Students plan walkouts at Ontario schools to protest government cuts GlobeToronto
Representatives at more than 800 schools from Kenora to Windsor have registered for Thursday’s demonstration, which is set to kick off at 1:15 p.m.
In a detailed “Walkout Organizer’s Guide” available online, the organizers of the #StudentsSayNo protest thank participants “for being the loud and bright fireworks amidst a dark and quiet sky.”
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