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[GAEA 🇨🇦🍁 @CAB61]

High paid hatchet men- just like Paul Christie was. Two months after Christie cut all youth counsellors (TDSB) a young man who was supported by a counsellor took his own life. Deny all you want but these cuts are dangerous. Stop attacking public Ed @PaulCalandra #consequences

[gnomeoffender @gnomeoffender]

TDSB losing its lunch ladies, spec.ed. and ECEs and doesn't listen to parents who want accounting not a fat $350/yr for a part timer to dictate how cuts are necessary. Schools falling into disrepair, summer school remedial cuts. VP's sharing schools.

[GAEA 🇨🇦🍁 @CAB61]

Oh no! I’m shocked 😮 (not).

[Dan MacLean @MacLeanWard2]

It turns out that @TorontoStar is reporting what @fordnation & @PaulCalandra called new 💰💰 for classrooms isn’t all new money after verification has shown that a good portion will replace existing school budgeted expenses.

I’m shocked the government would mislead the public.

#onpoli #onted

[Tim @TimJArmstrong]

GREASY @fordnation doing all he can to hide the CORRUPTION by him, his staff and the @ontariopcc.

[GAEA 🇨🇦🍁 @CAB61]

@TinaYazdani @Randstr Parents & community organized in 1995 against Mike Harris’ attack on public education, then they organized against Ernie Eves’ attempts, and now they’re standing up to Ford- not just in Toronto but across the province. People doing the right thing for the right reasons.

[Tina Yazdani @TinaYazdani]

Happening now outside TDSB headquarters: parents speak out against expected cuts to staff, programs & services next year.

“Ford has money for a private jet, a luxury spa, a highway mega project & pay raises for himself and his fellow MPPs. It’s time for this government to choose public education over friends.”

The board has justified the cuts, explaining 5,000 fewer students are expected to enrol next year.

[Tyler Watt 🇨🇦 @tylerwatt]

The Ford government's $750 classroom gift card gimmick was insulting and admits that our schools are underfunded.

Asking teachers to buy classroom supplies is like asking nurses to shop for medical supplies before work because the hospital can't provide them.

Now we learn that $300 of the promised $750 isn't even new funding - it's being taken from existing education dollars. That's not an investment in public education. It's a shell game.

Ontario students and educators deserve properly funded classrooms, not government announcements that sound bigger than they really are. #onpoli #onted
https://t.co/sA7jOKwkHi

[Tom Parkin @TomPark1n]

Carney building a massive airport on Toronto’s waterfront would be a historic mistake inflicted on the city

Consistent effort over 50 years has recovered Toronto’s waterfront from an ugly industrial area, and now a dumb decision by him for a US bank might undo it all

[Suzie rizzio @Suzierizzo1]

Mike Johnson is caught plotting to cut Medicare,Medicaid and Social Security next year and if we don’t do something about it now there will be nothing left.

[P.b.Freire @Freire1Pb]

After Lecce's "nuclear" bill 5 at Ontario Place (OP), Ontarians watched an environmental slaughterfest of flora & fauna at OP as Ford returned with $1B Ontario Science Centre, Tina Yazdani reminded an annoyed Ford engineers said OSC didn't have to close.

[Bev 🇨🇦 @Garnet_2203]

Doug Ford is taking an extended summer break while Ontario heads into education contract negotiations. Instead of addressing the issues that have been building for years. He’s avoiding having to deal with the backlash.

Ontario’s public education system is being starved to death. Class sizes are too large. Supports for students are inadequate. Schools are being asked to do more with less, year after year. Teachers, Educational Assistants, and education workers are expected to carry the load while resources continue to fall behind the needs of students.

If educators end up in a strike position this fall, nobody should be surprised. These problems didn’t appear overnight, and they haven’t been addressed by the Ford government or Education Minister Paul Calandra.

We saw what happened the last time education workers were pushed into a corner. Educators, parents, unions, and communities across Canada stood together in support of public education and fair bargaining rights.

It’s time for that solidarity again. Teachers’ unions and education unions across Canada need to stand shoulder to shoulder with their brothers and sisters in Ontario. What happens in Ontario won’t stay in Ontario. Public education is under pressure in every Conservative Province in Canada.

This isn’t just about contracts. It’s about the future of our children and grandchildren. A strong public education system is the foundation of a strong society, and right now that foundation is being weakened.

It’s time for Ontarians to get loud. It’s time for parents, grandparents, educators, education workers, and communities to demand better.

Our kids deserve better. Public education deserves better.

[Raghu Venugopal MD @raghu_venugopal]

I wish ER patients languishing in hallways and chairs had more lobbyists at Queen's Park than the largest bank in the United States with $4 trillion in assets.

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

Scientists have identified specific gut bacteria that appear to trigger multiple sclerosis (MS).

In a groundbreaking study conducted at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, researchers examined 81 pairs of identical twins in which only one sibling had MS. This unique design allowed them to control for genetic and environmental factors, isolating the role of the microbiome.

The team found that two bacterial species, Eisenbergiella tayi and Lachnoclostridium, were significantly more abundant in the twins with MS. When these microbes were transferred into mouse models, they directly induced MS-like autoimmune symptoms, providing strong causal evidence.

This is the most precise identification of microbial triggers for MS to date and adds powerful support to the gut-brain axis in autoimmune disease. The discovery raises hope for new approaches to early detection, prevention, and treatment — potentially by targeting or modulating these specific bacteria before symptoms appear.

While human clinical trials are still needed, the findings represent a major step toward microbiome-based therapies for MS and other autoimmune conditions.

[Yoon, H., Gerdes, L. A., Beigel, F., Sun, Y., Kövilein, J., Wang, J., Kuhlmann, T., Flierl-Hecht, A., Haller, D., Hohlfeld, R., Baranzini, S. E., Wekerle, H., & Peters, A. (2025). Multiple sclerosis and gut microbiota: Lachnospiraceae from the ileum of MS twins trigger MS-like disease in germfree transgenic mice—An unbiased functional study. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 122(18), e2419689122. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2419689122]

[Laura Babcock 🇨🇦 @LauraBabcock]

Ouch 70%? Ford government is aging badly

[Robert Benzie @robertbenzie]

NEW: As 70% of Ontarians say it’s time for a change in government at Queen’s Park, Premier Doug Ford calls a five-month timeout.

https://t.co/Vp1S9stkjp

[Tom Parkin @TomPark1n]

Toronto Liberal MPs are feeling the pressure

But they need to feel more of it if the people of the city are going to stop JP Morgan’s mistake by the lake

[GAEA 🇨🇦🍁 @CAB61]

Underscores the need for FOIs - whether the politicians are corrupt like Ford’s gang or not. Without oversight by the media and public to provide accountability @fordnation and his cronies have us liked fools.

[P.b.Freire @Freire1Pb]

Watch. During a $189M snap election, Global News FOI found Ford, Lecce & Fedeli secretly billed Ontarians $100K to wine, dine & present Fortress Am-Can to U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington as
Mike Crawley CBC couldn't find Americans in the audience.

[Chris Glover @chrisglover]

"I thought that the 23 Liberal MPs from the city of Toronto would stand up and say, 'This is not going to happen.' I can’t tell you my level of disappointment," Greg Sorbara, former Liberal Cabinet Minister.

#ONpoli
#Cdnpoli

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[GAEA 🇨🇦🍁 @CAB61]

Goooooo students! @krushowy

[P.b.Freire @Freire1Pb]

Ontario’s education minister, Paul Calandra facing scrutiny over his expenses as he calls out wasteful spending by school board trustees, after his office declined to release details of how he spent $1,700 in Queens Park restaurant bills.
https://t.co/8qaxsqW3B7

[Tom Parkin @TomPark1n]

I very much doubt Carney is being honest about not having an opinion

I think he’s signalling that voter pressure is being felt and positioning to let Doug Ford wear it if necessary

[GAEA 🇨🇦🍁 @CAB61]

🤬🤬🤬🤬

[Vicki Campbell🇨🇦 @merry123459]

And every single one of them will still collect a great big fat paycheque every 2 weeks courtesy of the Ontario taxpayers to do absolutely nothing for Ontario for 5 months. Ford and his useless Clown Party need to go.