Attention: Assignment editors, education reporters, Queen’s Park reporters

For Immediate Release: Friday, March 12, 2021

President Harvey Bischof will deliver the President’s Address on Saturday, March 13, 2021

March 12, 2021 – Toronto — Over six hundred delegates, alternates, and guests from all parts of the province will attend the 102nd Annual Meeting of the Provincial Assembly of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF/FEESO).

President Harvey Bischof is scheduled to address delegates and guests at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday. His address will include remarks on OSSTF/FEESO’s ongoing efforts to address racial discrimination as an organizational priority. President Bischof will spell out what needs to be done to combat the devastating cuts that are still planned for publicly-funded education by the Ford government. President Bischof will be available for questions at the conclusion of his address, at approximately 10:15 a.m. in an accessible virtual media room. Please contact Ronda Allan (ronda.allan@osstf.ca) for virtual observer and/or media room access passcodes.

In addition, addresses by the leaders of the Green Party of Ontario, the Ontario Liberal Party and the Ontario New Democratic Party will occur at the following dates and times:

• Mike Schreiner, Leader, Green Party of Ontario—Saturday, March 13, 2021—3:30 p.m.
• Mike Schreiner will be available for comments at the conclusion of their address, at approximately 3:45 p.m. in an accessible virtual media room
• Steven Del Duca, Leader, Ontario Liberal Party—Sunday, March 14, 2021—1:30 p.m.
• Steven Del Duca will be available for comments at the conclusion of their address, at approximately 1:45 p.m. in an accessible virtual media room
• Andrea Horwath, Leader, Ontario New Democratic Party—Monday, March 15, 2021—1:30 p.m.
• Andrea Horwath will be available for comments at the conclusion of their address, at approximately 1:45 p.m. in an accessible virtual media room

Contact Ronda Allan (ronda.allan@osstf.ca) for virtual observer and/or media room access passcodes.

OSSTF/FEESO, founded in 1919, has 60,000 members across Ontario. They include public high school teachers, occasional teachers, educational assistants, continuing education teachers and instructors, early childhood educators, psychologists, secretaries, speech-language pathologists, social workers, plant support personnel, university support staff, and many others in education.