Spending on education in Ontario continues to rise.
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Ontario is one of only three provinces that deliver religious education in the public school system.
A recent analysis found that Catholic school boards in Ontario are increasingly enrolling non-Catholic students.
Critically, the PC platform does nothing to expand choice for parents.
Ontario spent 23.4 per cent more per student in 2014/15 than it did a decade ago.
Ontario spent $26.6 billion on public schools in 2014/15.
Provinces are experiencing a shift away from the traditional public school.
One in eight students in British Columbia attends an independent school compared to one in 20 in Ontario.
Almost half of Ontario’s non-government schools have fewer than 50 students.
With more prudent education spending, Ontario could have reduced its provincial deficit by two-thirds.