The appeal by the Government of Ontario of Judge Eugenia Papageorgiou’s refusal last summer to throw out GAJE’s application for fairness in educational funding, was heard earlier this week by a panel of three judges. The court reserved its decision.
Of course, this is frustrating for GAJE, as it is for all Ontarians interested in achieving a just policy of educational funding in this province. And so we wait, trusting in the wisdom of the court.
It does however, warrant repeating: if the judges find in the province’s favor, GAJE will appeal. If the judges dismiss the province’s appeal, the case moves forward, finally, to the beginning.
The court will deliberate upon the merits of GAJE’s claim that the Adler case of 1996 ought to be re-assessed today. GAJE alleges that in light of changing circumstances since then, and of changes in the application of the law since then, the decision in the Adler case is no longer appropriate in 2024.
GAJE states that in the year 2024, it should be unacceptable in Ontario that only Catholic education is fully funded by the government to the exclusion of all other religious groups. Such discrimination should not form part of the educational infrastructure of Ontario society.
It should also be remembered that the Ontario Federation of Independent Schools has been granted permission to intervene in the case when it actually begins.
GAJE will publish the results of the appeal as soon as it is known to us.
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If you wish to contribute to GAJE’s lawsuit for fairness in educational funding in Ontario, please click here.
For further information, please contact Israel Mida at: imida1818@gmail.com
Charitable receipts for donations for income tax purposes will be issued by Mizrachi Canada. Your donations will be used for the sole purpose of underwriting the costs of the lawsuit.
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Shabbat shalom.
Am Yisrael Chai.
Grassroots for Affordable Jewish Education (GAJE)
June 14, 2024
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