Public Funding of Religious Schools

Years back our government decided it was "politically correct" to fully fund Catholic schools in the same way it funds public schools. I thought then and know now that this was just opening a can of worms.

All religious schools are now rightly demanding they be funded in the same way. What this will do is draw money from public schools which will suffer more shortages than they now have.

The public school system supports school buildings where they are needed depending on the number of students in the area. It's obvious there is a severe lack of funds when you see how many portable classrooms are on school property. Our children are expected to learn their lessons in portables that can't be kept properly climate controlled. Rather than travelling indoors from class to class the children don coats and boots and trudge from portable to building. Something is wrong here in the country of high taxation.

Public schools are provided for all children. If their parents wish them to receive a different kind of education then their parents should pay the bill. It's as simple as that.

Religious classes can be taken after school hours and in church. I just don't think that strictly religious parents want their children associating with children of other religions in a public school. They're afraid their children will see another way to follow but T.V. and movies have already shown their children the many ways of the world.

Public schooling blends all nationalities and religions together so that they can better understand each other's ways. We're all tired of wars and dissention between countries so why are we afraid of allowing our children to befriend children from other cultures? Common sense tells us that we fear what we don't understand so why not gather together and learn from each other?

Common sense is not going to prevail here. Canadians will buckle under once again and offer public funding for every religion under the sun so that children can remain separate from their neighbors. The money pot will be stretched so thin that no-one will receive the education they deserve. But our gutless politicians can continue to brag about how "politically correct" they are.