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Ontario’s provincial government is shaking up the province’s schools with a whirlwind of changes.

Larger classes. Back to basics math. Mandatory online courses in high school. More emphasis on STEM and skilled trades. A ban on cellphones.

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Over the last few weeks, Premier Doug Ford has turned to some standard messages to explain and defend the proposals and to attack his critics.

We analyzed a few of his statements. True? False? Not clear? In most cases, it’s complicated.

The statement: Ontario will still have the lowest class sizes in the country

The quote: “As I said earlier, it’s not about class sizes, because we will have the lowest class size in the entire country. If you look at B.C., it has 30 to a class. Quebec has 32. If you look at Alberta, Saskatchewan, P.E.I., they have no cap. We’re proposing 28. We will still be the lowest in high school anywhere in the entire country.”

— Doug Ford, speaking in the Ontario legislature on April 4