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Ontario

Doug Ford

In office

Premier

Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario

2,099 days in office

Ontario's 42nd Parliament
07 Jun 2018 - 03 May 2022

Ontario's 43rd Parliament
24 Jun 2022 - Present

The 2022 Ontario general election was held on June 2, 2022 to elect the 124 members of the 43rd Parliament of Ontario. The Progressive Conservative (PC) Party of Ontario, led by Doug Ford, won a majority government with 83 of the 124 seats in the legislature. The incumbent party, they increased their seat share from 76 in the 2018 election. They campaigned on a slogan to “get it done,” pledging to build highways and transit infrastructure and open up the “Ring of Fire,” a mineral-rich area in northern Ontario. Instead of an election platform, the Ontario PC Party presented its promises on its website in the form of press releases throughout the campaign.

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Secrétariat du Québec aux relations canadiennes

Centre for the Study of Democratic Citizenship

Promise History

Education and Research

Ontario's 43rd Parliament

1.04.01 - “Scrap discovery math and inquiry-based learning in our classrooms and restore proven methods of teaching”

For The People: A Plan for Ontario

Published: Jun 2018

Justification

The new math curriculum was implemented in September 2020; however, since this curriciulum only pertains to math and does not eliminate all inquiry-based learning in Ontario classrooms, the promise is considered partially kept.

“The [new math] curriculum, part of a $200-million ‘back to basics’ math strategy, incorporates learning to code, expanded learning on financial literacy, and a return to memorizing multiplication tables. […] The government said students will also now only get one overall mark for math instead of separate marks for each strand.”

Ontario teachers worry about implementing new math curriculum during pandemic

Published: Aug 2020

Justification

In June 2020, the Ontario government unveiled a new math curriculum for Grades 1 to 8. The proposed curriculum includes new subjects, like financial literacy and coding, and places renewed emphasis on “fundamental” math concepts and/or skills, such as memorization, which did not figure prominently in the 2005 curriculum that was in place under the previous provincial government.

“In the 2005 curriculum, students are not required to memorize key number facts. In the 2020 curriculum, there will be more focus on fundamental math concepts, such as learning multiplication facts of 0 × 0 to 12 × 12, to enhance problem solving and mental math.”

New math curriculum for Grades 1-8

Published: Jul 2020

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For The People: A Plan for Ontario

Published: Jun 2018

Reference Documents

“This document replaces The Ontario Curriculum, Grades 1–8: Mathematics, 1997. Beginning in September 2005, all mathematics programs for Grades 1 to 8 will be based on the expectations outlined in this document.”