservatives have been spending less and less on education infrastructure.<\/p>\n
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\u201cIt\u2019s insulting for Doug Ford and his education minister to claim they\u2019re doing anything to fix our crumbling classrooms and jam-packed schools when they\u2019re actually cutting the budget, year after year,\u201d said Marit Stiles, Ontario NDP Education critic. \u201cStudents and parents and educators are pleading for a plan to get kids back to class safely in the fall, five days a week, and what they\u2019re getting instead is a government that congratulates itself with a photo op and a totally disingenuous announcement.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cParents want to know what this government is doing to get all our kids safely into smaller classrooms in September,\u201d said Stiles. \u201cWhat they got today translates to no immediate help, and far less long-term investment than all kids need and deserve.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sources:<\/strong><\/p>\n 1 2018 Ontario Budget<\/a><\/p>\n 2 Public Accounts of Ontario, 2018-19<\/a><\/p>\n 3 2019 Ontario Budget<\/a><\/p>\n