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- Royal Commission on Educational Finance
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The Nova Scotia Royal Commission on Public School Finance, also known as Royal Commission on Educational Finance, was created by Order-in-Council on March 2, 1953. Justice Vincent J. Pottier, judge with the County Court, was appointed Commissioner. Its mandate was to examine the financing of publicly supported schools created under the Education Act, the Vocational Education Act and the Special Acts relating to the School for the Blind and the School for the Deaf at Halifax, NS. Commissioner Pottier visited municipalities across the province to conduct interviews with municipal and education officials and tour the schools. He also visited New Brunswick, Ontario, Manitoba, the states of Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Washington, DC in the United States for their experiences. He also studied the educational systems in the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand. Briefs and oral presentations, as well as resolutions and correspondence, were accepted from provincial organizations with a stake in education and any interested citizens. Public hearings were held from March 29 to April 8, 1954. Commissioner Pottier submitted his final report to His Honour Alistair Fraser, Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia, in November 25, 1954 and the Commission disbanded.
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