A heated outburst Wednesday over proposed back-to-work legislation to prevent school closures ended in half of New Democratic Party MPPs being escorted out of the Ontario Legislature.
A total of 16 NDP members were removed for the day.
The Legislature was discussing the province’s plan to use the notwithstanding clause to block a Nov. 4 planned strike by education support workers. Both Premier Doug Ford and Education Minister Stephen Lecce have said the government intends to “keep kids in school.”
If support staff—which include librarians, janitors, ESL instructors, and other support staff—do go on strike, most schools will close in-person classes and move to remote learning….