Green Party’s Aislinn Clancy endorsed as education-friendly
The most education-friendly candidate has been chosen for Kitchener Centre. The Green Party’s Aislinn Clancy has recieved some interesting endorsements ahead of the provincial election next week.
A local representative for the Elementary Teacher’s Federation of Ontario (ETFO WR) endorsed Clancy over the weekend and so did a representative for the local Ontario Secondary School Teacher’s Federation, District 24. (OSSTF/FEESO)
Karen Littlewood, president of OSSTF/FEESO said the Green Party put forward a platform that “prioritizes students, investments in education and protection of essential public services.”
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Littlewood added that the endorsement given shows their “confidence in [her] leadership, dedication, and commitment to the values and priorities that matter to our members and education.”
The Ontario Greens have a plan to increase per student funding, by $1,5000 that they say makes up for about $3.1 billion in cuts. They plan to reduce class sizes and fix some repair backlog issues.
Clancy herself was formerly a school social worker.
“I’m humbled and honoured to be endorsed by education workers across the riding” said Clancy, in a media release. “Our school staff and kids need a government that sees education funding as an investment rather than an expense. Every day at work I will show the Kitchener Centre school communities that I have their back.”
Ontario heads to the polls Feb. 27.
