LONDON (January 26 & March 8, 1996) - Fp members Robert Vaughan and Craig Stevens each took a turn to join forces with Scarborough West MPP Jim Brown in defending the Harris government's cuts in education grants to municipalities. Brown is a member of the government's Caucus Advisory Committee On Education. Appearing on BBS TV's Inquiry program, they debated trustees, teachers, and union representatives who decried the 3% cuts as being destructive to the education system.
On the first debate in January, Vaughan (who is also trustee on London's Board of Education) and Brown squared off with Heather Wice, chairperson of the London Board of Education's Budget Committee, and with Randall Lobb, a Goderich high-school teacher. On the second debate, Stevens (who is also vice-chair of the London-Middlesex Taxpayers' Coalition) and Brown entered into a lively debate with Bill Brock, Chairperson of the London Board of Education, and with Rod Heikkila, president of the Elgin branch of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation (OSSTF).
Video copies of both debates are available to those interested. Please contact Freedom Party for details.
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