TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's largest school district is set to end a planned partnership with China's government-funded Confucius Institute, a move likely to irritate Beijing just days before Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper is expected to visit.
Trustees at the Toronto District School Board, which oversees public schools with 232,000 students, have signalled the district will sever its ties to the language and cultural programme after parents, teachers and students protested against any involvement of the Chinese government in Canadian schools.
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