Barbara Kay: Schools Must Scrap Anti-Racism Objectives That Risk Encouraging Anti-Semitism

Published on June 25, 2024

Commentary Earlier this month, the Fraser Institute published the results of a commissioned poll, conducted by Leger, that sought to know how Ontario parents of children in schools—both public and private—in grades K–12 felt about the teaching of controversial issues. Their 1,000 survey participants, both heritage and new Canadians, projected a strong and uniform set of values. Nine in ten of the participants believe teachers and the provincial curriculum should “focus on providing students with facts, and a learning environment within which students can openly explore facts.” On controversial issues, 77 percent of parents “strongly agree or somewhat agree” that teachers should either present both sides of controversial issues or none. The poll’s conclusion was that parents overwhelmingly “value balance over bias in classrooms.”...

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