Funding For Parochial Schools To Be An Issue In Ontario This Fall

In the Canadian province of Ontario, Parents for Educational Choice is working to make funding for non-Catholic religious schools an issue in this fall's political campaign. Currently public and Catholic schools are funded based on their enrollments. PEC supports equal governmental funding for all independent schools that meet government enrollment and educational standards. Saturday's Brockville Recorder & Times published an article outlining a recent meeting between a PEC representative and parents of New Dublin's Heritage Community Christian School. The article points out that between 2001 and 2003, Ontario had a $3500 tax credit for parents who sent their children to any independent religious or private school.