Ontario Education Minister Orders Graduation Organizers to Focus on Students, Not Politics

Ontario Education Minister Orders Graduation Organizers to Focus on Students, Not Politics
Paul Calandra, minister of education visits students at a junior public school in Toronto on March 11, 2026. The Canadian Press/Nathan Denette
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Ontario’s education minister is instructing school boards to prioritize student achievement rather than emphasizing political ideologies in their upcoming graduation ceremonies.

Education Minister Paul Calandra sent a letter to educators and school board staff on March 20 to address what he called “two serious and pressing matters” as educators gear up for student graduations this spring.