The Levin factor

BEN LEVIN'S MUGSHOT

Earlier this week, Toronto police arrested Benjamin Levin, a highly regarded University of Toronto education professor and former civil servant, and on Wednesday he was formally charged with seven counts of child exploitation, including charges of possessing and accessing child pornography.

Not only is Levin an educationalist who influenced schools and teachers all over the world, including Canada and in particular Toronto, but he was also part of Kathleen Wynne’s transition team when she became Ontario premier.

He is a professor at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, which is sadly vital in guiding this country’s teaching methods.

He was also deputy minister of education in Ontario for two periods between 2004 and 2009.

An indication of the man’s importance and closeness to Canada’s leftist elites was shown at the recent gay pride parade in Toronto, where he stood in line with Justin Trudeau, Wynne and Bob Rae — the leading trio of the Canadian Liberal Party.

He wasn’t part of a larger group, not there by chance, but part of the inner sanctum. This is, as it were, the real thing.  (more...)

The Levin factor