I could write today about Russia's latest petty move in that country's despicable campaign against LGBT people by removing a memorial to Apple founder Steve Jobs in St Petersburg after the man who succeeded him at the helm of the
company, Tim Cook, came out as gay. But those bigots aren't worth my energy today.
I could also write about something closer to home in BC where, according to this report, many ignorant Chinese suburbanites are worried progressive school board forces are planning to inject their children with some kind of serum to turn them gay.
But those idiots aren't worth my energy either. There seems to be no end to the stupidity of our species.
But one slight bit of hope has emerged from reading this article about former Ontario finance minister Greg Sorbara's (pictured) declaration that Ontario should finally scrap its antiquated, separate school system, in which one religion - Roman Catholics - receive special status by getting public schools funded by taxpayers, while all other religions do not. Sorbara makes the comments in his new memoir.
In a modern, secular, pluralistic society like Ontario, it's long past the time we do the right thing on this issue. Of course, Premier Kathleen Wynne, who's openly lesbian and couldn't work as a teacher in the separate school system in Ontario if she wanted to, has said she has no plans to pursue the dismantling of public funding for Catholic schools. I hope she changes her mind. She has a majority now so she could begin a process to examine the issue and allow the voters to speak on the subject.
The people of Ontario have never had the chance to weigh in on our public education system. It's now time for a plebiscite that would allow them to do that. It's long past time Ontarians get a say into how their public education system money is handed out.
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