Ford could fix school repair backlog today: FAO data

December 18, 2024

QUEEN'S PARK — Ontario Greens released the following statement in response to a new FAO report showing that 37.4 percent of Ontario’s schools are below a state of good repair, and the cost to bring all school buildings into a state of good repair is $6.5 billion.

“Today’s FAO report tells you all you need to know about the Ford government’s priorities,” said Ontario Greens Deputy Leader and candidate for Parry Sound–Muskoka Matt Richter.

“It would cost them less money to repair every single school in the province than to build Highway 413, and yet look where our tax dollars are going – building highways in the GTA that won’t solve gridlock and ripping out bike lanes in downtown Toronto.”

“This government has left Ontarians to fend for themselves,” said Ontario Greens Deputy Leader and MPP for Kitchener Centre Aislinn Clancy.

“Greens will continue to stand up for better education funding that addresses the school repair backlog to ensure our kids are learning in safe, stable environments.”

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