Gerard Kennedy
Gerard Kennedy
Gerard Michael Kennedyis a Canadian politician in Ontario, Canada. He served as Ontario's Minister of Education from 2003 to 2006, when he resigned to make an unsuccessful bid for the leadership of the Liberal Party of Canada. Kennedy previously ran for the leadership of the Ontario Liberal Party, losing to former premier Dalton McGuinty on the final ballot. He lost the 2012 Ontario Liberal leadership race...
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While I did not seek it, I now see the need for that kind of enabling leadership in the renewal of the Liberal Party of Canada.
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The public should know the board has met a high standard in their (hiring) process, ... We appreciate their cooperation with us and their efforts to ensure the best professional educational leadership possible for their students, staff and community.
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Every serious incident obviously tells us that we need to be doing better,
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We can tell you at the beginning of our public review that uniformity certainly does not exist.
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While individuals and companies take risks and make businesses grow and thrive, government must be a catalyst to starting and growing businesses, not a hindrance.
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There has been a perception that the Safe Schools Act provisions (have) uniform application across the province,
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Students need to be freed of the fear of bullying to create the best possible environment for student learning and achievement. The hotline and the new programs are giving students a place to turn for help,
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It's clear there is flexibility, and what that flexibility means is something the review will help us to get at,
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It really is quite soon that I'll make a decision - within a matter of days.
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I think the independent report makes it very clear and in very plain language, and it gives the board a fresh opportunity to attend to its affairs on behalf of its students.
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There's a tremendous amount of effort being focused on that end and we will be making it even more effective because we can't rest as long as incidents like that are taking place in any of our schools.
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This is a serious problem that should not be left unchecked,
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It is a serious issue. In our rural and northern areas, having students stay in school is a far bigger challenge, in general, than in our urban areas.
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It is obviously only a limited window for which the (provincial) government and education matters aren't going to be interfered with.