POBOD

The college of teachers is not an arm of gov’t on which teachers are allowed to participate, it is an arm of the teachers’ movement.

It is totally paid for by the teachers. NOBODY should even be on it unless they pay fees.

I took the time out to count the number of elected members on the OCT council who are educators that have close ties to the union and its executive. I counted 17 out of 23 elected members. Of course the Discipline Committee is top heavy with members having closed ties to the respective teachers’ unions in Ontario.

The OCT is not an arm of government?? 

The legislative acts - http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/html/statutes/english/elaws_statutes_96o12_e.htm

The history of the college - http://www.oct.ca/about-the-college/what-we-do/college-history

What the OCT does - http://www.oct.ca/about-the-college/what-we-do

Self-regulation - “Self regulation recognizes the maturity of a profession. It honours the special skills, knowledge and experience that a profession possesses.

Self-regulation means that the government has delegated its regulatory functions to those who have the specialized knowledge necessary to do the job. The granting of self-regulation acknowledges a profession’s members are capable of governing themselves.”
http://www.oct.ca/about-the-college/what-we-do/professional-self-regulation

It sure looks like the Ontario government is the top dog in - “Ontario is introducing legislation to protect students by making the disciplinary process for the province’s teachers more clear and transparent. ”  Last time I check, the only legal body that can enact laws are the duly elective governments of the day.

“Ontario is introducing legislation to protect students by making the disciplinary process for the province’s teachers more clear and transparent. “

Sure the teachers’ union will fight tooth and nail on this one. Especially on this one - “Avoiding potential conflicts of interest by preventing union or association representatives from sitting on the college’s council, where college policy is developed and approved”

In the National Post - http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/09/19/ontario-bill-would-automatically-revoke-licences-of-teachers-convicted-of-sexual-abuse-child-porn-charges/

Soon the regulation regime - the long arm of government will be paying a visit to the OCT. It won’t matter if the committees are loaded with members who are active in their unions. All the members will be presented with rule books designed and created by both the government and the OCT without the members input who are representatives of the union or sit on union committees.  It will limit the conflict of interests and private agendas in the OCT committees but the bonus will be, it will be a truer reflection of self-regulation. Isn’t self-regulation one of the goals of the teachers’ unions to act as a professional body?