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November 08, 2011
Teacher voice in political activism
By Francine Filion
Within a five-week period this fall, voters in the
Northwest Territories
(Oct. 3),
Prince Edward Island
(Oct. 3),
Manitoba
(Oct. 4),
Ontario
(Oct. 6),
Newfoundland and Labrador
(Oct. 11),
Yukon
(Oct. 11) and
Saskatchewan
(Nov. 7) went to the polls. Since education is a provincial and territorial responsibility, it comes as no surprise that teacher organizations flexed their political muscle
to…