Ontario Education Minister Jill Dunlop speaks during a press conference at Queen's Park in Toronto on Feb. 26, 2024.Photo by Arlyn McAdorey/The Canadian Press

Ontario probes school board’s $45k Italy trip for $100k of art

Trustees of the Brant Haldimand Norfolk Catholic District School Board have promised to pay back expenses, but minister said more answers are needed

by · National Post

TORONTO — Ontario’s education minister has asked officials to conduct a governance review of a Brantford-area Catholic school board after trustees spent $45,000 on a trip to Italy to buy $100,000 worth of art.

Trustees of the Brant Haldimand Norfolk Catholic District School Board promised to pay back the trip expenses, not long after they were reported by the Brantford Expositor, but Education Minister Jill Dunlop said more answers are necessary.

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