There was some discussion on a local radio station a couple weeks ago about these lists that schools have been distributing to parents. Apparently one of the required items from a local school board was a dictionary - not just any dictionary, however, but a specific one that the teacher will use in the curriculum. This goes against the Ontario Education Act which requires the school to supply all necessary books. A school board spokesperson later said the school will supply the dictionary if the parents can't afford it. They somehow failed to mention that in the list they sent out, however.