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Resolution on Fair Funding for Schools in Ontario

WHEREAS the Government of Ontario is constitutionally mandated to provide
for the education of every child in Ontario; and

WHEREAS the Government of Ontario currently funds the Roman Catholic
Separate School system in keeping with the historic Confederation Agreement
of 1867 in that province; and

WHEREAS independent denominational schools completely comply with Ontario
Secondary School Diploma requirements; and

WHEREAS no comparable governmental funding is provided to Jewish, Islamic,
Sikh or Protestant private schools; and

Resolution in Support of Increasing the Jewish Population and Strengthening Jewish Families

Whereas God’s promise to multiply the Nation of Israel “as the dust of the earth” and “the stars in the sky” has yet to be fulfilled, as the past several decades has seen the Jewish population decline;

Whereas the Jewish People, relative to its size, lost more population than any other group during World War II;

Whereas assimilation and the blurring of Jewish identity continue to weaken the fabric of the Jewish People; and

Whereas in some countries Jewish population growth has come to a standstill or has even dipped below zero population growth.