Ontario Education Minister Paul Calandra says a newly passed bill granting him more powers to take control of school boards is a start, but not the end, of changes to education governance.
The bill that passed third and final reading today allows the minister to more easily put school boards under supervision, and Calandra suggested he wants to move quickly.
Calandra says the law allows him to put boards back on track when they "fall off the rails," and cites the example of the Near North District School Board.