Comparing the 1997 teacher strike to the current dispute

In 1997, Jean Hanson was an elementary school principal and Gordon Ewin was the Director of Education with the Rainbow District School Board. Both were in our studio talking about the teacher strike from that year and comparing it to the current teacher conflict over Bill 115.

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May 22, 2013 | 5:25Ottawa Morning Tom McSorley's Film Revue Audio

Ottawa Morning Tom McSorley's Film Revue May 22, 2013 | 5:25Tom McSorley will take a break from schmoozing on the French Riviera to give us his picks from the Cannes film festival.

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Ottawa Morning They live in Quebec. But they don't always fell like Quebeckers. May 22, 2013 | 8:51We meet two Chinese-Canadians who star in the documentary Being Chinese in Quebec.

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Ottawa Morning An idea that's under the gun... May 22, 2013 | 4:19Residents of the Cedar Hill area of Pakenham are angry over a proposal to build a firearms training centre in the middle of their quiet community.

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Ottawa Morning A superfan prepares to even the score. May 22, 2013 | 2:21We hear how the Senatron plans to stir up a fan frenzy for game 4.

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Ottawa Morning Words to avoid a spring election. May 22, 2013 | 7:31Queen's Park reporter Rob Benzie explains what negotiations led the New Democrats to accept the Ontario budget.

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Ottawa Morning Helping from afar. May 22, 2013 | 9:23We spoke to the Ottawa man who's coaching fire fighters in Oklahoma through the tornado rescue efforts.

May 22, 2013 | 13:44Ottawa Morning The message was blunt... Audio

Ottawa Morning The message was blunt... May 22, 2013 | 13:44...But where the buck falls in the senate expenses scandal isn't so clear. Ottawa Morning's panel of political strategists gives THEIR two cents.

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Ottawa Morning Senate Scandal May 22, 2013 | 6:35As the Senate expenses scandal rolls on we ask what it means for the future of the Red Chamber.

May 22, 2013 | 6:12The Morning Edition - K-W Youth pastor says 'evil decisions' made the night Neil Bosma was killed Audio

The Morning Edition - K-W Youth pastor says 'evil decisions' made the night Neil Bosma was killed May 22, 2013 | 6:12A memorial for Neil Bosma will be held in Hamilton Wednesday. Former youth pastor Steve Kooy remembers him as warm and easygoing, but says he has been wrestling with what happened to his friend ever since his death.

May 22, 2013 | 3:08Morning North Former Elliot Lake CAO testifies at public inquiry Audio

Morning North Former Elliot Lake CAO testifies at public inquiry May 22, 2013 | 3:08Former Elliot Lake Chief Administrative Officer Fred Bauthus testified at the public inquiry into the collapse of the Algo Centre Mall that the city did not hire it's own expert to look at a structural report it ordered done on the mall.