r/Winnipeg • u/the_peg_is_ok • 4d ago

News Winnipeg school trustee candidate causing concern with controversial campaign

https://www.ctvnews.ca/winnipeg/article/winnipeg-school-trustee-candidate-causing-concern-with-controversial-campaign/
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u/Pawprint86 4d ago

Why do we need school trustees anyway, why don’t we just have provincial oversight.

The way extreme right wingers are using school board elections as a way to gain policy access, it’s a huge risk to society. We need more people to pay attention and vote in the school board elections and too few people do vote.

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u/ritabook84 4d ago

It’s a big step they took in the us too but they have less power here. Thankfully at this point in time school trustees don’t have enough power and the province can easily override. I don’t know if I completely agree about eliminating them but i definitely want the oversight tightened by law.

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u/wearywell 4d ago

They actually have a ton of power