Opinion

I Just Got The Dreaded There’s-COVID-In-Your-Child’s-School Email

I Just Got The Dreaded There’s-COVID-In-Your-Child’s-School Email

“Dear parents, I’m writing to inform you that a student at our school has a confirmed case of COVID-19.” I’m...

Ariel Brewster, Today's Parent

My Disastrous, Day-Long Ordeal To Try To Get A COVID Test In Ontario

My Disastrous, Day-Long Ordeal To Try To Get A COVID Test In Ontario

Shannon Proudfoot: Line-ups start at the crack of dawn. Wait times stretch for days. As schools reopen and demand soars, prepare for a new kind of lockdown purgatory.

Shannon Proudfoot, Maclean's

COVID Cases Are Up. Why Won’t Ontario’s Government Mandate Smaller Classes?

COVID Cases Are Up. Why Won’t Ontario’s Government Mandate Smaller Classes?

In a year that every extra person in a room means extra risk, the Conservative government is ignoring our kids' overflowing classrooms.

Denise Balkissoon

School Is Starting In Ontario And We Still Don't Have A Safe Reopening Plan

School Is Starting In Ontario And We Still Don't Have A Safe Reopening Plan

The provincial government promised to do "whatever it takes" to safely reopen schools, and then promptly plugged their ears, humming away like rebellious toddlers.

Erin Pepler, Today's Parent

Parents Of Ontario, Maybe It's Time To Call A Strike

Parents Of Ontario, Maybe It's Time To Call A Strike

Sarmishta Subramanian: In just a few weeks our kids will pile into overcrowded, poorly ventilated classrooms. Our voices aren’t being heard. So maybe it’s time to walk off the job (if we have jobs).

Sarmishta Subramanian, Maclean's