A test of wills: Ontario school boards announce huge layoffs
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Ontario Education Minister John Snobelen called for school boards to reduce their budgets by $400 million by Dec 1996. This caused four school boards to layoff 2,100 teachers. The Ontario Public Service Employees Union has staged strikes and demonstrations against the cuts and layoffs.
Publication Name: Maclean's
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0024-9262
Year: 1996
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Universities under siege
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Educational resources have become more scarce as the Canadian government continues to trim the budget. Women, gays, minorities, liberal arts proponents and others are vying with academics for course approval. Political correctness and other topics are also discussed.
Publication Name: Maclean's
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0024-9262
Year: 1995
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Small-screen monsters
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Violence has become quite common in many made-for-television movies. TV movies that feature violence and murder often score high rating points.
Publication Name: Maclean's
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0024-9262
Year: 1992
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