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Mike Harris and the "Common Sense" Counterrevolution
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In Mike Harris and the “Common Sense” Counterrevolution Hanson explores the distinctly neo-liberal turn education took after the NDP left office in Ontario and the rise of Conservative Mike Harris. The chapter explores topics such as the NDP’s Royal Commission on Learning, working conditions, standardized testing, the Conservatives’ move to repeal the NDP’s legislation on labour protections, employment equity, and those laws that supported affirmative action policies to undermine workers’ rights and weaken their organizations.
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Andy Hanson
Andy Hanson retired from teaching to write labour history. He lives in Toronto with his partner. In the 1997 campaign against Premier Mike Harris, he was a member of the local consolidated committee of five teachers’ unions organizing marches and rallies, co-ordinating picket lines, and communicating with members. After the men’s and women’s elementary teachers amalgamated, he was elected ETFO local vice-president and held that position for twelve years. Hanson received his PhD in Canadian Studies from Trent University in 2013.
