Teacher education must rise above political correctness

No, not MORE money, more control, more bureaucracy for the education tyranny. Private education, free choice, voucher system and let parents DECIDE for themselves who they hire and what they teach their children. The public, state controlled education system must end. Just because children needs to be educated, does not mean the state needs to do it. It doesn't

Hold on a second. Is this true: "special consideration is being given to candidates who reflect “the ethno-cultural and social diversity of Ontario’s schools"? How is that legal? That seems in direct contradiction of the Ontario Human Rights Code. Specifically, Section 5(1) states, "Every person has a right to equal treatment with respect to employment without discrimination because of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, record of offences, marital status, family status or disability." Universities are provincially regulated and are subject to this law. They are not allowed to hire people based on such traits. Further, the Ontario Human Rights Commission describes discrimination this way: "Discrimination is not defined in the Code but usually includes the following elements: (-) not individually assessing the unique merits, capacities and circumstances of a person, (-) instead, making stereotypical assumptions based on a person’s presumed traits, (-) having the impact of excluding persons, denying benefits or imposing burdens." (http://www.ohrc.on.ca/en/iii-principles-and-concepts/2-what-discrimination) The Canadian Human Rights Act also has such provisions, specifically Sections 7 and 8: "7. It is a discriminatory practice, directly or indirectly, (a) to refuse to employ or continue to employ any individual, on a prohibited ground of discrimination." "8. It is a discriminatory practice (a) to use or circulate any form of application for employment, or (b) in connection with employment or prospective employment, to publish any advertisement or to make any written or oral inquiry that expresses or implies any limitation, specification or preference based on a prohibited ground of discrimination." The prohibited grounds of discrimination are given in Section 3(1): "For all purposes of this Act, the prohibited grounds of discrimination are race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, family status, genetic characteristics, disability and conviction for an offence for which a pardon has been granted or in respect of which a record suspension has been ordered." So I ask again, how is any of this legal?