Skip to main content
Digital Archive Toronto Public Library Homepage
Dr. Robert Jackson, above, head of Ontario's royal commission on declining school enrolments, had the courage to tell it like it is about our immigrat(...)
Dr. Robert Jackson, above, head of Ontario's royal commission on declining school enrolments, had the courage to tell it like it is about our immigrat(...)

Dr. Robert Jackson, above, head of Ontario's royal commission on declining school enrolments, had the courage to tell it like it is about our immigrat(...)

Date5/17/1978
Names
(photographer)
Format
Notes
Original Toronto Star caption: Dr. Robert Jackson, above, head of Ontario's royal commission on declining school enrolments, had the courage to tell it like it is about our immigration policy, one reader argues in the letter at left.
Subject
Medium
Language
ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0057128F
Robert on royal commission on declining enrolments in Ontario schools, by Robert Jackson, above, comes under fire from one reader, who says education industry thinks it exists to serve itself
Robert on royal commission on declining enrolments in Ontario schools, by Robert Jackson, above, comes under fire from one reader, who says education industry thinks it exists to serve itself
1/11/1978
Mike Cote: 22, 2663 Lakeshore Blvd. W. Single. He is an assistant greens keeper at a golf course and ran unsuccessfully for trustee in Ward 1 in 1978 and 1980. He believes the school board should view declining enrolment as a chance to increase the teacher/student ratio. He is opposed to the section of Bill 127 that would reduce the decision-making power of local trustees.
Mike Cote: 22, 2663 Lakeshore Blvd. W. Single. He is an assistant greens keeper at a golf course and ran unsuccessfully for trustee in Ward 1 in 1978 and 1980. He believes the school board should view declining enrolment as a chance to increase the teacher/student ratio. He is opposed to the section of Bill 127 that would reduce the decision-making power of local trustees.
10/20/1982
Empty classrooms are already the reality in Ontario's clementary schools, where enrolment is down by one thrid, to 1 million. Next year, secondary sch(...)
Empty classrooms are already the reality in Ontario's clementary schools, where enrolment is down by one thrid, to 1 million. Next year, secondary sch(...)
1/12/1978
Happy ending: Robert Jackson, Ontario's young entrepreneur of the year, went from being a junkie to running a innovative company that had sales of $560,000 last year
Happy ending: Robert Jackson, Ontario's young entrepreneur of the year, went from being a junkie to running a innovative company that had sales of $560,000 last year
10/17/1990
New ombudsman: Dr. Daniel Hill, former chairman of the Ontario Human Rights Commission, signs his oath of office as Ontario's new ombudsman yesterday (...)
New ombudsman: Dr. Daniel Hill, former chairman of the Ontario Human Rights Commission, signs his oath of office as Ontario's new ombudsman yesterday (...)
3/21/1984
Nelles' fiance, Bearded Jim Pines listens in the public gallery as his fiancee, Nurse Susan Nelles, tells a royal commission about the circumstances surrounding three babies' deaths
Nelles' fiance, Bearded Jim Pines listens in the public gallery as his fiancee, Nurse Susan Nelles, tells a royal commission about the circumstances surrounding three babies' deaths
4/3/1984
Denis Bouchard, above, looks like a movie star with nostalgic tastes. At his salon on Carlton St. he wears army fatigues, a Viyella shirt and black leather nose-pickers from Courage My Love.
Denis Bouchard, above, looks like a movie star with nostalgic tastes. At his salon on Carlton St. he wears army fatigues, a Viyella shirt and black leather nose-pickers from Courage My Love.
3/18/1982
Judy LaMarsh, chairman of the Ontario royal commission on violence, listens intently yesterday as a New York psychologist. Dr. Robert Liebert, speaks at a hearing in the Royal Ontario Museum. He said the amount of violence a child watches on television indicates how aggressive he'll become.
Judy LaMarsh, chairman of the Ontario royal commission on violence, listens intently yesterday as a New York psychologist. Dr. Robert Liebert, speaks at a hearing in the Royal Ontario Museum. He said the amount of violence a child watches on television indicates how aggressive he'll become.
2/11/1976
Changing the guard: Peter Dey, left, takes over from Henry Knowles, above, as head of the Ontario Securities Commission in January
Changing the guard: Peter Dey, left, takes over from Henry Knowles, above, as head of the Ontario Securities Commission in January
10/27/1982
Setlhabi Taunyane, one of eight members of a black South African theatre group who have applied for asylum in Canada, completed yesterday his immigrat(...)
Setlhabi Taunyane, one of eight members of a black South African theatre group who have applied for asylum in Canada, completed yesterday his immigrat(...)
2/17/1978
Podrebarac: Head of Ontario's Pay Equity Commission will speak at luncheon meeting.
Podrebarac: Head of Ontario's Pay Equity Commission will speak at luncheon meeting.
10/30/1987
Borden Purcell, Canon heads Ontario's Human Right Commission
Borden Purcell, Canon heads Ontario's Human Right Commission
2/2/1982