Environment

The fall has been a very busy time at ETFO, supporting members confronting historically large class sizes and pushing back against a provincial government that has been dead set on taking over school boards instead of addressing the real issues in public schools that have resulted from years of underfunding.

This year, ETFO’s winter issue of Voice is is our environment issue, exploring resources and classroom practices to teach the next generation of activists to take care of the Earth and live more sustainably.

A decision was made by delegates to reduce the Voice budget for the 2025-26 school year, as they urged ETFO to move to a digital publication.

The election of Doug Ford’s Conservatives to a third-term majority government has many in labour, community, climate and social justice groups deeply concerned.