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Mary Ellen Kot
Publishing · On our record since 2017
Where this writer stands
Fiscal policy1 piece
Higher taxes and public spendingLower taxes and tighter spending
“Money spent on special education and smaller class sizes benefits all students.” Read the piece
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Recent work
- The 1st 8 years of school shape our precious children’s lives. Why won’t governments treat education as their most important job?Opinion · Toronto Star · Sep 6, 2026
- Kot: To fix the public school board, start with special educationOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Sep 18, 2025
- Kot: Seven reasons Doug Ford is not Ontario's 'protector'Opinion · Ottawa Citizen · Feb 24, 2025
- Kot: Doug Ford's $3-billion tax rebate should have gone into educationOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Nov 1, 2024
- Kot: Sex ed classes are vital, no matter what Alberta Premier Danielle Smith saysOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Feb 12, 2024
- Opinion: Alberta is wrong; sex ed classes are vitalOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Feb 11, 2024
- Kot: Sex ed classes are vital, no matter what Alberta Premier Danielle Smith saysOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Feb 11, 2024
- Kot: We were worried about visiting Washington. Until we got thereOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Mar 28, 2023
- Opinion: We were worried about visiting Washington. Until we got thereOpinion · Montreal Gazette · Mar 27, 2023
- Kot: YEAR ONE – What the pandemic taught me about prioritiesOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Mar 7, 2021
- Kot: How a grieving family found comfort at an Ottawa curling clubOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Mar 9, 2019
- Kot: A few tips on the challenges of modern schoolingOpinion · Ottawa Citizen · Nov 5, 2017