Archives: OPSBA News Posts
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Legislative Update – September 7, 2021
On September 3, Government House Leader Paul Calandra issued a statement to the media about the decision to prorogue the legislature until October 4, 2021. Prorogation is the act of completely ending a session of Parliament, and has the effect of terminating all outstanding business before the House. All business on the Order Paper has…
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Legislative Update – September 13, 2021
As previously noted, the Legislative Assembly of Ontario will now remain adjourned until October 4, 2021. COVID-19 Update / Return to School Fall 2021 The COVID-19 cases in schools and child care centres webpage has been updated with a note stating that the page has been “archived” and is only “provided for archival and research…
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OPSBA in the Media – September 2021
What to know about our first National Day for Truth and ReconciliationThe London Free Press – Sep. 29, 2021Thursday marks Canada’s first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, a day to remember the more than 150,000 First Nations, Inuit and Métis children who were stripped from their families and forced into residential schools. It also…
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Legislative Update – August 30, 2021
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario remains adjourned for the summer with Members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs) returning on September 13, 2021. COVID-19 Update / Return to School Fall 2021 As the school year rapidly approaches, school boards are preparing revised health and safety protocols, with the implementation of the new provincial vaccination policy of foremost…
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Legislative Update – August 16, 2020
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario remains adjourned for the summer with Members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs) returning on September 13, 2021. COVID-19 Update / Return to School Fall 2021 Following recent information from the Ministry of Education about the fall return to school, the Ministry of Health (MOH) has released an updated COVID-19 Guidance: School…