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Paul CalandraMinister of Education
Clarion tracks Paul Calandra's public record in Ontario — the bills they sponsor, their recent interventions in the chamber, and the meetings registered with them, each cited to the official source.
- Party
- Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
- Riding
- Markham—Stouffville
- Jurisdiction
- Ontario
- Contact
- paul.calandra@pc.ola.org
Role as last recorded — rosters change between elections and cabinet shuffles; verify currency against the official source.
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Sponsored legislation
Bills naming this official as sponsor, matched on the official record (exact name only).
- Bill 101— Putting Student Achievement First Act, 2026
Status: Royal assent received2026-05-07
- Bill 33— Supporting Children and Students Act, 2025
Status: Royal assent received2025-11-20
- Bill 57— Respect for Taxpayers Act (Haldimand County Trustee Vacancy), 2025
Status: First reading — ordered for second reading2025-10-20
Recent interventions
A teaser slice of each chamber intervention — read the full text on the official record.
Question Period — Education funding
Madam Speaker, of course that is not true. We’ve increased special education funding significantly in the province of Ontario by over $3.85 billion. Each and every year, we’ve increased special education funding. But as…
2026-05-28Legislative AssemblyOfficial record ↗
Question Period — Education funding
One of the challenges the NDP seems to always have is understanding that when you grow an economy, you have more money to spend in education, and you have more money to spend in health care. We understand that the NDP d…
2026-05-28Legislative AssemblyOfficial record ↗
Question Period — Special-needs students
To the member opposite: It will take a little bit more than that to be successful in your leadership. This is a member who has not talked about special education the entire time—colleagues, this is literally only the th…
2026-05-27Legislative AssemblyOfficial record ↗
Question Period — Curriculum
I know that this member worked for the Durham District School Board, so I guess if the experience at the board that he was working for is that kids were wandering the hallways and not doing work, it speaks more to his ex…
2026-05-27Legislative AssemblyOfficial record ↗
Question Period — Special-needs students
We’ve done just that—an over $3.85-billion increase to special education since we got here. But this comes from a Liberal Party that spent a billion dollars to try to save two seats, right? That’s this Liberal Party. I…
2026-05-27Legislative AssemblyOfficial record ↗
Question Period — Curriculum
What the member failed to also mention is that close to 50,000 students have continued to take online courses because it provides them a valuable opportunity to take courses, in many instances, that they would not have o…
2026-05-27Legislative AssemblyOfficial record ↗
Question Period — Education funding
The member mentions the model schools. Of course, the challenge we’re having and the TDSB was having with some of the model schools was that enrolment was absolutely cratering in these model schools—there were simply not…
2026-05-27Legislative AssemblyOfficial record ↗
Question Period — Curriculum
Dumb things down? And this is coming from a member—there was no financial literacy when the Liberals were in charge of the education system. The civics course has been modernized to ensure that our kids have every oppor…
2026-05-27Legislative AssemblyOfficial record ↗
Question Period — Special-needs students
I guess it’s Liberal leadership day today, colleagues. I guess that’s what we’re going to see. Do you know what, Madam Speaker? Here’s the difference between Conservatives and Liberals: We see a problem, and we’re fixin…
2026-05-27Legislative AssemblyOfficial record ↗
Question Period — School boards / Conseils scolaires
Again, I think that question itself speaks to the difference between Conservatives and Liberals. What the member is asking me to do is restore funding to trustees so that they can go to conferences and they can go to oth…
2026-05-27Legislative AssemblyOfficial record ↗
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