Why the government of Canada will not appoint a temporary minister of education

A temporary minister of education would not be able to earn sufficient credibility and muster the resources necessary to produce a short-term impact.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is pictured with Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland and Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc at a press conference on Aug. 18. The introduction of a federal department of education would be a delicate matter for any government at any time, and assuring the provinces—and especially Quebec—that the government of Canada would play an entirely facilitative role would be essential, writes Charles Ungerleider. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY CHARLES UNGERLEIDER

September 21, 2020

Adhering to the dictum “never let a good crisis go to waste,” Irvin Studin has proposed in The Globe and Mail that Canada needs a temporary minister of education to address w...

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