Laura Mae Lindo MPP, Kitchener Centre

Government of Ontario

NDP slams Ford for suggesting kids spend afternoon at work instead of in school

Published on March 9, 2020

NDP slams Ford for suggesting kids spend afternoon at work instead of in school

 

QUEEN’S PARK — NDP Official Opposition Leader Andrea Horwath released the following statement in response to remarks Doug Ford made this morning suggesting that taking classes online is good, because it helps high school students get jobs in the afternoon:

 

“School-aged kids should be in school during school hours, not being forced by Doug Ford to take classes online, without help from caring adults, so they can spend their afternoons working.”