Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Outgoing Councillor Mike Del Grande wins a spot on the Toronto Catholic District School Board

TORONTO - Departing city councillor Mike Del Grande is returning the Toronto Catholic District School Board -- a school board he says has slipped in its faith-based teachings.

Ward 7 Scarborough-North York, which had been held by his son, John, who decided not to run again, was captured by Del Grande on Monday night, defeating three other candidates with an overwhelming 64% of the vote.

Del Grande, who left the TCDSB in 2003 to sit on city council, recently said little has changed at the TCDSB -- some trustees don’t “demonstrate their adherence to Catholic teaching,” he said.

A big issue for Del Grande will be possible changes to Ontario’s sex education curriculum -- changes that could possibly see Grade 3 students learning about homosexuality and Grade 7 students learning about oral sex.  (more...)


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