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If woke is dead, why is Ford still promoting it?

Ontario's year-end education message features race-conscious imagery at odds with the government's anti-woke rhetoric.

Melanie Bennet
Jun 28, 2026
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Doug Ford released a year-end video congratulating Ontario public school students and educators. Except the video only featured Muslim and racialized students while appearing to promote race-based identity politics in the classroom.

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Congratulations to all the students, teachers and education workers across Ontario as you celebrate the end of another successful school year. Wishing everyone a safe, fun and well-deserved summer break.
12:33 PM · Jun 26, 2026 · 14.8K Views

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Ontario Education Minister Paul Calandra can be seen in the background smiling twinkly music plays, seemingly unfazed that, according to the latest census, roughly two-thirds of Ontario’s population identifies as White and the largest religious affiliation remains Christian.

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