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While the public isn’t united in picking a side on who to blame for the current labour unrest in Ontario’s school system — backing neither the province nor the unions —they are united in calling for an end to separate school boards.

A DART & Maru/Blue Voice Canada Poll conducted for the Toronto Sun finds that 71% support the idea of merging the Catholic and public school systems.

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“A strong majority of Ontario citizens have an appetite to merge both the Ontario public and Catholic school boards to create efficiencies and save money that can be put back into the classroom,” said John Wright, partner at DART.

Wright said that his poll didn’t find significant difference among demographic groups.

“The support is found across the board with the highest from those who are oldest and those with the highest income,” he said.

Support was lowest among Ontarians aged 18-34 and those earning $50,000 or less annually.