There might not be much in terms of savings if the Pallister Government decides to dissolve locally elected school boards and replace them with one provincial board.

 

That’s according to Dougald Lamont, the leader of the Manitoba Liberal Party and MLA for Saint Boniface.

 

Lamont spoke to Arctic Radio News on a recent trip to northern communities, and said that previous attempts to use an amalgamated school board did not result in much money being saved or a real improvement in the quality of education provided.

 

He said that the focus when it comes to education needs to be on how to help the students learn rather than funding.

 

Lamont added that education is vital to invest in as it is about future generations of Manitobans.