The Fraser Institute has a straightforward message for Canadian schools: we don’t need complicated new laws to protect kids from their phones — we just need to actually enforce real bans. A new poll shows most Canadians want social media restricted for kids under 16, but the quickest win is implementing “bell-to-bell” smartphone bans across all grades and removing non-essential screens from classrooms.
These common-sense changes would immediately reduce distractions, improve focus, and help close achievement gaps — especially for students who struggle the most. It’s time to stop treating smartphones and tablets like essential learning tools and start treating them like the distractions they really are.
