Tag: public procurement scandal
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610 CKTB | Private Equity in the Pencil Case: How Queen’s Park Exported Ontario’s Classroom Dollars
Jon Liedtke critiques Ontario’s $750 teacher supply allowance managed through Staples, arguing the program slashes purchasing power, redirects $300 from existing board budgets, and funnels $66 million to a US private equity firm while burdening teachers with extra administrative price-matching before school starts.