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David Mastin
Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario (ETFO)
President of the Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario (ETFO). Called Bill 101 "an unprecedented rollback of local democracy," stating that "families deserve trustees who are democratically elected to make decisions, not CEOs with business credentials installed to manage public education like a corporate enterprise." ETFO has characterized the bill as part of a broader agenda to privatize Ontario's public education system.
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The Ford government has tabled Bill 101 — the Putting Student Achievement First Act — replacing elected directors of education with CEOs requiring business credentials, gutting trustees' budget and bargaining powers, and mandating government-approved lesson plans in every classroom, while education unions warn it is a roadmap to corporate control of Ontario's public schools.
As ETFO president, Mastin led the union's public rejection of Bill 101 on April 13, 2026, describing it as "an unprecedented rollback of local democracy" and warning that the mandatory government-approved resources mandate and CEO governance structure represent a roadmap toward privatizing Ontario's public education system.