Taxes In Canada

Taxes must already be paid for both Catholic and public schools, if the government were to begin funding all schools then taxes would increase. When Canadian citisens move into a home, they choose which school board they would like their taxes to go to. Each citisen is responsible for paying taxes that go towards funding for schools. As a result, if more schools were to be added to the funding, then taxes would go up. When John Tory suggested funding all schools, he announced it would cost $400 million a year. "He has promised the schools full funding, at an estimated cost of $400 million a year, provided they follow the provincial curriculum." (CBC news) This money could be funded and used for a better cause such as text books or new equipment for schools which could help build a better and more efficient education for youth. When the …show more content…
For this reason, it is only fair that the minority must pay for their own schooling instead of the plurality. Many Canadians are already struggling to pay taxes so raising them in order to have all schools funded may not even worth it in the end. Therefore, continuing the funding of Catholic schools and leaving things the same is the correct way to go so taxes will not increase.

The majority of Ontario is either secular or Catholic, thus not all areas of the province would benefit. It is vital that each provincial decision that is made will be favorable for the majority of the province since Canada is a democracy and part of being a democracy is "majority rules." According to Wikipedia, Brampton Ontario has a high South Asian population of 38%