Ottawa's largest school board braces for possible provincial funding cuts

Ottawa’s largest school board is bracing for funding cuts after the province suggested Ontario boards consider implementing a hiring freeze.
“I think all of us are concerned that we will see some reduction in our funding,” says Lynn Scott, chair of the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board. The English public board has more than 70,000 students in 148 schools.
The provincial government has said it wants to trim the deficit.
It has already instituted a hiring freeze for the publ